The Somaly Mam Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on combating the global sex slave trade through supporting the rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration of the victims and through raising global awareness on the issue. The foundation funds more than 10 organizations in various parts of the world that are combating sexual slavery and human trafficking in the field. These include groups that are rescuing girls fro...
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The Somaly Mam Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on combating the global sex slave trade through supporting the rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration of the victims and through raising global awareness on the issue. The foundation funds more than 10 organizations in various parts of the world that are combating sexual slavery and human trafficking in the field. These include groups that are rescuing girls from brothels, offering them shelter and safety, providing them with basic education, and helping them reintegrate into new communities when their healing processes are complete.
Somaly Mam was born in the Mondulkiri province of Cambodia. Orphaned at a young age, Somaly does not know who her real parents are, nor does she know her real name or exact birth date. Although she did not receive formal schooling, she was later trained to be a midwife after the genocidal regime. However, Somaly was sold many times by a man she called "grandfather" as a...
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