Event: Voices for Change Graduation Ceremony

Join us for the graduation of the first class of the Somaly Mam Foundation’s Voices for Change program!

The Voices for Change program was established to train survivors of slavery to become activists for the cause. A small group of survivors was hand-picked by Somaly Mam from the centers of AFESIP Cambodia and offered positions on the Somaly Mam Foundation staff as activists in training. Their primary responsibility right now is to learn English and get caught up on basic education. They also shadow and assist Somaly Mam as she works with government officials, law enforcement officers, and conducts workshops to raise awareness.

The Voices for Change members are currently undergoing an intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) course at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. The language and cultural immersion will not only help enhance their English, but it will also provide them with a new perspective of the world. The trip has also provided the girls with public speaking experience and opportunities to practice their communications skills with the media as ambassadors for the Somaly Mam Foundation.

The ESL course at Regis University lasts for one month from July 1 to August 1 and establishes the annual language and cultural immersion course for program participants. A graduation ceremony will take place at Regis University on July 30th at 11:30am with a reception to follow. Supporters from the Denver area are invited to attend as guests. Space is limited.

RSVP to Randy Lumpp at rlumpp@regis.edu to receive further details.