21/09/2026
75 Years of Impact: Celebrating Australian Volunteers
We were honoured to join the celebration of 75 years of the Australian Volunteers program, hosted by Ambassador Yip last week.
We were especially proud that Sokleap Ngorn, our Country Director, and Navy Sous, our Head of Finance & Operations, were personally invited to attend the reception as representatives of AusCam. Both were thrilled and deeply honoured to be invited to such a significant occasion.
For the past seven years, AusCam has been a proud partner in this program. Australian volunteers have joined us year after year, sharing their knowledge, strengthening our team’s capacity and contributing their skills to the work of protecting girls and preventing trafficking and exploitation before it begins.
Their contribution has been about so much more than sharing expertise. It has been about building relationships, deepening understanding, raising awareness and standing alongside our Cambodian team in pursuit of a shared vision.
For our Founder, Julie, the connection with Australian Volunteers goes back even further. In 1997, Julie began her own journey into international development as an Australian Volunteer in Thailand, where she was placed with the Department of Public Welfare. That experience became a defining moment, sparking a deep love for cross-cultural work and helping shape the path that would eventually lead to the founding of AusCam Freedom Project.
So, as we celebrate 75 years of Australian Volunteers, we are especially grateful for the many volunteers who have walked alongside AusCam over the years.
To every Australian volunteer who has contributed to our work — thank you. Your knowledge, generosity and willingness to share the journey have made a lasting difference to our team and to the girls we serve.
And congratulations to the Australian Volunteers program on 75 years of building skills, strengthening communities and creating lasting people-to-people connections.