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<\/a>The Poipet Deportation Center, located on the Cambodian side of the Thai\/Cambodia border marks the location of a very important and challenging new project created \u00a0by ChildSafe Alliance partners.<\/p>\nThe ChildSafe Alliance is a global partnership of almost 50 like-minded organizations. They\u00a0have committed to improving the welfare of children using sustainable and rights-based approaches. They share best practice models, together run\u00a0joint training exercises, and generally look for opportunities to work together more effectively to increase their positive impact upon marginalized populations.<\/p>\n
The ChildSafe Drop-in Center (CS DIC) opened its doors there on August 10th 2016. It’s managed by long-established NGO Damnok Toek<\/a>, working closely alongside two other Alliance partners – Thailand’s Peuan Peuan<\/a> and Cambodia’s Krousar Thmey<\/a>.<\/p>\n The CS DIC sets out to firstly ensure protection and safety for repatriated migrants when they arrive back to their home country. They also seek to\u00a0provide sustainable reintegration options for deported and repatriated migrants. Hopefully this will ensure\u00a0they won’t\u00a0undertake unsafe travel for work again, but can\u00a0survive at home in their own country through options provided by the ChildSafe Alliance of NGO’s.<\/p>\n At the\u00a0CS DIC a wide range of daily activities take place that include\u00a0counseling for children and their families, migration education (information on safe migration practices), referral to specific organizations providing particular services if needed, and the reintegration of migrant children and youth.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n