Chab Dai’s Butterfly Research has reached it’s 10 year goal, making it one of the longest running trafficking survivor research projects in the world!
In 2010, Chab Dai launched a 10-year research project to better understand re-integration for male and female survivors of sex trafficking. This study aims to better understand the experiences of over 100 survivors of sexual exploitation and abuse who have been re-integrated back into society after rehabilitation and aftercare. The research team follows each survivor, starting from the time they are in an aftercare program and throughout their transition back to a community setting.
The purpose of the Butterfly research project is to “hear” directly from the participating survivors – about their lives, understandings and experiences – so their voices can contribute towards a greater understanding of the complexities of re-integration and NGO programs.
The research team releases 1 to 2 reports of findings each year. Our most recent reports elaborate on thematic findings around shelter experiences, male survivors, and stigma.
An Introduction to the Butterfly Research Study
Learn about the many publications of Chab Dai’s Butterfly Research team in this overview info packet. Including the methodology and goals of the study, discover how this ten-year long project was formed and evolved over the years. The inside leaflets include basic information for each publication and the some notable findings from each.
Butterfly Research Reports
Findings from our 10-year study on re/integration of trafficking survivors in Cambodia.
James Havey, Glenn Miles, Lim Vanntheary, Nhanh Chantha, Ou Sopheara, Sreang Phaly and Eliza Piano (2021) “I shared my experience and what it was like.” An Introduction to the Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project – a collaborative NGO Project Therapeutic Care Journal https://thetcj.org/in-residence-articles/i-shared-my-experience-and-what-it-was-like-an-introduction-to-the-butterfly-longitudinal-research-project-a-collaborative-ngo-project Awaiting translation into Khmer
James Havey, Glenn Miles, Lim Vantheary, Nhanh Channtha, Sreang Phaly, Ou Sopheara, Pheouk Phallen, Kang Chimey, and Wayne Hancock (2021) “The staff need to believe in those children; to give them a chance and have confidence in them”: Survivor Recommendations from the Chab Dai Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project, Cambodia Therapeutic Care Journal https://thetcj.org/in-residence-articles/6091 Awaiting translation into Khmer
Glenn Miles, Vanntheary Lim, and Channtha Nhanh (2021) Journeys of Faith for Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Cambodia. Therapeutic Care Journal https://thetcj.org/in-residence-articles/journeys-of-faith-for-survivors-of-sex-trafficking-in-cambodia-by-glenn-miles-vanntheary-lim-and-channtha-nhanh
Tutty, Leslie M. (2021) "Introduction: Dignity's Special Issue on the Chab Dai Coalition's Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project," Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 6: Iss. 4, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2021.06.04.01
Miles, Glenn M.; Havey, James; Miles, Siobhan; Piano, Eliza; Vanntheary, Lim; Channtha, Nhanh; Phaly, Sreang; and Sopheara, Ou (2021) "“I Don’t Want the Next Generation of Children to Be in Pain Like Me”: The Chab Dai Ten-Year Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project on Sex Trafficking Survivors in Cambodia," Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 6: Iss. 4, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2021.06.04.02
Davis, Jarrett D.; Havey, James; Miles, Glenn M.; Channtha, Nhanh; Phally, Sreang; and Vanntheary, Lim (2021) ""Going It Alone": Following the Male Cohort of Survivors of Sex Trafficking of the Chab Dai Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project," Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 6: Iss. 4, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2021.06.04.03
Morrison, Todd W.; Vanntheary, Lim; Channtha, Nhanh; Havey, James; and Miles, Glenn M. (2021) "“You Have to Be Strong and Struggle”: Stigmas as a Determinants of Inequality for Female Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Cambodia," Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 6: Iss. 4, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2021.06.04.04
Smith-Brake, Julia M.; Vanntheary, Lim; and Channtha, Nhanh (2021) "“Why Am I the Only One Responsible for the Whole Family?”: Expressions of Economic Filial Piety and Financial Anxiety Among Female Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Cambodia," Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 6: Iss. 4, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2021.06.04.05
Havey, James P.; Miles, Glenn M.; Vanntheary, Lim; Channtha, Nhanh; and Stoklosa, Hanni (2021) ""When They See Someone Who Is Poor, They Step on Them": The Social Determinants of Health Among Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Cambodia," Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 6: Iss. 4, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2021.06.04.06
Morrissey, John G.; Havey, James; Miles, Glenn M.; Channtha, Nhanh; and Vanntheary, Lim (2021) "“I Want Justice from People Who Did Bad Things to Children”: Experiences of Justice for Sex Trafficking Survivors," Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 6: Iss. 4, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2021.06.04.07
DoCarmo, Tania; Vanntheary, Lim; and Channtha, Nhanh (2021) "“I Don’t Know Where Else to Go”: Pathways to Re-Exploitation After Female Sex Trafficking Survivors in Cambodia Return Home," Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 6: Iss. 4, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2021.06.04.08
Cordisco Tsai, L., Lim, V., Nhanh, C., & Namy, S. (2021). “They Did Not Pay Attention or Want to Listen When We Spoke”: Women’s Experiences in a Trafficking-Specific Shelter in Cambodia. Journal of Women and Social Work.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0886109920984839
Cordisco Tsai, L., Lim, V., & Nhanh, C. (2020). Perspectives of boys on their experiences in human trafficking shelter programming in Cambodia. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. https://do.org/10.1080/10911359.2020.1845902
Cordisco Tsai, L., Lim, V., & Nhanh, C. (2020). Experiences of trafficked and sexually exploited boys transitioning from shelter programmes into the community: Findings from a longitudinal study. Children & Society, 34(5), 392-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12376
Cordisco Tsai, L., Lim, V., & Nhanh, C. (2020). “I feel like we are people who have never known each other before”: The experiences of survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation transitioning from shelters to life in the community. Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 21(1), Art. 16. https/doi.org/10.17169/fqs-21.1.3259
Cordisco Tsai, L., Lim, V., & Nhanh, C. (2020). Perspectives of survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation on their relationships with shelter staff: Findings from a longitudinal study in Cambodia. The British Journal of Social Work, 50(1), 176-194. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz128
2020: “I share everything in my heart to you”
Tenth Year Evaluation of Chab Dai Longitudinal Butterfly Research Project2020: Children of the Wood Children of the Stone
Thematic Paper (Eng)
Executive Summary (Kh)2018: Experiences in Shelter Care
Executive Summary (Eng | Kh)
Thematic Paper (Eng)
2018: Top 10 Findings (Eng)
2016: Male Survivors (Eng | Kh)
2015: Filial Piety (Thematic | Working | Kh)
2015: Stigma (Thematic | Working | Kh)
2014: Resilience (Thematic | Working | Kh)
2014: Reflection on Methodology (Eng)
2013: Progress Report (Eng)
2012: Progress Report (Eng)
2011: Progress Report (Eng)
2010: Progress Report (Eng)