Claims of Abuse, Cover-Up at Famed Arts NGO
by Matt Blomberg | December 21, 2015 A French national and longtime employee of the NGO Phare Ponleu Selpak in Battambang province is in a French prison awaiting trial on child sex charges for alleged crimes committed in Cambodia, according to a family member and a child protection group. One victim, who says he was […]
Interview with VOA on Stars Impact Award 2015
Our Public Relations Officer was featured in an interview with Voice of America (VOA) discussing our Stars Impact Award and the great work we do. In case you missed the broadcast, please listen the link below to hear more about us (audio in Khmer). http://khmer.voanews.com/content/interview-cambodia-children-ngo-receiveds-award/3105269.html
APLE Cambodia Wins Stars Impact Award 2015
APLE has proudly won a Stars Impact Award 2015. This award, made by the Stars Foundation, is a great honour and tribute to the hard work done by all APLE staff over the last 12 years in our efforts to combat child sexual abuse and exploitation in Cambodia. Seila Samleang, APLE Director, among other 23 […]
APLE Cambodia and This Life Cambodia Win Stars Impact Award 2015
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – In recognition of their high impact work with children, families and communities, The Stars Foundation announced on 9th December 2015 that two civil society organisations in Cambodia, This Life Cambodia and APLE Cambodia, have been awarded a Stars Impact Award in 2015. The award represents a high standard in programming for […]
APLE Joins Thousands to Celebrate the ‘Day of Prayer and Action for Children’ in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – APLE staff joined more than 4,000 others on 14 December 2015 at Koh Pich Theater in Phnom Penh to celebrate the Day of Prayer and Action for Children. The participants included religious leaders from Buddhist, Christian, and Muslim faiths, government officials, NGO members, as well as children and youth. The event was […]
Message from Executive Director
To celebrate the winning of Stars Impact Award 2015, Mr Samleang Seila said that "I am delighted to win this award, but I'm more delighted to recognise that it is all our staff, regardless of what job they hold, who truly win this award. None would be possible without their heartfelt passion, dedication and hard […]
Cambodia Marks ‘National Anti-Human Trafficking Day’
PHNOM PENH – On 12 December 2015 at Koh Pich Theater, some 4,000 participants celebrated the National Anti-Human Trafficking Day to mark their efforts to combat human trafficking in Cambodia. The event was organized by the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT), in collaboration with other development partners and organizations. The Cambodian Prime Minister presided […]
Cambodian Charity Wins International Award for Outstanding Work
Local Cambodian charity Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE), which rescues and rehabilitates victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation, is to receive a 2015 Stars Impact Award. The sexual exploitation of children is a serious issue facing Cambodia. Studies show that 6.1 percent of Cambodian children have reported being forced to have sex at least […]
US Pedophile, 81, Jailed for Siem Reap Abuses
BY BEN WOODS | OCTOBER 1, 2015 A U.S. federal court on Tuesday sentenced an 81-year-old American serial pedophile to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing two Cambodian boys at his house in Siem Reap City more than six years ago, according to a child protection group. In a statement released Wednesday, Hagar International said the Los […]
Sentence reduced for convicted pedophile
Fri, 18 September 2015 Kim Sarom Convicted Welsh pedophile Michael Glyn Jones had his sentence reduced from eight to five years yesterday during a hearing at the Court of Appeal. Jones was sentenced in April for the sexual abuse of four girls, purchasing youngsters for child prostitution and indecent acts against a minor. Judge Tith […]