The author, sadly, fails to see deeper into the cause of this situation and recognize that he CAN make a huge difference.

A major root cause of this problem is that many Cambodian girls are removed from school before they complete grade 3 (if they get to go at all). As children, this makes them extremely vulnerable to all kinds of manipulation and abuse.

Later, as young women, that lack of basic education makes it impossible for them to get a job with a livable wage - enough money to care for their children - who wind up on that beach, and elsewhere.

Almost nobody is helping adult Cambodian women get the education they were denied as girls - so they can finally build a self-sufficient, decent life for themselves, and properly care for their children. Seems like the major orgs just write women off as "lost causes" when they reach 18, which is foolish and wrong.

The only group I know that is doing a good job is the Women's Library, run by the US Non-profit GETSET-GO.org, in Siem Reap Cambodia. They provide a safe, women-friendly environment where women can go and learn, and network - and turn that education into good paying TOURSIM-related jobs.

So I hope Kyle, and anyone else who is truly interested in helping these children, will check out their web site and support the Women's Library - and any other org helping to empower Cambodian women (i.e. the mothers of these children) with the education they need to eliminate this problem for good.

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