[SEALNet PC16-SR] Project Proposal

SOUTHEAST ASIAN SERVICE LEADERSHIP NETWORK
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SEALNET PROJECT CAMBODIA 2016 -
SIEM REAP
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
AND THE ACT OF EMPOWERING FROM WITHIN
Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia
Time: Monday August 8th, 2016 to Sunday August 21st, 2016
CONTACT US
Our project description on SEALNet website: http://www.sealnetonline.org/current-
projects/pc16sr/
Project leaders:
Van Do (University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU '17) - vando95@gmail.com
Sourn Ketekoun (Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia’ 16) - sournketekoun@ymail.com

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Open letter
Dear Sir/Madame,
On behalf of the SEALNet Project Cambodia 2016 – Siem Reap, I would like first to
extend our warmest welcome and thank you for your interest in our project.
As modern day slavery, human trafficking is a serious violation of human rights. In Southeast
Asia, Cambodia is a hub of both internal and cross-border trafficking. The fact that victims
of human trafficking in Cambodia originate from Vietnam, Laos, Thailand or Malaysia
makes it far from an internal issue to be a regional phenomenon. Our stand is that
prevention is when one does not wait for someone else or other external forces to act on a
cause, but when an action is taken because of their own belief in the cause and in their own
capacities to do something about it.
SEALNet Project Cambodia 2016 - Siem Reap (PC16 - SR) with the theme of “Human
Trafficking and The Act of Empowering From Within” envisions to empower the at-
risk children of trafficking to become future leaders of their vulnerable communities and
strengthen the capacity of youth leaders in contribution to Siem Reap. Under two pillars of
SEALNet—leadership and service, the project aims at two target groups, which are the
local youth (mentees) and the at-risk children of human trafficking. In that spirit, we
strongly believe that the project will create a broad impact on only community but also
project members.
Therefore, we would like to cordially invite your organization to play the role of sponsor for
SEALNet Project Cambodia 2016 - Siem Reap. Your assistance and your resources will
be the vital contribution to the project’s success.
We look forward to hearing from you and talking to you further about this project.
Sincerely,
Van Do,
Co-leader of SEALNet Project Cambodia 2016 - Siem Reap

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About SEALNet
The Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network (SEALNet) has the mission of
bringing service and promoting the spirit of service leadership among Southeast Asian
communities in the United States and abroad. We strive to accomplish this by building and
nurturing a community of service leaders who are committed to serve, equipped to lead,
enterprising in action, and plugged into a network of like-hearted individuals who are
passionate about social development.
SEALNet was founded at Stanford University in 2004. In 2006, SEALNet became a
501(c)(3) organization with a board of directors who oversees the organization and chapters
at various universities. SEALNet has chapters at Stanford University and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in the United States and a chapter at National University of
Singapore. In 2008, SEALNet registered a branch in Singapore as a Company Limited by
Guarantee. By the end of the 2015 project cycle, SEALNet's all-volunteer community has
organized over 50 projects across nine of the 10 ASEAN countries. There are over 1000
members of SEALNet (high school students, college students and mentor professionals)
from around the world.

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"Cambodia shared a deeply conflicted history with Vietnam. Despite
efforts, I hardly make sense of the wars, or even invasion, in the borders
or the discrimination between the Vietnamese immigrants and original
Cambodians in Tonle Sap River. What I can make more sense of is the
mutual obstacle to (human) development that both Vietnam and
Cambodia are sharing—cross-border human trafficking, mostly
happening with women and children. Without co-operation can the issue
be fought. This fact moves me in a way when I came to juxtapose my
position in the society. With the ASEAN Economic Community just
around the corner, Southeast Asian youths are much more privileged
with added access to cross-border resources. Most of the victims of
trafficking are as young as I and Koun, but they are made more
vulnerable to the trade of humans, by this coming 'economic community'.
Development should not—at any cost—leave anyone behind. Other
people deserve opportunities as much as I do. At the best of my own
privilege and capacity, I want to take action to close the gap."
- Van Do (Vietnam), co-leader of
Project Cambodia 2016 - Siem Reap
"Involved in several SEALNet projects, I am inspired and
encouraged by the passionate commitment and impacts that
the projects have transcended to all the participants.
What inspired and encouraged me to step up and become a
project leader is the fact that I look up to my mentor, who had
successfully led SEALNet Project Cambodia 2013. The
project left a lot of impacts on the participants, especially the
mentees who established and actively involved with
SEALNet Club Cambodia. Reflecting on every single
SEALNet project, I then ask myself the question, ‘Can I
recreate those moments and hands-on experience to other
people?’. I never will if I do not take the opportunity to
challenge myself to the next level."
- Sourn Ketekoun (Cambodia), co-leader of
Project Cambodia 2016 - Siem Reap
(Photo: Van Do on the leftmost, Ketekoun on the rightmost)

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Table of Contents
Contents Page
1 Executive Summary 4
2 Community Problem 5
3 Stakeholders 6
Beneficiaries 6
Implementers 6
Financiers 7
4 Objectives 8
For the at-risk children 8
For the project mentees 8
For the project members 8
5 Approaches 9
Leadership Component 9
Service Component 11
Sustainability Component 13
6 Appendix 14
Appendix A: Tentative Budget 14
Appendix B: Tentative Timeline 15
Appendix C: Sponsorship Plan 16

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Executive Summary
Human trafficking is addressed as modern day slavery - it involves the movement of men,
women and/or children by means of deception, coercion or threat for the purposes of
exploitation. Persons who suffer from many forms of exploitation, although rescued, might
never be able to escape the reoccurring trauma in their minds. Governments, organizations,
civil societies and activists around the world are actively involved in the process to end this
crime—prevention, rescue, and rehabilitation. That being said, it does not mean that we
cannot do anything to ease the pain. Instead, we have to do even more. Simply, because we
can. Rescue and rehabilitation require much longer time to take effects and garner results,
while prevention is an effort that aims at leaving no one at stake of experiencing the most
inhumane, disdainful act of exploitation. Our stand is that prevention is when one does not
wait for someone else or other external forces to act on a cause, but when an action is taken
because of their own belief in the cause and in their own capacities to do something about it.
Hence, SEALNet Project Cambodia 2016 - Siem Reap (PC16 - SR) envisions to
empower the at-risk children of trafficking to become future leaders of their vulnerable
communities and strengthen the capacity of youth leaders in contribution to Siem Reap.
Under two pillars of SEALNet—leadership and service, the project aims at two target
groups: the local youth (mentees) and the at-risk children of human trafficking in Siem
Reap.
In the leadership component, we hope to bring together the passionate youth in
Siem Reap to underscore their role and spark their interest in community services and
intensively train them with necessary skills to realize their full potential and their
community-based initiatives.
In the service component, a comprehensive curriculum of human trafficking in the
local context is tailored to mentees and the children at risk of human trafficking, so
that they gain capacity to protect not only themselves but also their community.
During this journey, the project participants will come to internalize the central theme, ‘The
Act of Empowering From Within’.

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Community Problem
Cambodia experiences significant internal and cross-border trafficking, and is a country of
destination for trafficked persons (UN ACT, 2015). The Global Slavery Index 2015 indicates
that Cambodia is ranked 14th in the world for modern slavery. An estimate of 1%
Cambodian population is enslaved. Within Cambodia, trafficking victims are predominantly
women and girls for the purposes of sexual exploitation, as well as for domestic labor.
Around 75% of the victims of sex trafficking within Cambodia were children, and the age of
the victims has decreased over the years (ECPAT Cambodia). The situation is made more
complicated by the fact that many young girls are not forced into the sex trade by criminals,
but by family members.
According to the United Nations Action for Cooperation against Trafficking in Persons,
casual factors that contribute to human trafficking patterns within Cambodia and beyond its
borders, and make populations vulnerable to traffickers, include: uneven economic
development; discrimination and gender inequality; and increased tourism.
The annual report of the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism indicates that in the first nine
months of 2015, a massive number of 1.5 million visitors have come to Siem Reap. The
tourism sector is one of the biggest contributors to the economic development of
Cambodia, but this also causes downside effect for the children living in high-tourism areas.
Predators who exploit children often seek tourist-related services that offer lodging,
transport, anonymity and access to children (UNODC, 2012).
We believe that everyone deserves to hope for a better education and deserves to live a
better life. We believe that no one should be deprived of the right to life after they are
rescued from death. We believe that no one should be experiencing the worst form of
human exploitation. Above all, we believe that everyone is capable of realizing their
potentials and leading a better future.
We are on a mission of bringing the potential out from within.

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Stakeholders
1. Beneficiaries
The proposed project aims to help three groups of beneficiaries. These can be divided into
direct and indirect beneficiaries for a more comprehensive understanding.
Direct beneficiaries are those who receive services and leadership training from PC16 - SR.
We have three types of direct beneficiaries:
1. At-risk children are the children aged 12 to 19 that are vulnerable to human
trafficking of all forms and are living or working in close proximity to (potential)
traffickers in a rural village in Siem Reap.
2. Project mentees are passionate youth (high school, pre-college, or college students) in
Siem Reap, who have strong interest in social development in general and the
willingness to learn about project management and human trafficking issue.
3. Project members are university students from all over the world who carry out human
trafficking awareness-raising services and leadership trainings to the at-risk children and
project mentees.
Within the scope of this project, we aim to assist approximately 50 at-risk children, 20
project mentees and 25 project members. Overall, we will reach 95 direct beneficiaries with
the proposed proposal.
Indirect beneficiaries are those who attend awareness-raising mini-concert, workshops,
and/or trainings and therefore benefit via increased knowledge and skills to recognize and
report alleged cases of human trafficking. PC16 - SR organizes community-based awareness-

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raising activities with three groups of people: villagers, youth community and tourist
community in Siem Reap. The project targets approximately 500 indirect beneficiaries.
2. Implementers
SEALNet PC16 - SR members are the primary implementers, responsible for initiating,
planning, executing and evaluating the project. In addition to SEALNet PC16 - SR, we are
looking for interested partner NGOs that will collaborate in the implementation. For
example, PC16-SR members and another youth-led organization could co-organize an
awareness-raising mini-concert that targets youth and community members. Some
workshops and trainings will be conducted by an NGO that has expertise in the prevention
of human trafficking in Siem Reap.
This partnership among NGOs working in the field enables PC16 - SR and partner NGOs
to strengthen the messages and impacts on anti-human trafficking activism in Siem Reap.
3. Financiers
Previous SEALNet projects were funded by SEALNet alumni and within their circles, many
of whom held important positions in social enterprises or private institutions. The generous
financial support enabled those projects to accomplish their goals. Another project on the
prevention of human trafficking that Van Do is running in the border areas of Vietnam-
China received a grant from Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, a U.S. President
Barrack Obama's signature program. We hope we are lucky enough to receive the same
support and are able to implement our activities.

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Objectives
For the local community:
1. Provide educational, social and emotional support and equip with technical skills to
prevent human trafficking.
2. Develop a strong sense of sympathy and internalize the importance of
reintegration and discrimination towards trafficking survivors.
3. Develop a leadership and community engagement mindset.
For the project mentees:
1. Enhance the awareness of the local situation of human trafficking, its risks and
preventions of themselves and others from the traffickers.
2. Better leverage the situation through empowerment about their social
responsibilities and strengths.
3. Gain critical thinking and problem-solving skills to implement basic initiatives.
For the project members:
1. Identify their weaknesses and strengths and learn from people from different
backgrounds.
2. Critically question their role in the communities and to be empowered to
contribute more to their communities.
3. Establish strong and meaningful connection with every project member.

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Approaches
1. Leadership Component
Proposed themes
Themes Expected outcomes
‘The Act of
Empowering
from Within’
§ Understanding the definition of ‘Empowerment’
§ Knowing the role and take action in ‘Community focus’
§ Ready to be open up for constructive criticism.
Understand
Yourself
§ Understand yourself and your type of personality
§ Understand your needs
§ Realize your potentials
Understand the
Needs of the
Community
§ Understand the meaning of Poverty
§ Understand the indifferences of Privilege and less Privilege
§ Understand community-based needs.
Project
Management for
Service Leaders
§ What is project management?
§ What is service leadership?
§ What makes SEALNet projects different?
§ Who and how to become project leaders?
Project Pitch!
§ Practical activities work best
§ Understand the concept and able to deliver
§ Improve the public speaking or interaction
Component Beneficiary Method
Leadership
component
At-risk children Enhancement of self-esteem
Project mentees Personal and professional development
Project members Personal and professional growth
Service
component
At-risk children Awareness-raising and capacity building
Project mentees Interactive acquisition and community engagement
Project members Expertise and community intervention

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2. Service Component
Proposed themes
Themes Expected outcomes
Our future, our
dreams, our rights
§ Understand that we all have dreams
§ Introduce the idea that pursuing our dreams can lead us to take
risks
§ Understand that taking risks can sometimes put us in danger
Asking the right
questions
§ Understand how to identify and minimise risks
§ Identify the common tactics that traffickers can use to recruit
people
§ Identify ways to protect ourselves
Myths & Facts
For example:
Myth 1: Human trafficking is just sex trafficking.
Myth 2: Human trafficking only occurs in illegal industries such as
drug trafficking and the sex trade.
Myth 3: Only women are trafficked for sex.
Myth 4: Human trafficking always involves moment of the victim,
usually across borders.
What is human
trafficking?
§ Understand that human trafficking is a process
§ Identify the components of human trafficking in different
scenarios
§ Understand the local relevance of human trafficking.
§ Who are the traffickers?
§ Who is at risk?
Are we part of the
problem?
§ Define 'end user' - someone who knowingly or unknowingly pays
for the products/services produced through exploitation
§ Understand that end-users provide profits for traffickers and an
incentive for them to traffic people
§ Consider the possibility that anyone can be an end-user even
without realising it
Discrimination &
Stigma
§ Identify the stigma and discrimination that trafficking victims often
face

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§ Consider how it would feel to be discriminated against after being
trafficked
§ Understand that people do not choose to be trafficked
§ Identify ways to be supportive of trafficking survivors
Gender Inequality
§ Identify the stereotypes of women and girls in the society
§ Understand the importance of gender discrimination as one of the
causes to the issue
3. Sustainability
For the project members and the mentees, they are encouraged to make use of the lessons learnt
from the project and extend their commitment to future service projects in their
communities.
For the community and the local region, it is important to be heighten the awareness of human
trafficking, especially its risks and its preventative methods. Also, the stigma and prejudices
for survivors of human trafficking should be alleviated so that more inclusive spaces and
authentic dialogues are created or strengthened.

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Appendix A: Tentative Budget
Project Name: SEALNet Project Cambodia 2016 - Siem Reap
Project Duration: August 8 - August 21, 2016
Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia
Organization: Southeast Asian Leadership Service Network (SEALNet)
Number of Participants: 45
Item
Cost per
unit (USD)
Quantity per
day (Average)
Days Total
Notes
Accommodation
Project
Members
$15.00 13 15 $2,925.00
Guest
Speakers
$15.00 1 5 $75.00
Food (3-meal
courses)
Project
Members $8.00 25 14
$2,800.00
Project
Mentees $2.00 20 14
$560.00
Farewell
Meal $200.00 1 1
$200.00
Snack $50.00 1 1 $50.00
Local transportation $80.00 1 9 $720.00
Stationary for Workshops $100.00 1
1
$100.00
Siem Reap Adventure $20.00 22 1 $440.00
T-Shirts $3.00 50 1 $150.00
Fund Raising Capital $500.00 1 1 $500.00
Mini Concert $500.00 1 1 $500.00
$9,020.00
Without
cushion of
10%

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Appendix B: Tentative Timeline
Day Session Activity
1
Morning The Act of Empowering From Within
Afternoon
Our future, our dreams, our rights
Asking the right questions
2
Morning Understand yourself
Afternoon Myths and Facts: What is human trafficking?
3
Morning Understand the needs of the community
Afternoon Are we part of the problem?
4
Morning Project Management for Service Leaders
Afternoon Discrimination & Stigma against Survivors of Trafficking
5
Morning Project Pitch!
Afternoon Gender Inequality
6 Challenge and Community Service
7 Siem Reap Adventure
8
Morning Community service with at-risk children
Afternoon Brainstorming for the public awareness-raising event
9
Afternoon Preparation for the public awareness-raising event
10
11
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13 Mini Concert: Public Awareness-raising Event
14 Farewell

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Appendix C: Sponsorship Plan
In-cash sponsors:
Sponsor package Number of available packages Sponsorship value
Gold 1 5000
Silver 1 2500
Bronze Unlimited 1000
In-kind sponsors:
Benefits of sponsorships in-kind will be negotiated individually with the organizing committee.
SPONSORSHIP BENEFIT
Index Benefit Gold Silver Bronze
A- Recognitions
1
The sponsor will appear in all promotional material
of the project
As the
Gold
sponsor
As the
Silver
sponsor
As the
Bronze
sponsor
B- Brand promotion
1
Logo of the sponsor will appear in the backdrop in
the mini exhibition concert
x x x
2
Logo and the name of the sponsor will appear in
all other promotional materials including:
-‐ Press releases
-‐ Information package
-‐ Invitations
x x x
3
The sponsor will have standing banner at the
location of the project
7 banners 4 banners 2 banners
4
Mention of the sponsor in all media publications
(including print and web medias)
x x x
5
Mention of the sponsor in online forums and
social media posts regarding the project
As the
Gold
sponsor
As the
Silver
sponsor
As the
Bronze
sponsor

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6
Invitation to participate in the mini exhibition
concert of the project
As the
Gold
sponsor
As the
Silver
sponsor
As the
Bronze
sponsor
7
Sponsor will have the rights to run an
advertisement piece at the start of the event
10
minutes
5 minutes 3 minutes
C- Involvement with the project
1
The sponsor will have a dedicated activity during
the project
x x
2
The sponsor will be able to have a dedicated
speech at the press release
x
3
The sponsor will be able to have a dedicated
speech at the mini exhibition concert
x
4
The sponsor will be mentioned by the MC with
words of appreciation at the beginning and the
end of the mini exhibition concert
x x x
D- Other benefits
1
The sponsor will receive a thank you letter with a
project report attached
x x x
2
The sponsor will have access to the list of
participating students and parents
In its
entirety
Partial
access
Partial
access

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