Spanish queen visits trafficked women in Cambodia
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Phnom Penh - Queen Sophia of Spain spent her first full day of an official trip to Cambodia Wednesday visiting Spanish-funded projects, including a shelter for women and girls rescued from human trafficking. Queen Sophia spent the morning at a shelter run by local non-government organization Afesip, a French acronym which translates to assisting women and children in precarious circumstances. She chatted easily with the residents, who are learning new skills such as sewing to help them become self-sufficient and remain free of the clutches of traffickers in the future. The monarch, wife of King Juan Carlos, has taken a personal interest in the project, which receives substantial Spanish funding. She is close to the group's co-founder, Mam Somaly, a former sex worker who now works to assist other women and children caught up in Cambodia's rampant sex trade. The queen is scheduled to attend a gala dinner at the Royal Palace Wednesday evening hosted by Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, at whose personal invitation she is making her Cambodian visit, scheduled to end Saturday. Queen Sophia is expected to travel by air to the north-western city of Battambang Thursday, more than 300 kilometres from the capital, to inspect a Spanish-assisted project to clear land mines, before moving on to the northern tourist hub of Siem Reap to visit the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex.
Copyright DPA
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appeal to humanitarian(help me please)
By:
var vethyear ,
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:48:23 GMT
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NATION RELIGIONS KING
Appeal to humanitarian
Subject:Request for humanitarian in local and oversea to support the fund who take care of hemodialise of broken groin for Mr VAR VETHYEAR.If you want to help me.please sent money for me following address direct :
Reason :My name Mr VAR VETHYEAR , Male ,39years old,I worked as professor Geography in Antaratévy high school ,Phnom Penh in cambodia , Address :No 60, street 313 ,group38,commune BoengKôk II ,DistrictTuol Kôk, Phnom Penh ,Cambodia.
(T?:855/012 997 141/012460254Email # vethyear@yahoo.com).I hopeless in my life because my fammily is very poor and lose every thing to encourage me I can't continue to take care of my sick .
As mention about object and reason I would like to inform all kind persons and humanitarians to support the fund to me that being hemodialise in CHEA SEIM changing blood center in two times a week . I changed one time to spend 50$ .If I change tube and spend 70 to 83$(spend 500 to 600$ per month) .
I hope that you pay attention to support me because I'm very hopeless in my life .
Please highly respected from me
Phnom Penh ,le.16/06/2009
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