Today I traveled with Sithy to a popular Cambodian city five hours outside of the capitol to do a training needs assessment with aftercare programs. Together we JOINED HANDS with 5 shelters working in the region and 15 practitioners (social workers, counselors, & shelter managers).
Aftercare shelters here are small, and several are less than a year old. We are excited they have responded to the growing number of trafficking and rape cases reported. However, being so far from the capitol city (& our office) has been a challenge for their staff attending capacity-building trainings and forums. They requested Chab Dai’s presence in the province to assist in raising the standard of care in their programs, and facilitate networking between NGOs.
We have responded.
Chab Dai is planning a week of trainings and forums in January 2010with members & partners to begin addressing the needs outlined at today’s meeting. For a long-term solution, we have emphasized the need for practitioners in the city to share resources, invite members to trainings, and do cross-learning visits to programs. We believe that effectively raising the standard of care can only be done in partnership!
