tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568994465281213511.post4150529735965854182..comments2024-03-21T14:26:13.586+07:00Comments on LTO Cambodia: Children as tourist attractionsCasey Nelson (pseud.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00165901446765332635noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568994465281213511.post-78038956863853736892013-06-21T10:27:29.438+07:002013-06-21T10:27:29.438+07:00It is about WHAT when should be about WHY
Thank yo...It is about WHAT when should be about WHY<br />Thank you for making us question about ourselvesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416860457034196723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568994465281213511.post-50934044396618516992013-06-16T05:35:02.176+07:002013-06-16T05:35:02.176+07:00Thank you very much for your understanding John. I...Thank you very much for your understanding John. I am sure that being a parent does have an effect on my attitude, but that aside I have always found the exploitation of children here, especially very young children, to be absolutely maddening. The situation that has been driving me to Twitter rants of late is the trafficking and exploitation of very young kids, including even infants, for use as street beggars, beggar props and flower sellers in tourist areas and street corners in Phnom Penh and the tourist towns. It’s all so out in the open, so prevalent, so obvious and easy to find. I could easily locate more than a dozen pre-pubescent trafficked children begging in the tourist areas of Phnom Penh on any given afternoon. It’s driving me batty that so little seems to be being done about it, especially when so much attention and money is being poured into other trafficking issues that have exponentially fewer victims. But I don’t fully understand the situation and would like to learn more so I can express so sort of informed, constructive opinion here on this blog. I hope to be able to find the time to learn more. Casey Nelson (pseud.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00165901446765332635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568994465281213511.post-24342068456159600532013-06-16T02:33:06.437+07:002013-06-16T02:33:06.437+07:00Given the current abusive situation in the orphana...Given the current abusive situation in the orphanage game in Cambodia, I would say, ‘yes’ it is unreasonable. And a reasonable, responsible, ethical person who has done her research about Cambodian orphanages (as this donator supposed wants to do by visiting an orphanage) should already understand. Further, by visiting an orphanage for a short time, she still wouldn’t know the real situation or even that it exists. (Back in 2004 or 2005 one of the first scam orphanages I ran across was in Siem Reap where the ‘orphans’ were only shipped in during the day for the tourists to see and generate donations, and would be sent home at night.) For those who aren’t willing to help orphans without making them dance for their dinner, the orphanage may just have to do without their money. The rights and dignity of the children exceeds the donator’s desire to see the kids. <br /><br />All that said, I would grant that there sometimes exceptional situations, such as the cases of doctors and child care professional volunteers noted above, and perhaps some other donor situations you can imagine, but exceptional situations make for poor general principles. And I am dealing here in a general principle.Casey Nelson (pseud.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00165901446765332635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568994465281213511.post-20936408154250828412013-06-16T01:31:28.805+07:002013-06-16T01:31:28.805+07:00What if I'm donating to (or thinking of donati...What if I'm donating to (or thinking of donating to) an orphanage but I want to see the facility and the alleged orphans first before plunking down my money? Is that unreasonable? Donations to Cambodian charities are a good thing, right? Well, some people don't want to donate until they see that the orphanage actually exists. I don't see the harm in bringing some Westerners around under controlled circumstances and hitting them up for donations.gavinmacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568994465281213511.post-43538355144439053372013-06-15T13:08:54.811+07:002013-06-15T13:08:54.811+07:00As a parent, I'm sure this issue strikes close...As a parent, I'm sure this issue strikes close to home for you. Cheers for one of the most succinct round-ups yet.John Weekshttp://jinja.apsara.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568994465281213511.post-53187061052895769482013-06-15T08:39:02.727+07:002013-06-15T08:39:02.727+07:00Bravo & Amen.
Cheers, icBravo & Amen.<br />Cheers, iciancochranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300908747367109450noreply@blogger.com