Chab Dai ("joining hands" in Khmer ) is an organization founded in Cambodia in 2005[ 1] by Helen Sworn[ 2] that focuses on abolishing sexual abuse , human trafficking , and exploitation.[ 3] [ 4] It aims to bring an end to trafficking and sexual exploitation through coalition building, community prevention, advocacy and research.[ 5] [ 6] While the organization was founded in Cambodia, Chab Dai also has additional offices in the United States,[ 7] Canada and the United Kingdom.[ 8] In August 2023, they joined other Anti-Trafficking Organizations in a statement about the factual inaccuracies of the movie Sound of Freedom (film) [ 9]
Helen Sworn
Sworn had a career in business administration before she attended bible college in the United Kingdom .[ 10] She began actively opposing human trafficking in 1999.[ 11] In 2005,[ 12] she founded Chab Dai,[ 2] a network of Christian organizations opposing human trafficking .[ 13] She was interviewed in the 2011 human trafficking documentary film Nefarious: Merchant of Souls .[ 14] Sworn stepped down as Executive Director in 2023.[ 15]
References
^ "Home" . chabdai.org .
^ a b Katherine Marshall (August 31, 2009). "Need Plus Greed: Faith in Action" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2013 .
^ "HumanTrafficking.org | Cambodia NGO: Chab Dai Coalition" . Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-05-19 .
^ "CRIN" .
^ "Hands of Hope Archives - Chab Dai" .
^ "Stop the Traffik" . Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2010-01-22 .
^ "Usa" . Archived from the original on 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2010-01-22 .
^ "Projects" . Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-22 .
^ Pinkston, Lauren (2023-07-29). " 'Sound of Freedom': A Joint Statement from Anti-trafficking Organizations" . Medium . Retrieved 2023-08-18 .
^ Carol Kingston-Smith (December 2010). "Bodies for Sale: Globalised Trafficking for the Sex Trade". Encounters Mission Journal (35): 1.
^ "Helen Sworn" . Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs . Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013 .
^ "History" . Chab Dai Canada. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013 .
^ "Innocence for sale: Ethnic discrimination fuels a vile trade" . The Economist . September 13, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2013 .
^ "Interviewees" . Exodus Cry. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013 .
^ "Appointment of Christa Foster Crawford as Chab Dai's new Executive Director" . Chab Dai . 26 June 2023.