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Sihanoukville. Mlop Tapang, an organization that leads programs for the protection of street children in the city port, celebrated the first HIV Parade from 24 to 26 of February to raise awareness about this sickness that has victimized thousands of Cambodians in the last decades, especially children and women. The parade included educational moments like the use of condom and the need of protection in the case of any sexual relation. Some organizations and companies joined the cause of Mlop Tapang like the Cambodian airports, Ezecom, Sovereign, ANZ Royal, Total Station, Coolabah Resort Hotel and Regent School Sihanoukville. Last Thursday the program began at 15:00 at the central market (Psah Leu) with the participation of the Mlop Tapang girls vocal center, circus, dance and performances of the children included in the project of the local NGO. There were also six children and youth bands like Sue, Lok Kru (teachers’), BTB, Epic Arts and Band Plus, among others. Friday the appointment was at the old bus station (now a growing gathering park). Saturday was the last day with a big motor parade cars of the male training center. Sihanoukville, the third more important city of Cambodia, became a prey of child sexual tourism in the last decade, a situation that attracted also several organizations like Mlop Tapang that has invested in children and families to protect, prevent and follow cases of child and women abuse. Other organizations in the city join the campaign to make the city port a safe place for children, youth and women, especially in education and prevention.
Report and photos by Chhin Sieng, Don Bosco News Agency
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2 comments:
Ya, have HIV parade but donate to a Christian school!! I really don't trust this!
5:43 AM, We should not talk about religion here. We should not care whatever religion as long as they are helping people, we should welcome them. This Christian school has done a lot for Khmer kids in Sihanoukville, teaching Khmer kids for free or charge very little but our Khmer kids have obtained good education and skills. The school has its own charity to help poor people as well, so just welcome them. I am a Buddhist, but how many Buddhist schools and charity organizations we've seen being set up to help poor Khmer kids? I hope our Buddhist religion will think more about charity like Christianity than about festivals, ceremonies and rituals etc.
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