Chab Dai

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Chab Dai ("joining hands" in Khmer) was founded in Cambodia in 2005[1] by Helen Sworn.[2] Chab Dai is a coalition of diverse stakeholders committed to working together to abolish all forms of sexual abuse, human trafficking and exploitation.[3][4] Chab Dai 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]

Helen Sworn[]

Helen Sworn is the founder and International Director of the anti-human trafficking organisation Chab Dai.[9]

Helen had a successful business administration career that she left in order to attend a bible college in the United Kingdom.[10] She began actively opposing human trafficking in 1999.[11] She has been involved in multiple anti-human-trafficking and educational initiatives in Cambodia as the International Director of Chab Dai. 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]

Governance[]

Chab Dai Cambodia is registered with the Royal Government of Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an international charity organization under the sponsorship of Chab Dai International. Cambodia-specific governance is assisted by a Cambodia Steering Committee, a sub-committee of Chab Dai International's Board of Directors, and is made up of representatives from Chab Dai Cambodia's coalition members.[15]

Chab Dai International, overseen by a Board of Directors made up of international members both external and internal to other Chab Dai offices, is registered as a public benefit corporation in California (USA), and as a registered public charity with 501c3 tax-exempt status with the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under EIN 26-4646578. Approved grants are made to Chab Dai Cambodia and other international projects several times per year. Financial accountability documents can be downloaded from Chab Dai's profile on Guidestar.org.

Chab Dai Canada, overseen by an autonomous Board of Directors, is registered as a charity with the Canada Revenue Agency under registration number 81890 6703 RR0001.

Chab Dai is also overseen by a registered charity in the UK, Chab Dai & Yejj Charitable Trust (registered number 1103241).[16][17][18]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.chabdai.org/
  2. ^ 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.
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  4. ^ http://www.crin.org/Organisations/viewOrg.asp?ID=3911
  5. ^ http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs096/1102486612976/archive/1102663375381.html
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2010-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2010-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Capazorio, Bianca (1 April 2013). "Traffickers target Cape Town". Cape Argus.
  10. ^ Carol Kingston-Smith (December 2010). "Bodies for Sale: Globalised Trafficking for the Sex Trade". Encounters Mission Journal (35): 1.
  11. ^ "Helen Sworn". Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  12. ^ "History". 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. ^ "Interviewees". Exodus Cry. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2010-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2010-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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