The new Center for Child Protection & Development in Pattaya, Thaialnd

To prevent children from becoming run-aways or victims of exploitation, the Child Protection and Development Center (CPDC) Team established a residential and drop in day care program for the children living in Pattaya's slums.

The program provides recreational and remedial education activities taking place at the CPDC for children above 6 years old. For the younger children the team will operate a mobile unit to work directly in the slums. The programs aim is to inform children about the risks of being abused, especially when living alone on the streets by means of videos, games, and other materials.

Among the offered activities at CPDC are; * Tutoring for youths who have dropped out of school (or never attended school) in order to ensure literacy and life skill acquisition * IT and English classes for children from the slums and also for children who stay at the CPDC permanently * Sporting activities for children from the slums and from CPDC * Extracurricular activities (vegetable farming, theater, music) * Counseling and medical care, especially for victims of abuse (such as trafficking and sexual violence) and for children in need of specialized care * Life skills classes (self protection, prevention of drug abuse, etc)

CPDC recognizes education is fundamental to protect children and prevent exploitation. Therefore, CPDC supports children who have dropped out of school or are at risk of doing so with tutoring; mediation between students, teachers and parents; and alternative vocational training for youths, who for any reason cannot attend school any more. Besides a quality education for the children CPDC also focuses on teaching interpersonal and practical skills in order to enable them to attain viable jobs.

Examples are: Training in agricultural and life-stock farming, mechanics or hospitality. Supporting underprivileged children and young adults in these ways helps to break the vicious cycle of poverty and extreme vulnerability to exploitation of all kinds.

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• CPDC
• Prevent Human Trafficking
• Pattaya
• Thailand
• Christina Arnold
• human trafficking