Every child deserves to be safe
Your support finds hidden abuse, delivers justice, and stops harm before it starts. For over twenty years, APLE has stood between Cambodia’s children and those who harm them. Stand with us.
Get help
If you or someone you know needs help, contact us. We provide confidential support for child sexual exploitation.
Report abuse
Suspect child sexual exploitation and abuse? Report it; don't ignore it. Your report can protect a real child.
Make a donation
Support our mission to protect children in Cambodia. Your donation makes a difference and saves lives.
What we do
Our child protection approach
APLE protects children through five connected pillars — Before Harm Begins, Bringing Harm to Light, Justice for Every Child, Evidence with a Voice, and Closing the Legal Gap. Together, they prevent abuse, respond when it occurs, and build systems that keep children safe.
Before Harm Begins
The best protection is prevention. APLE equips families, schools, and communities to recognise the warning signs of child sexual exploitation and act before abuse happens.
Bring Harm to Light
Hidden abuse cannot be stopped until it is seen. APLE operates Cambodia's internationally accredited hotline for reporting child sexual abuse, detecting harmful content, identifying children at risk, and getting abusive material removed.
Justice for Every Child
Every child deserves protection, and every offender must answer. APLE works with police, prosecutors, and courts to investigate abuse and deliver justice, while providing survivors with crisis care, legal representation, and coordinated support.
Evidence with a Voice
Real change begins with listening. APLE turns frontline experience into evidence, researching how abuse happens and what works to stop it, while ensuring survivors help shape the services and policies that affect them.
Close the Legal Gap
Laws must keep pace with those who harm children. APLE advocates for stronger legislation and policy on child sexual exploitation, including new threats like AI-generated abuse material and online sextortion.
Fast facts
Our impact at a glance
Victims & their family members supported
Professionals trained
Children & parents educated
CSEA offenders prosecuted
Figures as of September 2026.
Fighting CSAM
We are a global network of 57 member hotlines
As Cambodia's INHOPE member, APLE stands with a global network spanning five continents in the fight against child sexual abuse material online. Together, we detect and remove harmful content, identify children at risk, and hold the digital world to a higher standard because every image taken down is a child's dignity defended.
Select a pin to report to that country’s hotline.
- INHOPE member hotline
- Reporting portal
- Partner hotline you can report to
Other countries: find a hotline at inhope.org
Our causes
Support a specific cause, protect a child
Behind every rescue, every conviction, every child kept safe, there's a supporter like you. Your donation makes our work possible. Give today.
Crisis Intervention & Rescue
Siem Reap · Jan – Dec 2026Provision of wellbeing, travel, meals, clothing, and essentials so survivors can access services without barriers.
Psychological Counseling
Kampong Thom · Jan – Dec 2026Ongoing counseling and mental health care tailored to child survivors and families.
Digital resilience
Empower your community to protect children
Explore APLE's digital resilience resources and act today. Educate your community, spot the risks, and help protect children in every space they live, online and off.
News & spotlight
Protecting children in Cambodia
Stay informed with our latest updates on our law enforcement collaboration, survivor-centered response, OCSEA trends, and community-led prevention.
Teacher Charged with Sexual Offences Against Four Students in Phnom Penh as APLE Warns of Rising Abuse by Adults in Children’s Circle of Trust
Four child survivors were identified and protected because someone reported. APLE Cambodia urges children who have been harmed, and anyone who suspects abuse by a person close to a child,...
Swiss National Charged with Child Sexual Crimes in Phnom Penh Following Cross-Border Investigation
Joint action by Australian and Swiss authorities, Cambodian police, and child protection organizations leads to identification, rescue, and justice for eight-year-old survivor. PHNOM PENH: A 47-year-old Swiss national has been...





