ABSTRACT
Development and Education Programme for Daughters and Communities (DEPDC) served three categories of children at the Patak Half-Day School: stateless children; human trafficking victims; and an additional group the organization described as at-risk children from the surrounding communities. Children's Protection and Development Center (CPDC) is a younger and less established organization in comparison with DEPDC, and it offers perspective on the differences between organizations combining education and anti-human trafficking work. DEPDC focuses on stateless children-undocumented migrants and hill-tribe minorities-as at-risk to human trafficking, whereas CPDC focuses on street children and children living in the slums as at-risk to human trafficking. Children at the two NGOs face pressure to work from family and the community. Many experience abuse, including domestic violence, sexual abuse, and exploitation by parents, family, traffickers, and sex tourists. Abandonment of children, particularly in regards to CPDC forces them into vulnerable situations, including homelessness and prostitution.
