The Thailand government continues to take steps to meet the standards of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), relying heavily on funds from non-government agencies (NGOs) like those the Advancing Life Foundation has partnered with. Donations from ASEA associates have recently gone toward renovating and funding a one year lease for a victim rescue center as well as operational expenses for the ICAC center in Thailand.operating the Royal Thai Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Center.
This center provides experts with the tools to analyze evidence and build cases against possible perpetrators, and the Advancing Life Foundation is honored to have secured the building’s lease through 2019. ASEA executives & Advancing Life Director KimMarie Larsen personally visited the Royal Thai Police ICAC Center in March to oversee improvements.
In recent discussions with O.U.R., Thai ambassador to the US, Pisan Manawapat lauded the arrangement of an ICAC Center and what he called the “strong partnership between Thailand and the US to end child exploitation.” He believes it brings us much closer to providing a stronger “guarantee that criminals are brought to justice.”
“We are paying for a smaller ICAC center to be opened in Malaysia because they have seen the success of the Thailand ICAC. They have secured the property and are in the process of renovations and finding the appropriate people to run the center,” said KimMarie Larsen, Managing Director of the Advancing Life Foundation.
