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As of December 31, 2023, Ratanak UK has closed as an independent UK charity and is combining efforts under the umbrella of Ratanak International Headquarters in Canada. This coincides with the continued growth of Ratanak and a desire to streamline administration and communication to one office in Canada.

Donations made after January 1, 2024, while supporting the same ongoing Ratanak projects in Cambodia, should be made directly to Ratanak International Headquarters in Canada:

  • Online: Donate securely and easily at www.ratanak.org/donate or set up your monthly giving at www.ratanak.org/partners-in-hope

  • By cheque: Make your cheque out to “Ratanak International” and mail to Box 81038, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5H 4K1 

  • Contact us: Reach out to the Ratanak Headquarters Office in Canada at info@ratanak.org or by calling 1-604-325-9300 for further assistance in processing your donation 

We thank you for partnering with Ratanak to bring hope, freedom and dignity in the precious lives of Cambodian trafficking survivors, and we look forward to continuing to serve together with you. 

Each year in Cambodia, thousands of young women and men are trafficked and exploited.

 

Ratanak International works with Cambodians to restore those robbed of freedom and protect the vulnerable.

 

Join us in this freedom movement!

Our Work

Ratanak International walks with Cambodian trafficking survivors on their journey from exploitation to freedom, showing them the same love Jesus shows us. Our programs work to prevent exploitation, protect the vulnerable, help the trafficked return home, and restore survivors of sexual exploitation and human trafficking in Cambodia.

Why Cambodia?

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From 1975-1979, the brutal regime of the Khmer Rouge subjected the entire population of Cambodia to slave labour, mass execution, unchecked disease and starvation. An estimated 3 million people died – over a third of the country’s population.

Cambodians are vibrant and resilient. Despite the lasting impacts of its trauma-filled recent history, Cambodia has taken many steps forward in rebuilding the social and economic structures that were systematically dismantled during the genocide and civil war periods. As these systems are gradually being developed, there are still many people who live in extreme poverty, with generational trauma and limited social supports, leaving them very vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation.

Young men and women who are desperate for a stable income are deceived into offers for good jobs overseas, only to become trapped in forced “marriage” or slave labour. Young women from the country-side villages move to the cities to find work to support their families and are recruited to work as entertainment hostesses in bars and beer gardens, many of which experience sexual exploitation, sexual assault and physical violence with few places to turn for help. 

Ratanak works together with skilled and passionate Cambodians in this fight for hope, freedom and God-given dignity in the lives of Cambodia’s most vulnerable. Together through your support, we see survivors who are experiencing healing and overcoming the horrors of trafficking and exploitation. Your compassion and generosity are making a lasting difference and changing lives.

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You can make an impact on lives shattered by exploitation. We are seeing change!

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