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M’Lop Tapang’s Day Centre acts as a central base for all of its activities, home to a medical clinic, educational classes, performance arts and recreational activities. The children also have access to counselling and therapy, an essential part of the rehabilitation process. There are however some children who are unable to visit the Day Centre. In August 2005, the first M’Lop Tapang Community Shelter was built in the heart of Sihanoukville’s largest slum. Soon after, M’Lop Tapang built a second shelter in the nearby slum of Phum Dong. These shelters offer basic education, Khmer and English lessons, healthcare and childcare facilities to hundreds of families within the slums. M’Lop Tapang also runs a night shelter. Many of the children who use the shelter suffer physical and emotional abuse at home, while others are at risk of sexual abuse on the street. There is also a growing number of children migrating to Sihanoukville from other provinces in search of work who require temporary shelter. To cope with the high demand for safe and secure shelter, M’Lop Tapang has recently established a second night shelter exclusively for girls. |
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