{"id":15908,"date":"2026-05-29T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.de\/die-verkaufte-braut\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T13:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:43:10","slug":"die-verkaufte-braut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.de\/en\/die-verkaufte-braut\/","title":{"rendered":"The sold bride"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15908\" class=\"elementor elementor-15908 elementor-15892\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b00ed59 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b00ed59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b24a37f\" data-id=\"b24a37f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f64bbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"1f64bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-10e0edb elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t29. May 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7297ba3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7297ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8dd79a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8dd79a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Kambodscha<\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a4853a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a4853a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From poverty to easy prey<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c152a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c152a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">In its news programme \u201810 vor 10\u2019, Swiss broadcaster SRF reported on the issue of forced marriages involving young Cambodian women. Towards the end of the report, the camera pans along a gravel track that is very reminiscent of the roads around the campus area. However, this is not our road. However, the situation regarding the trafficking of women and girls is all too familiar to us. Such incidents occur time and again in our community, too. Each of these stories breaks our hearts. At the same time, they motivate us to educate children as well as possible. We hope that, over time, parents will come to realise that their daughters will be able to support them much better in their old age if they find well-paid jobs in Phnom Penh or one of the regional centres. It is a long road.\nHowever, it is important to stress that we are not blaming the parents. It is sheer desperation that drives them to such drastic measures.<\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee9853c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"ee9853c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SRF-1024x576.jpg\" 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