The Cambodian Women's Crisis Center (CWCC)

Written on 16 March 2009.

Founded in early 1997, the Cambodian Women’s Crisis Center (CWCC) is a local, non-government, not-for-profit and non-political organisation based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Its mission is to eliminate all forms of violence against women whilst providing services to victims of gender-based abuse and their children. Soon after, CWCC opened in two additional locations in Banteay Meanchey and Siem Reap provinces.

CWCC works to empower vulnerable women and girls through three strategic objectives: Protection, Prevention and Advocacy to promote a peaceful and gender-equitable society.

Legal Support for Children and Women (LSCW)

Written on 16 March 2009.

Legal Support for Children and Women (LSCW) was formally founded in 2002 following a year of research and analysis on particular conditions afflicting children and women in Cambodian society. LSCW promotes gender equality, protects children and women from all forms of exploitation, pushes for the respect of their rights and increases children’s and women’s awareness of those rights. LSCW is working to improve the situation of women and children in Cambodia by providing them with the necessary support to exercise their human rights, particularly by increasing legal literacy within small communities and in the wider Cambodian society. 

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Contact Details:
Address: #132E-F, Street 135, Phasar Doeum Thkov, Chamkarmorn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel/Fax: +855 23 220 626
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Website: lscw.org

Action for REACH OUT (AFRO)

Written on 16 March 2009.

Action for REACH OUT (AFRO) was formed in 1993 to foster the self-representation of sex workers and to provide necessary services and support to women working within the commercial sex industry in Hong Kong as well as women coming to Hong Kong from other countries. AFRO's main goal is to form a support network for women working within the commercial sex industry in Hong Kong. Services provided by AFRO include skills training, drug rehabilitation, a drop-in centre, hotline, referrals for support services, health screening, newsletter preparation and peer education on issues such as legal rights, life skills and health. Outreach workers visit nightclubs, karaoke bars, hair salons and the women working on the streets. Workers accompany women to the doctor, through the legal system, and make prison visitations. AFRO also works to increase public awareness of sex workers' rights.

Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Hong Kong or Asosiasi Te naga Kerja Indonesia (ATKI-HK)

Written on 16 March 2009.

Following its inception in October 2000, Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Hong Kong - Asosiasi Te naga Kerja Indonesia (ATKI) has worked to build up a mass movement of progressive Indonesian migrant workers based in Hong Kong. ATKI’s main objective is to assert and defend the rights and welfare of Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong. ATKI has organised a series of advocacy initiatives against the anti-migrant policies of the Indonesian and Hong Kong governments (e.g. press conferences, forums with the Indonesian Labour Ministry and the Immigration and Labour Department of Hong Kong SAR, campaign against a wage cut together with the Asian Migrants Coordinating Body (AMCB), held congress in Indonesia for returned migrants and their families). Workers also provide on-site welfare assistance, mobile counselling in Victoria Park (a main congregation point for Indonesian migrant workers on Sunday), education on workers’ legal entitlements, and socialisation activities (e.g. dance, art and music classes). ATKI is an active member of the Asian Migrants Coordinating Body (AMCB) and has collaborated with Solidaritas Prempuan in Jakarta to educate people on migrant issues in Hong Kong SAR.