Somaly Mam

I vaguely remember a few years ago Susan Sarandon talking ALOT about Somaly Mam, now I understand. While in Cambodia I was able to read her book – A Road of Lost Innocence. I have to say – being in Phnom Penh, experiencing the environment and reflecting on her stories – one can’t help but to become engaged. What makes her plight different from NGO’s/Religious Organizations is that she’s fighting back from experience. Check out “Stolen Innocence” out on YouTube…for some reason I can’t link up the site through this blog..but you could cut and paste this URL in your browser http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ieL2PezjE (it’s very very eye opening) Here’s Somaly site URL – somaly.org. Corruption, economy and the country’s war torn history definitely plays a role in keeping human trafficking and sexual slavery alive. But please note – this is happening EVERYWHERE around the world. Oh yeah – she was named one of TIME Magazines’ 2009 Top 100 most influential people in the world – check out the article written by Angelina (TIME’s MOST influential person) by clicking on Somaly’s image.