Image taken from Somaly Mam's website.Somaly Mam: The Road Of The Lost Innocence is the real life true story of a woman named Somaly. Born and raise in Cambodia, this book describe the journey of her life that she went through and an undescribable tragedy of her life in the brothels and forced slave from the age of five to her 20s.
Birth in the forest and with the majority of the Cambodian population in poverty previously had forced the people to sell or giving their children to other people to work as a prostitute in an early age or slave in order to find income to their "family". Export of these childrens to Thailand is not common. Some of the Cambodia government agencies and police personnel "encouraged" and "support" of these"hidden" activities that finally, motivated Somaly to get out from her life tragedy and seeked help from foreigners in Cambodia who works with the private volunteering bodies.
During the post-brothel life, she has educated Cambodian girls with sex education also by giving away free condoms and creating job opportunities in her volunteering shelter. With the co- operation with trusted police force to combat prostittution activites, she received threats from person who opened the brothel business almost everyday.
Presently, Somaly Mam has her own foundation for the purpose of rescuing young girls in Cambodia from slavery, prostitution and abused. Her hard work has been recognised and honoured by United Nations.
This is simple a marvellous book that tells about her sacrifice, commitment,motivation and courage to help other young Cambodian girls from poverty and prostitution. This book had simply had creates awareness among the reader and society for protecting the young generation by getting hurt emotionally and physically.
This book is 5 upon 5.
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For more info and donation for Somaly Mam Foundation, please visit: http://www.somaly.org/
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