Without a doubt, if somewhat belatedly, a huge congratulations goes to Somaly Mam, co-founder of the NGO Afesip, who was recently awarded the title of Women of the Year by Glamour magazine.
And England-based Andy Brouwer, who writes about prominent figures of Cambodia at Andy’s Open Door, wrote a post titlted ‘Recognition for Somaly Mam‘. One part of it reads that:
The latest news is that Somaly Mam was yesterday awarded a prestigious Woman of the Year Award by the US magazine Glamour at a ceremony in New York. The statement from Glamour reads: “Somaly Mam is an inspiration to women around the world. She overcame horrific childhood abuse and has devoted her life to rescuing other girls from similar fates. She’s bringing the issue of sexual slavery to the attention of the world, thus giving the hundreds of thousands of children who are currently enslaved in brothels a real shot at a better life.”
This weblog post was first published on Global Voices Online on Monday, November 13th, 2006.