Josh Sheldon
Cambodian Children's Trust[edit]
Cambodian Children's Trust commonly known as CCT is a medium sized non profit organization child protection charity[1] operating in Battambang, Cambodia. Cambodian Children's Trust was established in 2007 by co founders Tara Winkler and Pon Jedtha to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid.
The organization promotes policy changes within the child protection sector, pushing for a to transition to a family-based care model.[2] Cambodian Children's Trust and its founder Winkler have achieved notoriety in Australia and around the world for their efforts to "end the era of orphanages" in Cambodia,[3]and the practice of orphanage tourism[4]
Mission[edit]
The organizations mission as stated on their website is "Strengthening families to protect Cambodia’s vulnerable children"[5]
History[edit]
Founding of Cambodian Children's Trust[edit]
Co-founder Tara Winkler visited Cambodia in 2005 as a tourist and began volunteering at an orphanage in Battambang. Upon discovering corruption and abuse at the orphanage, Winkler with the help of Cambodian child protection professional Pon Jedtha, opened a new orphanage which would become Cambodian Children's Trust. In August 2007 the organization with the help of local authorities rescued 14 children from the orphanage and took them into their care.
Following the rescue, Cambodian Children's Trust operated as an orphanage. The organization worked to reunite the children with their families and communities of origin and close the orphanage.[6]
Inquiry into Establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia[edit]
On the 17th August 2017, the Foreign Affairs and Aid Sub-Committee was briefed by representatives from the Cambodian Children’s Trust for the Inquiry into Establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia[7]. Both Winkler and orphanage survivor Sinet Chan testified that holding children in orphanages is a form of child slavery[8]. In 2018, the Modern Slavery Bill was passed in Australia, recognising that orphanage trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery.[9]
Programs and Initiatives[edit]
The Village Hive Model[edit]
Cambodian Children's Trust implemented a "Village Hive model" in an effort to avoid the detrimental effects institutional care can have on children.[10] Through this model the organization aims to bring it's services into impoverished villages. The organization seeks to combat poverty, prevent child-family separation and foster long-term resilience and self-sufficiency through this model.[11]
Jaan Bai Restaurant[edit]
In 2013, Cambodian Children's Trust established a social enterprise restaurant. The restaurant is run and managed independently of the charity by Cambodian youth in a profit-share agreement. The restaurant donates a percentage of its proceeds to support Cambodian Children's Trust’s work.[12]
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) program[edit]
In 2015, Cambodian Children's Trust partnered with public high schools and the teacher training college in Battambang City to develop an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) program. The program is now integrated into the national high school curriculum and is fully funded and operated by the public schools.[13]
Affirmative Action[edit]
Cambodian Children's Trust is governed and operated by a Cambodian team. The organization publicly states its commitment to the empowerment of Cambodian people through employment policies and community engagement frameworks.[14]
Media[edit]
Australian Story[edit]
In March 2014 Cambodian Children's Trust was featured on the ABC television program Australian Story in a piece titled: The House Of Tara[15]
Published Book[edit]
In April 2016 Winkler published the story of the founding of Cambodian Children's Trust in her book: How (Not) to Start an Orphanage by a woman who did[16]
TED Talk[edit]
In May 2016 Winkler gave a presentation at TEDxSydney titled: Why we need to end the era of orphanages[17]
PBS News Hour[edit]
In October 2019 CCT and its co founder Pon Jedtha featured in a PBS News Hour piece titled: Why Cambodian orphanages house so many children whose parents are still alive[18]
Feature Film[edit]
A feature film is in development (2021) by Sunstar Entertainment based on Winkler's book How (Not) to Start an Orphanage by a woman who did[19]
Awards[edit]
In 2011 CCT co founder Tara Winkler received a NSW state young Australian of the year award for her work in establishing Cambodian Children's Trust[20]
Celebrity Endorsements[edit]
Musician Benson Taylor is a good will ambassador for Cambodian Children's Trust[21]
Actor Hugo Weaving has shared his support for the organization and provided voice over for video material[22]
Industry Partners[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ acnc_charity_api_user (2021-04-16). "Cambodian Children's Trust Australia". www.acnc.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "Young Australian shifts focus from Cambodian orphanage to education". www.abc.net.au. 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "The race to rescue Cambodian children from orphanages exploiting them for profit". the Guardian. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "60 Minutes: Bondi woman helping to end 'orphanage tourism' in Cambodia". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "Cambodian Children's Trust - Families NOT Orphanages". Cambodian Children's Trust. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "How (Not) to Start an Orphanage - Tara Winkler and Lynda Delacey - 9781742376288 - Allen & Unwin - Australia". www.allenandunwin.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House, Canberra. "Inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ Murdoch, Lindsay (2017-08-16). "Overseas orphanages under scrutiny as Australians told to withdraw support". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ Affairs, Home. "Modern Slavery Act 2018". www.legislation.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "The race to rescue Cambodian children from orphanages exploiting them for profit". the Guardian. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "organizations-working-on-childrens-care/cambodian-childrens-trust". Cambodian Children's Trust. Retrieved 2021-05-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Jaan Bai Restaurant". gourmettraveller.com.au. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ICT Angkor". groklearning.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "About the Cambodian Children's Trust". Cambodian Children's Trust. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "Australian Story: The House Of Tara trailer". ABC News. 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "How (Not) to Start an Orphanage - Tara Winkler and Lynda Delacey - 9781742376288 - Allen & Unwin - Australia". www.allenandunwin.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ Winkler, Tara, Why we need to end the era of orphanages, retrieved 2021-05-12
- ↑ "Why Cambodian orphanages house so many children whose parents are still alive". PBS NewsHour. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "HOW (not) TO START AN ORPHANAGE". Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "Tara Winkler ‐ Australian of the Year". australianoftheyear.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "About: Benson Taylor". dbpedia.org. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ About CCT - with Hugo Weaving (2014), retrieved 2021-05-13
This article "Josh Sheldon" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Josh Sheldon. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
