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Born in Cambodia, 'Somaly Mam' fell into sexual slavery in her childhood. Beaten, raped and tortured as a child, at the age of 30 she became a spokeswoman for women and children tortured in the brothels of Cambodia. She, with her husband Pierre Legros, created the AFESIP (''Agir pour les Femmes en Situation Précaire'') NGO in 1997 in Cambodia. Since then, this international NGO has developed in Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. Its goals are to save and socially reintegrate people who are victims of these kinds of hardships. Despite threats against her, Somaly Mam has been able to help thousands of young girls and teenagers who have been coerced into prostitution.
She has three children.
In 1998 she received the prestigeous Prince of Asturias Awards for International Cooperation, in the presence of Queen Sofia of Spain.
In 2006 she was one of the eight Olympic flag bearers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Torino (Italy),
Shortly afterwards, her eldest daughter Ning, aged 14, was abducted and raped in Cambodia as retaliation for the humanitarian actions of her mother.[1]
In October 2006 she was named a ''Glamour'' WOMAN OF THE YEAR at a presentation at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Her award was presented by Mariane Pearl, the journalist, who had been present in Cambodia at the time of the kidnapping of Somaly's daughter, and who reported on the incident for an article that subsequently appeared in Glamour. (The article is linked below under "external links.")
In June of 2007 Somaly created the US based Somaly Mam Foundation which will officialy launch in September 2007.
Somaly Mam was born in the Mondulkiri province of Cambodia. Her family struggled through poverty and limited opportunities. Although she did/did not receive formal schooling, she was later trained to be a midwife after the genocidal regime. However, Somaly was sold many times by her grandfather as a slave and coerced into prostitution. She was forced to work in a brothel with many other young girls that were treated horrifically through torture, manipulation, and scare tactics. One night she watched a close friend murdered by a pimp. At this moment, Somaly realized that she trapped in a dangerous and desperate world. She made it her mission to escape and later find a way to stop this vicious cycle. Her past is a major contributing factor regarding her passion and effort to help young children and women involved with human trafficking. Because of poverty and the adversity young women face in Cambodia, Somaly Mam worked diligently to overcome the traumatic background in her life. She has very diverse experiences that helped build her work ethic and job skills. At the age of 21, Somaly became a midwife at Choup district Hospital in Cambodia. A few years later, Somaly traveled to France and began to learn its language. She became the Director of Personnel at a European Restaurant in 1992-93. However, her most rewarding experiences related to social work, such as her earlier days at the Maison the Retraite in France. Somaly also met her former husband, Mr. Pierre Legros, who is also dedicated to social causes, such as victims of human trafficking. Somaly later returned to Cambodia to bring back some of her experience and ideas to her homeland. She began establishing an NGO in French called “Agir Pour les Femmes en Situation Précaire (AFESIP),” translated in English “Acting for Women in Distressing Circumstances.” She became co-founder of AFESIP and President of AFESIP Cambodia in Phnom Penh. This organization’s main cause is the rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration of girls forced into prostitution.
CNN Hero
Glamour Woman of the Year 2006
Olympic flag bearer, Torino 2006
US State Department “Heros of Anti-Trafficking” award
Award “Mimosa D’Oro”
Festival du Scoop Prize, France
Excmo Ayuntaniento de Galdar Concejalia de Servicio Sociale, Spain
Award “Principe de Asturias for International Cooperation 1998” Spain
★ ''Le silence de l'innocence'' - Somaly Mam - Editions Anne Carrière (September 21 2005) - ISBN 2-84337-336-0 (''in French'')
★ German : ''Das Schweigen der Unschuld'' - Marion Von Schröder (March 31 2006) - ISBN 3-547-71108-8
★ English : ''The Road of Lost Innocence'' - Virago Press Ltd (May 3 2007) - ISBN 1-84408-345-4
The translation rights have been sold to the following international editors
★ Holland : Pimento Publishers
★ Italy : Corbaccio
★ Japan : Bungei Shunju
★ Latin American : Destino
★ Spain (trade): Destino
★ Spain (club): Circulo de Lectores
★ Sweden : Damm
1. Toutes des Somaly
★ AFESIP - Acting for Women in Distressing Situations web site
★ Somaly Mam Foundation
★ Profile of Somaly Mam in Glamour (magazine) written by Mariane Pearl, who was in Cambodia to interview Somaly at the time of the kidnapping of Somaly's daughter.
★ AFESIP announces Somaly Mam Foundation
★ A Life in the Day - Sunday Times Magazine
★ Stolen innocence - The Standard newspaper
★ ''The road of lost innocence'' - Book summary
★ Random House to Publish Somaly Mam's memoir
★ AFESIP: Jared Greenberg and Nicholas Lumpp to Establish Somaly Mam Foundation in the US
She has three children.
In 1998 she received the prestigeous Prince of Asturias Awards for International Cooperation, in the presence of Queen Sofia of Spain.
In 2006 she was one of the eight Olympic flag bearers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Torino (Italy),
Shortly afterwards, her eldest daughter Ning, aged 14, was abducted and raped in Cambodia as retaliation for the humanitarian actions of her mother.[1]
In October 2006 she was named a ''Glamour'' WOMAN OF THE YEAR at a presentation at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Her award was presented by Mariane Pearl, the journalist, who had been present in Cambodia at the time of the kidnapping of Somaly's daughter, and who reported on the incident for an article that subsequently appeared in Glamour. (The article is linked below under "external links.")
In June of 2007 Somaly created the US based Somaly Mam Foundation which will officialy launch in September 2007.
Somaly Mam was born in the Mondulkiri province of Cambodia. Her family struggled through poverty and limited opportunities. Although she did/did not receive formal schooling, she was later trained to be a midwife after the genocidal regime. However, Somaly was sold many times by her grandfather as a slave and coerced into prostitution. She was forced to work in a brothel with many other young girls that were treated horrifically through torture, manipulation, and scare tactics. One night she watched a close friend murdered by a pimp. At this moment, Somaly realized that she trapped in a dangerous and desperate world. She made it her mission to escape and later find a way to stop this vicious cycle. Her past is a major contributing factor regarding her passion and effort to help young children and women involved with human trafficking. Because of poverty and the adversity young women face in Cambodia, Somaly Mam worked diligently to overcome the traumatic background in her life. She has very diverse experiences that helped build her work ethic and job skills. At the age of 21, Somaly became a midwife at Choup district Hospital in Cambodia. A few years later, Somaly traveled to France and began to learn its language. She became the Director of Personnel at a European Restaurant in 1992-93. However, her most rewarding experiences related to social work, such as her earlier days at the Maison the Retraite in France. Somaly also met her former husband, Mr. Pierre Legros, who is also dedicated to social causes, such as victims of human trafficking. Somaly later returned to Cambodia to bring back some of her experience and ideas to her homeland. She began establishing an NGO in French called “Agir Pour les Femmes en Situation Précaire (AFESIP),” translated in English “Acting for Women in Distressing Circumstances.” She became co-founder of AFESIP and President of AFESIP Cambodia in Phnom Penh. This organization’s main cause is the rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration of girls forced into prostitution.
| Contents |
| Awards: |
| Bibliography |
| Translations |
| Other likely upcoming translations |
| References |
| External links |
Awards:
CNN Hero
Glamour Woman of the Year 2006
Olympic flag bearer, Torino 2006
US State Department “Heros of Anti-Trafficking” award
Award “Mimosa D’Oro”
Festival du Scoop Prize, France
Excmo Ayuntaniento de Galdar Concejalia de Servicio Sociale, Spain
Award “Principe de Asturias for International Cooperation 1998” Spain
Bibliography
''Le silence de l'innocence''
★ ''Le silence de l'innocence'' - Somaly Mam - Editions Anne Carrière (September 21 2005) - ISBN 2-84337-336-0 (''in French'')
Translations
★ German : ''Das Schweigen der Unschuld'' - Marion Von Schröder (March 31 2006) - ISBN 3-547-71108-8
★ English : ''The Road of Lost Innocence'' - Virago Press Ltd (May 3 2007) - ISBN 1-84408-345-4
Other likely upcoming translations
The translation rights have been sold to the following international editors
★ Holland : Pimento Publishers
★ Italy : Corbaccio
★ Japan : Bungei Shunju
★ Latin American : Destino
★ Spain (trade): Destino
★ Spain (club): Circulo de Lectores
★ Sweden : Damm
References
1. Toutes des Somaly
External links
★ AFESIP - Acting for Women in Distressing Situations web site
★ Somaly Mam Foundation
★ Profile of Somaly Mam in Glamour (magazine) written by Mariane Pearl, who was in Cambodia to interview Somaly at the time of the kidnapping of Somaly's daughter.
★ AFESIP announces Somaly Mam Foundation
★ A Life in the Day - Sunday Times Magazine
★ Stolen innocence - The Standard newspaper
★ ''The road of lost innocence'' - Book summary
★ Random House to Publish Somaly Mam's memoir
★ AFESIP: Jared Greenberg and Nicholas Lumpp to Establish Somaly Mam Foundation in the US
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