Show notes
Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak discuss the value of collaboration with Helen Sworn, founder of the Chab Dai organization in Cambodia. Helen has provided a replicable framework that emphasizes the need for partnership in order to end human trafficking.
Key Point
Chab Dai established a coalition as a response to the rapid but uncoordinated growth of anti-trafficking individuals and organizations trying to combat the issue. The framework for being part of the coalition includes legal government registration as a way to provide accountability and child protection policies in order to ensure no harm to victims.
Helen speaks of the significance of collaboration, "I think that I have to kind of start with the problem that we're addressing. And I truly believe that the reason that people are able to be trafficked and exploited all over the world, and it's so interconnected around the world, is because those criminals that are behind it are super well networked. And that they don't need to like each other, they don't need to be friends, but actually, they have a common vision and that enables them to focus on their networking... And so, for us, collaboration has to underpin every single thing that we do."
Finding common ground is how we can collaborate. Our common ground is not about serving these institutions, it's ultimately about serving those who we have set out to serve.
Building a movement is important because this issue is going to outlast our lives and maybe even organizations. But the movement is our legacy, so in building the movement we have to focus on collaboration and capacity.
Collaboration: There is no one sector that can address this problem, so people need have a multidisciplinary view on it.
Capacity: In order to hold each other accountable, we must have professional standards that are a guiding set of principles, rather than a set of rules, that can be adapted to fit within specific contexts.
5 Pillars in Chab Dai's strategic plan:
Coalition and Capacity
Prevention and Protection
Justice and Client Care
Advocacy
Research
Resources
Chab Dai
Butterfly Longitudinal Research
Ensure Justice
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Transcript
Dave: [00:00:01] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 186, Building a Coalition and Building Capacity.
Production Credits: [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.
Dave: [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.
Sandie: [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan.
Dave: [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, we often talk about the power of partnerships on the show and today a conversation with someone who is a tremendous leader in this way.
Sandie: [00:00:58] Well, I am so, excited to introduce my dear friend and colleague, Helen Sworn. She is the founder of Chab Dai and absolutely has been a model for me to follow how she does international programming, how she builds partnerships. And so, we're just going to dive right in, Helen, and welcome you to the show.
Helen: [00:01:23] Thank you very much. It's great to be on is Sandie, with you.
Sandie: [00:01:26] OK. And for those of you who just heard Helen for the first time, she's located in the UK, but she has lived in Cambodia for many years as well. So, tell us about Chab Dai and kind of the meaning and the history.
Helen: [00:01:44] Sure, so, Chab Dai in the Cambodian language means "joining h...