Background
Jantraka, Sompop was born on June 24, 1957 in Surathanee Province, Thailand.
human rights organization administrator
Jantraka, Sompop was born on June 24, 1957 in Surathanee Province, Thailand.
Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations, Chiang Mai University, 1985.
In 1988, after earning his bachelor"s degree in political science from Chiang Mai University, Sompop became a researcher for the International Labor Organization, and worked with a journalist investigating trafficking in Thailand. In 1989, Sompop founded the Daughters Education Programme (DEP) to prevent vulnerable girls being forced into the sex industry by funding their education. Working with a network of volunteers in villages in northern Thailand, DEP intervenes with girls and their families before they are sold to brothel owners, providing them free vocational education so they can be self-reliant and economically independent.
In 1992, DEP became a part of a larger umbrella organization, (DEPDC).
DEPDC operates an emergency shelter for abused or abandoned children, and for girls who have left prostitution. DEPDC also offers education programs and human rights training for indigenous people and undocumented migrants.
Sompop resigned as director of DEPDC in 2007 to focus on anti-trafficking programs throughout the Greater Mekong sub-region, including Laos, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia and Yunnan Province in China. Through the, grassroots youth leaders have been brought together to provide relief and solutions to exploitation of girls among the hill tribes and minority communities of the region.
Married; 2 children.