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Sompop Jantraka is a Thai activist focused on rescuing children from exploitative labour or child trafficking.[1][2][3][4]
In 1988, after earning his bachelor's degree in political science from Chiang Mai University, Sompop became a researcher for the International Labour Organization and worked with a journalist investigating trafficking in Thailand.
Development and Education Programme for Daughters and Communities edit
In 1989, Sompop founded the "Daughters Education Programme (DEP)" to prevent vulnerable girls from being forced into the sex industry, by funding their education.[5] Working with a network of volunteers in villages in northern Thailand, DEP intervenes with girls and their families before they are sold to brothel owners, providing them with free vocational education so they can be self-reliant and economically independent.[6][7]
In 1992, DEP became a part of a larger umbrella organization, Development and Education Programme for Daughters and Communities (DEPDC). DEPDC operates an emergency shelter for abused or abandoned children, and for girls who have left prostitution. DEPDC also offers education programs and human rights training for indigenous people and undocumented migrants.[8]
Mekong Youth Net edit
Sompop resigned as director of DEPDC in 2007 to focus on anti-trafficking programmes throughout the Greater Mekong sub-region, including Laos, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, and Yunnan Province in China. Through the Mekong Youth Net, grassroots youth leaders have been brought together to provide relief and solutions to the exploitation of girls among the hill tribes and minority communities of the region.[9][10]
Honors and awards edit
- Ashoka fellow, Public Broadcasting Service New Hero (2005).[11]
- In March 2008, Sompop Jantraka was awarded the Wallenberg Medal by the University of Michigan.[12][13]
References edit
- ^ The World's Children's Prize website, Sompop Jantraka (2023-04-14). "Sompop Jantraka - World's Children's Prize". worldschildrensprize.org. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Committee, Wallenberg. "2008, Sompop Jantraka – Wallenberg Legacy, University of Michigan". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Neyman, Patricia (2008-01-01). "Sompop Jantraka" (PDF). pats-eduent.net. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Times of India, Sompop arrives in India (2002-05-03). "Thai campaigner arrives in city". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ GraceList Thailand, Dev & Education Programme (2016-10-22). "Development and Education Programme for Daughters and Communities | GracesList Thailand". ThailandGracelist.org. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Schreiber, Penny (2008-02-11). "Activist combats sex trafficking | The University Record". record.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Equitable Education Conference 2020, sompop as a speaker (2021-01-14). "Foundational and Soft Skills for Disadvantaged Children and Youth". The International Conference on Equitable Education: All for Education. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Brasil website, Sompop DEPDC (2023-04-14). "Sompop Jantraka | Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker". www.ashoka.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Cheng, Mohamed, Tang, Epigram Books,Doing Great: Thirteen Asian Heroes and their Causes, Sompop Jantraka, 2015
- ^ The Scotsman, The newsroom (2008-01-06). "Young daughters sold into sex trade for the price of a television". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED538340.pdf
- ^ Heflin, Cindy (2008-03-14). "Award honors rescuer of Thai girls from sex slavery". mlive. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ "Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10 - HONORING SOMPOP JANTRAKA AND HIS SCHOOL DEPDC". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-17.