Good intentions gone wrong?

I found this article on the bbc website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6532181.stm

It brings up a really good point. When people become concerned about the issue of sex trafficking in Cambodia, it’s almost like their first response is to start up an organization. As of April 2007, there were at least 200 different organizations and government ministries set up to try and stop the sex trade in Cambodia. More is not always better however. There is very little communication between these organizations. It sounds like they are all just getting in each other’s way, especially because they compete for international funding with one another. The article also mentions that the government is putting together a task force to unify all of these groups and get everyone on the same page. They have the same goals: that sex trafficking would end in Cambodia and its surrounding areas. It might be easier if they were all working together.

~ by shainalent on January 30, 2008.