"In that brothel, I felt like I was in hell and would never escape. I thought I would die there, never to return home. I couldn’t believe I had become a sex worker. I felt so hopeless, so worthless, like I had no value. I was trapped in that brothel for an entire year." — Client VNK WHY WE EXIST Daughters of Cambodia exists to provide a lifeline for sex workers seeking a way out. Our mission is to help them walk permanently free from the sex industry and experience holistic healing across every area of their lives. We recognize that sex-exploitation is a violation of their human rights, is not God's design for them, and is destructive to every area of their lives, psychologically, socially, physically and spiritually. UNDERSTAND COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION In Cambodia, commercial sexual exploitation has escalated over recent decades into a vast “industry” affecting children, young women, and young men. Many complex factors trap young people in this life, making escape nearly impossible: Social stigma and lack of education leave few alternative job options. Trauma from sexual abuse destroys hope and self-worth, often leading victims to the sex industry. Family obligations to support their families financially, even at great personal cost. Cultural beliefs that making a sacrifice of your life to support your family will lead to a better reincarnation. Avoidance of shelters—many victims prefer not to live in shelters, wanting to maintain dignity, choice, and ties to their families and communities. The young people who come to Daughters from the sex industry do so voluntarily, because they are looking for change. Daughters of Cambodia does not run a shelter; we provide jobs, and capacity building, teaching them how to bring about transformation in their lives. So, instead of fostering institutional dependence, they live in the community and retain family and community relationships whilst learning a new mindset and skills to create sustainable change within their social and cultural contexts. Our approach centres on empowering them to experience transformation that is internal, voluntary, and sustainable—not imposed. Our social work team secure safe housing for those needing safety. OUR FOUNDATION The catalyst for our mission is the gospel of Jesus Christ, who offers life and hope to the world. Isaiah 61:1-3 is one bible passage that is integral to our mission: "The Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners....to comfort all who mourn...to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair." Jesus' love, grace and transformational power is the reason behind our mission for this work. CHNT's Story Why We Do It

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Our Programs COUNSELLING AND SOCIAL WORK Our former sex workers have high levels of psychological trauma, and dysfunctional domestic lives. We provide counselling to reduce trauma and psychological distress and support clients in problem solving. Our Social Work services improve domestic and social functioning, include equipping clients with tools to prevent domestic violence, emergency re-housing, referrals for legal services and measures to protect children in situations of abuse. We target reducing risk factors such risk of re-trafficking, dysfunctional behaviours, addictions, and other threats to our former sex workers, and their children. We have a network of great partners who help us in these endeavours. TWood_DOC_08 photo_2025-06-30 22.16.08 25558979017_15b959128b_o (1) TWood_DOC_08 1/4 MEDICAL TREATMENT Our medical program provides recovery of health and physical wellbeing for our former sex workers, and their children. They usually come to Daughters in a poor state of health, including sexually transmitted diseases. We provide treatment and also health education classes on-site. We have partnerships with several fantastic external medical service providers, who provide specialist treatment to our clients. As a result of this, their health is able to make a full recovery! STD & health testing medical clinic 2 TWood_DOC_12 STD & health testing 1/4 CREATIVE PROGRAMS Creativity is an important part of recovery, and we conduct Art Therapy sessions along with a range of creative programs, to enable expression, healing of the emotions and to explore their own creativity. IMG_0866 IMG_0867 41726732424_5385b11dca_o IMG_0866 1/11 DAYCARE We provide free day-care for our clients' pre-school children. The children of our clients are often left at home alone or unsupervised in the community. The risk factors are very high for sexual and physical abuse, along with neglect, frequently leading to a repeat of the cycle their mothers have experienced. Our daycare gives a safe, structured environment with stimulating and creative activities. In addition, we provide parenting classes to all mothers on a weekly basis. These are important services to safeguard children, and to break the cycle of abuse and trafficking. 1/9 EDUCATION Life-skills Workshops are fundamental in the process of equipping clients with skills to make healthy choices for their own welfare, and that of their children. Our workshops build clients' inner capacity of healthy decision-making and raising the standard of domestic, and psychological functioning, along with reducing the risk factors for re-trafficking, abusive relationships and negative life-choices. photo_2025-07-01 13.47.24 customer service training photo_2025-07-01 13.47.24 1/9 ON SITE CHURCH We operate a church and discipleship programs for our young women and men who are interested in finding out more about being a follower of Jesus. Attendance is voluntary! We run weekly discipleship groups for those who wish to go deeper into relationship with Jesus, and we also operate intercession sessions for both staff and program recipients to pray and intercede together. We provide healing prayer sessions for spiritual and emotional healing. We partner with local churches, regularly inviting local pastors to teach in our church. Those who become Christians are encouraged to join local Cambodian churches and integrate into their community of believers. DoC church photo_2025-07-01 14.08.01 photo for publicity - worship DoC church 1/8

SUPPORT US DONATE Help us in the fight against human trafficking! We can't do it alone! Our valiant efforts depend on your partnership - be a part of what we are doing to bring hope and transformation to human beings who were enslaved and exploited. Click below to donate and change a life. Donate Now SPONSOR A GIRL You can change someone's life by sponsoring a girl. Your support provides a portion of her salary, counselling, medical care, support staff, & emergency needs. Every sponsorship means somebody can walk free from human trafficking - we need you to help us fight against this modern-day slavery. SIGN UP: sponsor@daughtersofcambodia.org Learn More ONLINE STORE We sell our products online through our webshop, and through distributors. We are looking for distributors overseas, - please get in touch with us if you would like to be one: marketing@daughtersofcambodia.org Click Here PRAY FOR US We believe in the power of prayer to our living, loving God! Please partner with us - your prayers are valuable and make a huge difference to our work. We list specific prayer requests in our newsletters, please click here to subscribe. Learn More VISIT US We have a beautiful Visitor Centre near the popular Russian market area of Phnom Penh. Here, you can experience the amazing work of Daughters. Snap up some gorgeous gifts in our boutique, and let us pamper away your weariness in our spa Having customers creates jobs and sustains the work of Daughters. You can also watch our presentation and take a tour of our production workshops. Learn More VOLUNTEER We need dedicated volunteers to skill-build and support our amazing team of Cambodians. Please get in touch with us for current vacancies. Learn More

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GET IN TOUCH we'd love to hear from you! CONTACT US: office@daughtersofcambodia.org Tel: +855 77 657678 VISIT US: #63, Street 4 56, Toul Tompoung, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (near the Russian market) Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 8:30am - 5:00pm (closed Sundays) INTERNATIONAL OFFICES: DAUGHTERS OF AUSTRALIA: we are registered to receive tax-exempt donations (PBI no. 65616198291). check out our Aussie webpage: daughtersofcambodia.com.au contact Doug, our Aussie Rep: douglyte@yahoo.com.au DAUGHTERS UK: we are registered as a charity in the UK (no. 1122631). contact: Gill, our UK Rep, via: office@daughtersofcambodia.org

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NEWSLETTER Drama Therapy Glow in the Dark We were blessed to have a Christian Drama Therapist volunteer with us in November, with daily drama therapy sessions for 2 weeks. The girls gave this feedback afterwards: Client ML: In November I attended 'Glow in the Dark', and I learned new things which encouraged me. I love how the leader taught us to put down the rocks; it was so meaningful to me. All the problems we have are like the rock, and if we keep the problem it means that we keep carrying rocks. Giving up the problem made me feel better. With the stickers activity, when someone looks down on us it's like taping a sticker to us, but I can take it off. I don't have to allow the sticker of looking down on me to stay on me. "Glow in the Dark" Drama Therapy Session Client Y: Before I had a lot of sadness, but now I feel better after I attended this drama course, 'Glow in the Dark' with Shalyn. I realize that I have value. I'm stronger than before and it helped me put down my burdens and problems. I'm so thankful that they gave me the chance to join this. I'm happy, joyful and full of hope. All my burdens have gone! Thank you God for loving me, and giving me new life. My life is full of hope and joy, and I learned a lot from my workplace. I received love from everyone here. Client M: Thank you God for sending a trainer to teach us how to deal with the problems that we face. After my mother passed away, I liked drinking alcohol, and I felt bad and worthless. But now I have learned and know that there is the One who wants to take away my problems; it’s Jesus. Also, my co-workers always encourage me and we help each other and I know that I have value. When problems comes to my life, I can solve it because Jesus helps me. After I learned this lesson, I will help others that have problems and cannot deal with it. I will encourage them and tell them what Jesus did to help me. I will tell them to give every problem to God and He will heal them. This lesson helped me to put down my burdens. Client T: I learned I can help myself by giving up my problems, not just carrying it with me; I must put down the rocks. Screen Print Press Thanks to a donor from Australia, we have been gifted a (manual) printing press for our screen printing business which is a great blessing and is helping us to reduce error and increase accuracy when we print. Its a great blessing! Thanks also to our on-site engineer Martin from Germany, who has worked hard to get it up and running. Our Printing Press Sponsorships Over the last year we have been working hard to raise more individual sponsors who sponsor a girl at Daughters. We are very thankful to God for providing more - we doubled our number of sponsors over the year. Sponsorships is a very helpful way for individuals or small groups all over the world to engage with us in a personal way, and for us to spread the costs widely. A HUGE thanks to all who signed up to sponsor a girl, or encouraged others to, we couldn't do what we do without your help. Please continue to help us with this by spreading the word amongst your friends and networks that we are are in need of sponsorships. Thank you! Our Christmas sponsorship poster Clients in Leadership We are thrilled that we have recently promoted several clients to leadership roles: Ya is now the Visitor Centre bookkeeper, SreyTouch is our Factory Orders Manager, Nai Kuy is Raw Materials Manager, and Chanthoeun is Inventory Manager. They are loyal, reliable and hardworking and we are very proud of them. Some of them are not computer literate, and we are working out the process of de-digitizing, as well as upskilling those who are able to learn both English and computers. Events: We held a few events recently, including: Water Festival at the Visitor Centre In-house Christmas Celebration at Daughters Christmas Fair fundraising concert in Hong Kong by vocalist Karen Linker We are thankful for the success of these events and how hard everyone worked. Fundraiser in Hong Kong: We are so thankful for the amazing efforts of Karen Linker who managed to hold a fundraising concert for us in Hong Kong under very challenging circumstances that were in happening in Hong Kong in November. Karen, a professional singer, was incredibly successful, raising a whopping $12,000 usd for Daughters. Huge thanks to Karen, her band, and her family, those who helped and donated to make this tremendous feat such a success. Trainings Emotional Healing We were blessed to have a fantastic training for Daughters team on Emotional Healing in January. Janie Martinez from Rak Ministries came for a week to teach this, and many people were healed of emotional wounds during her sessions. We are so thankful for this. The Seven Wonders of the Cross We also participated in a discipleship training called The Seven Wonders of the Cross by Crosslight Media. Our clients gave the followng feedback about that training: Client R: At the training, the first day they talked about forgiveness and healing. When the trainer let us close our eyes and pray for forgiveness for those that we hate and are angry with, I couldn’t do it., But one teacher came up to share his testimony about forgiveness and he let me close my eyes again, and that time it seemed like there was something that opened my mouth and spoke to God to forgive my aunt. After I prayed, I felt much better, like God took out from my heart the fire. I felt free. I am really happy that I attended this training. On the second day, I got healed from my back pain and arm injury. Now, I am hungry for the Word of God. I want to listen to the Word of God every day. I got healed so I will pray for sick people and for my Mum to be healed also. Client J: When I attended this discipleship training, I stood up in front of a lot of people and shared about my testimony. God gave me boldness to do that. Some of them cried, and it touched their heart when they knew about my past. I had a new experience with God; it made me hungry to hear the Word of God more and more. I remembered about my life when I was in prison, and also I got a disease there and I was looking for God and His grace came upon me. He answered my prayers, and He healed me. After the pastor finished the teaching, there was one older lady who came to me and asked me to pray for her. She had a problem with her leg. After I prayed for her, she was healed and started to dance and worship God. I felt so happy that God answered my prayers. New Products We are currently busy with Valentines selling season, so our shop is laden with lots of hearts and love messages. Here's a few of our new Valentines products: Indonesia and Philippines Our start up plan for the Philippines and Indonesia has hit a bit of a setback. We lost these staff late last year for various reasons. Both our staff members for Daughters of Indonesia left because they felt they couldn't make a commitment to Daughters of Indonesia after all. This brought our Indonesia start up program back to square one once again. We are not yet actively recruiting yet, but are discussing and assessing how best to do so that won't have the same outcome. Daughters of the Philippines' wonderful staff member, Sheila, has also had to leave when her husband suddenly became very sick. However, we are in discussions about her returning when he has had time to recover, so we are hopeful about this. Please pray for this. They are currently convalescing with family in America. Visitor Centre Our lease at our Phnom Penh Visitor Centre will expire in the middle of this year, and we are already praying about a new building for this. Please join us in praying for the right building at the right price in the right location. This fully sustainable centre is very helpful to Daughters for multiple reasons, including the fantastic jobs that are available to girls there, the income it generates, and the awareness raising and profile it gives our organization and our cause. So, we want to continue to operate this! Red Light Outreach Our recent red light outreach was so fruitful, including a live rescue, a teenage girl who was so desperate to leave that she insisted on coming with us immediately. We took her right from under the nose of the brothel owner. We really value your prayers for her, and for our team, for on-going protection and success. Three other girls from the same establishment tried to come to Daughters, as well. They phoned us several times to say that they were trying to come but the brothel owner was so angry with us for taking one girl already that she locked them inside so they couldn’t leave. So they said they will wait until salary day on February 28th and then escape. Please pray that they will be able to and for their safety🙏🏼. Looking for a Screen Print Manager Prayer Requests: Please pray with us about opening a Visitor Centre in Siem Reap. Pray for God's guidance and wisdom. Pray for provision of start up funds and the right staff to staff it. Please pray for our plan to open Daughters in Indonesia and Philippines, which is back to the recruitment stage. Please pray for God to lead us forward in his way and his time. Pray for the clients whom we have recently appointed to leadership positions, that they will continue to grow in Godly character, skills, and trustworthiness. We thank God for all those who have signed up to sponsor a girl, and that our number of individual sponsorships have increased significantly. We are thankful for our Intercessor, Jeani, who took a 5 month sabbatical last year to convalesce over a back injury. She has returned and her back is no longer in pain. We are very thankful for this.

What We Do WHAT WE DO Daughters of Cambodia empowers individuals trapped in the sex industry to break free and build new lives filled with dignity, healing, and the means to thrive. In Phnom Penh’s red-light districts, our team conducts regular outreaches, going into sex-selling establishments and offering a route out of sex work. We invite young girls (plus transgender sex workers) caught in sex-exploitation and sex-trafficking into a new life of freedom and healing. Through employment in our ethical social enterprises and comprehensive recovery programs we provide a foundation for sustainable change. Unlike institutional shelters, we empower them to reintegrate into their communities and maintain strong connections with their families. And we support their families to experience change and reduce dysfunction, through our social work services. Employment Recovery Education Since our inception in 2007, we’ve helped 900 sex workers (mostly female plus a few trans) leave the sex industry and start new lives! They are precious to us, we know each one by name, and we are very thankful to have been a catalyst for change in their lives. The number who have returned to the sex industry is small (18%, 2024), and they are welcomed back when they are ready to return. Our Visitor Centre in Phnom Penh invites the community to support our mission by exploring our retail and service spaces, which showcase products made by those we empower. Visitors can also participate in guided tours to see our clients at work and to learn about our impact. As a faith-based organization, we follow Jesus Christ, and aim to convey his love and spread his message of hope and Life. We operate an on-site church and discipleship programs, and engage in intercession on a daily basis.