Chab Dai

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

1. "Home". chabdai.org.
2. Katherine Marshall (August 31, 2009). . The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
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6. . Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
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8. . Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
9. Pinkston, Lauren (2023-07-29). "'Sound of Freedom': A Joint Statement from Anti-trafficking Organizations". Medium. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
10. Carol Kingston-Smith (December 2010). "Bodies for Sale: Globalised Trafficking for the Sex Trade". Encounters Mission Journal (35): 1.
11. . Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
12. . Chab Dai Canada. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
13. "Innocence for sale: Ethnic discrimination fuels a vile trade". The Economist. September 13, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
14. . Exodus Cry. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
15. "Appointment of Christa Foster Crawford as Chab Dai's new Executive Director". Chab Dai. 26 June 2023.