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Our voice: A society free from trafficking of children and women
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Annual Report 2014
ANNUAL
REPORT
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Contents
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Date of registration:
1993
Registration no.:
413/049/050 under Article 4 of the Institutional Registration Act
of 2034
Place of registration:
Kathmandu District Administrative Office
Affiliations:
Social Welfare Council, Government of Nepal; affiliate no.1137
ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking
of Children for Sexual Purposes)
ATSEC Nepal Chapter (Action against Trafficking and Sexual
Exploitation of Children)
Headquarters:
Kathmandu
Regional headquarters: Kakarvitta, Bharatpur, and Bhairawa in the Eastern, Central and
Western development regions respectively
Infrastructure:
3 prevention homes, 09 transit homes, 2 rehabilitation
homes, and 2 hospices, 01 half way home, 03 Information and
Counselling centre around the country
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Introduction
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Annual Report 2014
ne of the most cherished words in Nepali
has to be Maiti, a married woman’s
childhood home. This is where, as a girl,
she receives unconditional love, and, where, as
a woman living in her Ghar, or husband’s home,
she returns to celebrate important festivals and to
recover after the birth of her children. Beyond
being just a word, Maiti is a concept: it represents
a place of security and comfort, a sanctuary in
a world that can be terribly cruel, especially to
women.
Vision
Maiti Nepal is just such a refuge for Nepali women
who every year find themselves trafficked, exploited
or abused or who have their rights denied. Founded
in 1993 and headquartered in Kathmandu, this
non-profit, secular organisation works to protect
vulnerable individuals, rescue victims and improve
their lives, promote child and women’s rights, and
ultimately to end trafficking altogether through four
key activity sectors: prevention, advocacy, rescue,
and rehabilitation. In its efforts, Maiti Nepal seeks
to build awareness and secure the cooperation of
school and college students, parliamentarians, law
enforcement agencies and organisations in Nepal as
well as their counterparts in India.
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A society free of the sexual and other forms of
exploitation of children and women
Mission
To combat exploitation, violence, and trafficking
of children and women through comprehensive
prevention and rehabilitation programs promoting
education, empowerment, health, and social inclusion.
Objectives
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Advocate, conduct awareness campaigns, seek
public support, and create social pressure against
trafficking of children and women
Provide counselling, support and life skills to
children and women at risk of being trafficked.
Rescue trafficked children and women from
exploitative conditions abroad and repatriate them
Provide legal services, health counselling, and
assistance to destitute women, survivors of girl
trafficking and victims of domestic violence.
Rehabilitate survivors by providing them with
education, counselling, and a safe home.
Shelter orphans and destitute children and
support their overall development.
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Overview
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Programme Activities
Prevention
Operating prevention homes, running formal and
non-formal education programmes, providing
vocational income-generating training and
micro-credit, establishing community safety
nets, promoting women’s empowerment and safe
migration, intercepting potential victims, and
scaling-up initiatives.
Advocacy
Rescue
Securing liberation or withdrawal and facilitating
repatriation.
Rehabilitation
Providing medical services and crisis counselling,
identifying families and reuniting survivors,
mainstreaming into formal education, providing life skills
and gainful employment, establishing self-help groups
and conducting rights-based training, apprehending and
filing charges against offenders, reintegrating survivors
and following up on their progress.
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Conducting mass community awareness campaigns,
orientations and trainings; training school teachers
and students, establishing students-against-humantrafficking groups, establishing information and
resource centres and community outreach programmes
conducting cross-sectoral meetings, linking and
networking with line agencies.
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Annual Statistics
Total interceptions
Migrants informed at borders
Victims rescued
Human trafficking cases initiated
Women trained at Prevention homes
Missing/Found
2,904
1,34,718
183
19
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1,533/342
MAITI NEPAL'S
PROGRAMME AREAS
Transit Home
Prevention Home
Rehabilitation Home
Hospice
Community Outreach Program
N NAANI
Safe Migration Centre
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Prevention
Prevention Homes
In an ideal world, no child or women would
ever be trafficked; in reality, the vulnerable
will still be sold. To counter this problem,
Maiti Nepal has taken several steps, as
outlined below.
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Important dates
8 March
International Women’s Day
5 September
National Anti-Trafficking Day
5
1 December
AIDS Day
Prevention Homes
Three Maiti Nepal prevention homes run four
to six month long residential trainings for up to
25 at-risk girls at a time. Their comprehensive
programme includes psychological counselling
and self-esteem-building activities; lessons in
trafficking, health care, child and women’s rights
and social issues, and training in life and incomegenerating skills such as sewing, candle making,
fabric painting, tailoring, handloom weaving and
small scale entrepreneurship development. To
motivate trainees to become social activists, the
package also teaches leadership, group formation,
communication and community mobilisation skills.
Graduates are empowered to conduct awareness
campaigns, in particular about the methods of
traffickers; stand vigil in their communities; detect
warning signs and prevent trafficking. Their
success demonstrates that vulnerable populations
are beginning to understand the magnitude and
ramifications of the problem.
Prevention homes
Shelter vulnerable girls temporarily
Equip them with life and income-generating skills
Promote awareness about human trafficking
Train girls to be social activists
Prevention home totals
Girl trained on women empowerment
Missing/Found
Rape cases registered in the court
Girls provided short term shelter
80
51/10
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Chisapani, Nuwakot (est. March 1996)
Since its inception in 1996, Prevention Home Nuwakot
has so far provided training to 664 girls/women. In 2014,
twenty-seventh group comprising of 20 (Twenty) trainees
girls completed their training.
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Settled 01 case of gender violence in favour of the
survivor.
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A 21-year-old orphan girl of Talakhu VDC,
Nuwakot, who arrived in 2002, is now a Bachelor
level student; she also completed ANM (Auxiliary
Nurse Midwife) course, and working in government
health institute; she is no longer a potential victim.
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The Prevention Home has set a high priority on retraining and mobilising previous trainees. Under
this important plan, 30 former trainees were reformed into three groups with the aim of spreading
awareness against human trafficking in their
respective areas.
03 girls (Orphan and deprived) from the districts of
Nuwakot and Sindhupalchowk were provided with
educational scholarship.
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Prevention home trainees conducted 30 awareness
raising activities in form of door-to-door
campaigns, orientation and interaction programs
in Nuwakot, Sindhupalchwok, and Kathmandu
districts reaching 833 people; more than 800
posters were pasted on walls and public places.
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Celebrated 104th International Women's Day on
8th March in Chisapani by organising cultural
program and quiz contest on human trafficking
reaching 523 people.
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Carried out an interaction and information sharing
program for 79 community people in Chisapani on
8th April.
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Held a coordination meeting in Chisapani on 3rd
September with 19 members of government and
non government agencies on addressing human
trafficking jointly.
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Organized anti trafficking rally of 730 people in
Talakhu; Chhap and Thakani, Sindhupalchowk on
4th and 5th September.
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Celebrated eight national anti-trafficking day
on 5th September by organizing quiz contest
and elocution competitions for 250 students and
members of women groups.
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Previous trainees of the prevention home
conducted awareness programs from 3rd to 6th
June and from 3rd to 5th September in Thangsing,
Chhap, Kharanitar, Kabilas, Likhu, Balkumari
and Sundaradevi in Nuwakot district; in Haibung
and Thakani of Sindhupalchowk district; and in
Lapsephedi of Kathmandu district reaching 250
people
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Prevention home conducted regular awareness
programmes in Sindhupalchowk and Nuwakot
districts and distributed more than 6,000 IEC
materials.
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Tara is now self-sustained by
running tailoring shop
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I am self
sustained. By
my earnings, I
can support my
younger brother
and elder
sister. My life is
secured now.
Maiti Nepal’s
training made
me eligible.
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e Tara Tamang
is from
Sindhupalchowk
district. I am 18 years old.
We have nine members in our
family. I have a step mother.
My mother died when I
was very small. Now I don't
remember her face. When
I was small I did not know
that my mother had died and
mother who we have right now
was our step- mother.
I knew about her through our
villager. I cried a lot when
I knew about our mother. I
don't know how my mother
died. But step- mother is
like our own mother. My
parents go to jungle to collect
firewood, timber and grass
for cattle. I have three elder
brothers and they all are
farmers but two brothers are
in foreign countries for the
work. I also have two elder
sisters and they are already
married and they are happy in
their new homes.
My father never stopped me
from going to school. He
always told me that I can study
as much as I like. I continued
my study up to grade twelve.
But my grade twelve exam
was not so nice and result was
bad. There was nothing to do
after becoming fail in grade
twelve. Maiti Nepal is near to
our house and I knew about
work of Maiti Nepal. As my
family condition is also poor I
thought that Maiti Nepal will
help me to give training in
income generating skills. After
thinking that, I went to Maiti
Nepal and told them about my
condition and my education.
After hearing my problem they
gave me a training of tailoring.
I took training for six months
and became able to sew
clothes. After getting training,
I thank Maiti Nepal for
providing me such a nice and
useful training. In our village
there is not so much tailors to
sew clothes. So I started to sew
clothes for the rural people of
my village and worked as a
social worker.
I did that work for some
months and after that Maiti
Nepal requested me to help
other girls to give training
in tailoring. I thought about
it for some time and later on
agreed to work there as and
my salary was Rs 6000 per
month. Maiti Nepal also has
done many things for me. I
want to continue my studies
and also continue my work in
coming future as well. Now,
I am self sustained. By my
earnings, I can support my
younger brother and elder
sister. My life is secured now.
Maiti Nepal’s training made
me eligible.
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Hetauda, Makwanpur (est. 1997)
Since the beginning of the prevention Home Hetauda,
Makwanpur, 730 girls and women have received basic
training on sewing, tailoring and to become social
activist.
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Twenty (20) girls belonging to 32 batch
completed their residential training whereas
twenty (20) girls belonging to 33 batch are still
undergoing training in the prevention home.
Provided short term shelter for thirty three
(33) children and women who were referred
to the prevention home by the police and local
organizations.
Rescued and repatriated four (4) girls. One (1)
girl was rescued from Kuwait, one (1) girl was
rescued from Delhi and two (2) were rescued
from Pune. Four (4) girls were rescued from a
restaurant at Birgunj.
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Fifty four (54) cases of gender violence were
reported and solved in favour of the applicants.
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Registered ten (10) cases of rape in the district
court. Four cases were decided in favour of
the survivors. One perpetuator was sentenced
for 6 months of imprisonment for marital
rape, two criminals were sentenced for five
years and one criminal was sentenced for five
years and had to pay NRS 100, 000/- as a
compensation to the survivor. Other six cases
are undergoing trial.
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Traced and reunited ten (10) out of Fifty One (51)
girls reported missing by their families.
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Provided counselling on safe migration and
different dimension of trafficking to two hundred
and fifteen (215) girls/ women at District
Administration Office.
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Reached out to 700 people of Ghyampe Dada,
Makwanpur through door-door awareness
campaign organized on 6th April 2014.
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To mark the 8th National Anti-trafficking day,
prevention home organised a door to door
program on 3rd September reaching to 800 people
of Basamadi VDC.
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Commemorated 8th Anti Human Trafficking Day
by organising a rally and a corner meeting of 300
people in Hetauda on 5th September 2014.
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Organized a candle-light program in participation
of 100 people to mark 16 Days of Activism
against Gender Violence on 25th November 2014
in Hetauda.
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Celebrated the International Migrant’s Day on
18th December by organising a rally of 250
people in Hetauda.
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Brutally tortured by
her own husband
A
Days had passed
after the incident,
but Srijana
despite such
brutality upon her
remained shut.
She was obviously
shaken up with
the incident but
she never spoke
of it with anyone.
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fter 6 years long
relationship, Srijana
Acharya decided to get
married to Suman Upadhyaya.
She was an undergraduate art
student and also worked in a
finance company. Ever since
she got married, her in-laws,
primarily her aunt in law and her
husband tormented her mentally
and physically. She suspected
that her husband had an illicit
relationship with his aunt.
Because it was a love marriage,
Srijana patiently endured all
the wrong happenings to her.
She could not complain to her
parents nor could she narrate
her ordeal to any of her friends.
She had loved this man for
six years and she knew back
then that he would be the best
fit for her. But things changed
drastically after marriage, and
the person she knew once, was
a complete stranger now.
Srijana often complained of
minor physical illness. Her aunt
in law would give her medicine
saying that it would cure her
discomfort. Soon she realized
that the aunt had been giving
her sleeping pills. One day,
after taking one such pill, she
soon fell asleep. She remembers
being woken up by her husband
who threw himself upon her
and raped her. In a while, her
husband’s younger brother
joined in and raped her again.
During the incident, her aunt in
law was in the same room.
Days had passed after the
incident, but Srijana despite
such brutality upon her
remained shut. She was
obviously shaken up with the
incident but she never spoke
of it with anyone. She decided
to go to her mother’s place but
few days after her stay there,
her husband shows up. For no
reasons, he starts beating her up
and unable to bear the ruthless
beating, she collapses.
Suman was held by the
police who were called by the
villagers. Poor Srijana was
admitted to the hospital and
was in a very bad shape. It
was one of her villagers who
told Srijana and her mother
about Maiti Nepal. Srijana
thereafter enrolled herself
in Maiti Nepal’s Prevention
Home and underwent various
trainings. In the meanwhile,
she filed a case of rape against
her husband and brother in law.
The aunt is sent behind bars
while a case is running against
the perpetrators. Srijana has
recently completed her training
in the Prevention Home.
Srijana is thankful to Maiti
Nepal for being a support to
her in such a crucial phase.
She wants to continue her
studies and sees herself being
economically independent.
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Information Desk for Promoting Safe Migration
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Women are
reported to be much
vulnerable of sexual
and economic
exploitation in
all the processes
of migration i.e.
from departure,
transportation to
the destination.
Nepali female
migrant workers
have been found
passing through
worst form of
exploitation in
foreign soil.
T
he increasing
demand for foreign
employment
supported by unemployment,
domestic violence, poverty
and a desire for better
livelihood opportunities has
drastically led to boost in
migration.
Department of Passport at
Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Passport Section, of District
Administration Office,
Bhairahawa , Rupandehi
district, Chandragadi,
Jhapa district, Dhulikhel
Kavrepalanchowk district and
Hetauda, Makwanpur district.
Women are reported to be
much vulnerable of sexual
and economic exploitation
in all the processes of
migration i.e. from departure,
transportation to the
destination. Nepali female
migrant workers have been
found passing through worst
form of exploitation in
foreign soil.
Information desks at these
places have been instrumental
in disseminating wider
knowledge on safe migration.
To address exploitation of
foreign labour migrants and
to promote safe migration
Maiti Nepal operates
“Information Desks” at
Tribhuvan International
Airport, Kathmandu;
From 1st January to 31st
December, the Information
providers at TIA (Tribhuvan
International Airport),
Passport Section at MOFA,
Kathmandu and District
Administration Office in
Bhairahawa, Hetauda,
Chandragadi and Dhulikhel
have been able to provide
information on safe migration
to 20,831 (Twenty thousand
eight hundred and thirty-one)
potential women migrants.
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"I had high
hopes for my
life, had a lot
of dreams.
It was
shattered
into pieces.
All I returned
back was
with grief and
pain”.
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The Shattered Dreams
riginally from Ilam, Maiya
of 35 years old had left
for Kuwait to earn money
and support her family. Early from
her childhood, studying was never
her cup of tea. She rather enjoyed
working with her mother in the
kitchen and involving in other
household chores.Soon after she
turned 18, she was married with a
man named Prasad. Her marriage
was arranged by her parents and
within the next three years she
became a mother of two beautiful
children, a boy and a girl. Economic
deficiency was always the biggest
hindrance to
the overall functioning of her family.
Her children were getting older and
she wanted to give them a quality
life. But with the minimalist income
of her husband, this was next to
impossible.
Getting a good education for her
children and a better opportunity
for herself, she resorted to foreign
employment for income generation
and discussed about it with her
husband. After getting a positive
signal from him, she started
procedures to migrate to Kuwait as a
foreign employee.
She believed that a better future
waited for her and her family and
it was just a matter of time before
she would enjoy a life of prosperity.
Fortunate for her, that she got a
decent job of a house maid at one of
the houses in Kuwait. Being a home
maker, administering household
tasks was something she always
mastered. As a housemaid, she was
very good at her work which majorly
revolved around cooking, cleaning,
laundering and baby-sitting.
Maiya’s salary was Rs 60 dinar
per month. The initial few months
passed sooner than she thought
and she basically loved her work.
However, the house owner, a lady,
had started showing a brusque
behavior towards her. First, Maiya
did not take her that seriously and
thought she was probably a little
strict, but once when the house lady
assaulted her physically, Maiya
realized that the she was much
different than what she expected.
She was not paid and made to work
for endless hours without proper
food or rest. This actually became
a consistent activity. The beatings
came more regularly.
After being repeatedly attacked,
Maiya resorted to the man of the
house to share her grief and to plead
with him to send her back to Nepal.
The man, conversely, took her to
prison saying that she accused his
family with baseless allegations. He
did not listen to her at all. He instead
filed groundless complaints on her
like she use to steal in the house and
beat his children mercilessly. Prison
was another hell for her. She was
robbed off her money by the fellow
mates. She was treated inhumanly
by the prison guards. She saw her
dreams being shattered into pieces.
With efforts from Nepalese Embassy,
she was luckily sent back to Nepal
but not as the same sparkling Maiya
rather as a silent and gloomy woman.
Police found her in a bad condition
at the Tribhuvan International
Airport and it was them who
brought her to Maiti Nepal. Maiya
was later reintegrated to her family
after providing her with series of
counseling and information on safe
migration.
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Enticed by her dreams
eing recorded as one of the
major sources to trafficking
of females, Rasuwa is a rural
section of the country where poverty
is vastly extensive. Sonam was
one among many other vulnerable,
illiterate and naive females living in
this district. She never attended school
or any informal learning centers
thus making her detached with the
intellect part of the world. Her major
chores included grazing the cattle and
assisting the family either in farming
or household routines.
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"I never
thought
my dreams
would lead
my life to risk.
I am happy to
be saved"
All of Sonam’s friends were getting
married except her even she was 29
years old. She had started getting
frustrated on petty things and was
too tired with the same old routine
every day. She wanted to get out
of her village into a bigger city and
taste the bliss of freedom. But with
limited recourses her family had,
leaving the village was nowhere
in charts for her. She had seen few
of her villagers who returned from
foreign employment, at present,
living a prosperous and a happy life.
She wanted a life like that.
Poverty was the major concern in
her family. She saw her neighbors
getting more affluent after one
of their family members adopted
foreign employment. Her old parents
did not have any energy or zeal to go
to a new land and earn money. The
only capable member in her family
was Sonam herself. Therefore, she
made her mind to go abroad.
Sonam learnt from one of her friends
that Kurdistan holds the opportunity
for thousands of females like her.
Through that friend, she came in
contact with an agent who would
help her with the procedures to go
there. She got consent from her
family and was head strong to chase
her dreams into an absolutely new
country. As per the requirement
for the initial procedure, Sonam
somehow managed Rs 60,000
which she handed over to her agent.
Her passports and other necessary
documents were made and she
was almost ready to be flying to
Kurdistan.
Her bags were packed and along
with other women, Sonam took
off for Tribhuvan International
Airport. But things took a different
course there. A man came to them
and told that they were to fly off
from India and not Kathmandu.
These naïve women did not
understand that they were actually
being sent illegally. They easily
handed over their passports to
the man. However, right on time,
the women were stopped at TIA
by Maiti Nepal’s team and the
police personnel after detecting
the possibility that they could be
trafficked. All the women including
Sonam were sent to Maiti Nepal
for shelter and other services.
Sonam was provided series of
counseling and other services at
Maiti Nepal and finally reintegrated
with her family. She understood
that she was cuckolded by the agent
and wishes to punish him so that he
would not get to cheat other women
like her. She has also very well
understood the procedures for safe
migration. Sonam admits that she
was blindfolded with the charm of
foreign employment. Nevertheless,
she is thankful that Maiti Nepal
opened her eyes at the right time.
She is eager to learn some income
based skills so as to do something
for herself and her family without
having to leave Nepal.
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Information and Vigilance at
Nagdhunga (est. March 2001)
On their way to various rural and urban
destinations across Nepal, almost all migrants
pass through Nagdhunga, a city 10 kilometres
southwest of Kathmandu, and the only point of
entry into and exit from the capital. Because
of its centricity, Nagdhunga is a critical place
for disseminating accurate information about
trafficking to the public. An eight-member
surveillance team was established to help the
police inspect vehicles and provide information
on safe migration to women migrants.
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Preventing 818 children and women from falling
into the clutches of traffickers.
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Informing 20, 402 and women about safe migration.
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Reuniting 28 of 234 persons reported missing with
their families.
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Checking 124,911 vehicles passing through the point.
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To mark the International Women’s Day, on 8th
March, Maiti Nepal at Nagdhunga conducted an
interaction programme at Thankot on “present
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scenario of human trafficking and migration” for
30 participants.
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Organised an orientation session on 10th July
for 40 students of Chunidevi Higher Secondary
School on human trafficking, gender violence and
safe migration at Thankot.
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As ways of raising the awareness amongst the
people, disseminated IEC materials (pamphlets
and leaflets) to the 22000 people travelling in the
buses and cars through the Information Booth.
Never realized to be vulnerable
axmi Budathoki who was born in Dolakha
district, Dadhakharka ward no 3 is a 17
years old. She has a father, mother, brother
and an elder sister. Despite living in the family,
Laxmi is not treated like its member, but more
like a servant. She had to do all the household
chores from cleaning to cooking as well as
looking after the cattle. No one, not even a single
member in her family ever assisted her. Though
she worked so hard for day and night, all she got
in return was hatred and maltreatment.
After SLC she lent Rs.500 from her friend and
came to Kathmandu. She made some earning
for herself in Kathmandu and with the money
she made, she went back to her village. Her
evil siblings took all her money not leaving
behind a single rupee for her. While her way
back to Kathmandu, her mother gave her some
expenditure for road which was snatched away by
her brother saying that he needs it more than her.
Laxmi worked in a garment factory in Gongabu
where she met a man who said is working in the
army. They started getting closer and after few
months he proposed her to get married to him.
He asked her to come to Sarlahi where both
of them can get married. Without informing
anyone, she left for Sarlahi. While she was
travelling, she was interrogated on the way by
Maiti Nepal border guards. She was intercepted
because she was a naïve young girl who was
susceptible to trafficking.
Laxmi, said “I never realized I could be
vulnerable to trafficking but now I knew the
horrors of being trafficked”
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If preventive measures fail, Maiti Nepal sometimes
manages to intercede in the throes of trafficking
or to free girls from sexual servitude and other
forms of exploitations. Rescued girls are housed in
nine transit homes, located in the border towns of
Kakarvitta, Bhairawaha, Pashupatinagar, Biratnagar,
Birgunj, Nepalgunj, Dhangadi, Mahendranagar
and Mahespur where a little vigilance can have
significant payoffs.
Transit home provides safe shelter, as well as
counselling, medical check-ups, non-formal
education classes to rescued girls, trace parents or
guardians and arrange reunions, identifies and files
criminal cases against traffickers and works with
police to intercept potential victims and apprehend
criminals.
Rescued girls have formed surveillance teams,
which have been instrumental in helping police
identify criminals and have served as a major
deterrent to trafficking. They also raise public
awareness and mobilise concerned citizens to fight
against trafficking. Requests for help to locate
missing girls, rescue girls from brothels and provide
legal advice in cases of domestic violence and
polygamy number about six or seven every week in
each transit house.
Transit home totals
Interceptions achieved
Transit homes
Migrants informed
Provide refuge and basic education and health services to victims
Victims rescued
Arrange reunion and reintegration
Missing/found
Instigate criminal proceedings
Human trafficking cases initiated
Aid police in surveillance
Rape Cases instigated
2,904
1,34,718
160
1,482/332
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Intercepted two Hundred and fifty(250) children
and women at the border, preventing them from
being trafficked
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Filed 01 cases of human trafficking in the district
court of Jhapa. Two accused are in police custody
awaiting trial.
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Provided twenty one thousand nine hundred eighty
(21,980) migrant girls and women crossing the NepalIndia border with information on safe migration.
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Filed 02 cases of rape in district police office,
Jhapa; 02 accused are apprehended and the cases
are awaiting justice from the court.
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Inspected 39,702(Thirty nine thousand seven
hundred and two) vehicles and cycle rickshaws
crossing the border, providing occupants with
information on safe migration.
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Provided short-term shelter for thirty nine (39)
children and women referred to the prevention
home, by the VDC, other organizations and the
women’s cell.
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329 children and women who availed the services
of the transit home were provided with the
Psychosocial Counselling.
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Settled seven (07) reported cases of gender violence
in favour of the survivors.
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31 were found out of 176 missing application.
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Two Hundred forty six (246) children and women
were reintegrated with their family members from
the transit home.
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Rescued and repatriated 31 girls from exploitative
situations from India; 15 girls were rescued from
Siliguri, 01 from Raiganj, 03 girls from Kharibari and
06 from New Jalpaiguri, 01 girl from Jai goan state
of West Bengal. 02 girls were rescued from Silchar,
Assam. 01 girl from Delhi, 02 girls from Mumbai.
To spread consciousness on human trafficking the
transit home organised door to door awareness
programs in ward no 10, 12 of Mechinagar
Municipality on 10th January and 11th February, in
Nakalbandha on 15th July, 28 October, 24 November
in Madanbasti on 6th August and in Jyamirgadi on
20th December reaching 415 people.
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On 6th January organised an interaction program in
Bahundangi on women violence reaching 120 people.
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On 10th January and 11th February transit home
organised door to door awareness programs in
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On 19th June organised a program in Kakarvitta
for 25 students on educating school students on
importance of education and distributed bicycles
to 6 girl students.
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To make people more cautious on human
trafficking organised a rally and awareness
program for 400 people of Kakarvitta, Bahundangi
and Nakalbanda on 29th September, 2nd and 21st
October during the time of Dashain when their
focus is more on celebrating this festival.
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From 24th to 27th November collected more than
3000 signatures in Kakarvitta to campaign against
women violence.
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Held an interaction program with 48 people in
Bahundagi on 25 April to gauge effectiveness of
Maiti's awareness programs held in Bahundagi.
On 2nd December organised an interaction
program in Sunmai School, Santinagar on women
violence reaching 200 people.
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Organised an inter school essay writing competition
in Kakarvitta for 28 students on “student’s role in
preventing human trafficking” on 7th May.
Jointly celebrated activism against gender violence
in Birtamode on 10 December with an interaction
program reaching 500 people.
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More than 7000 IEC materials were disseminated
throughout the Jhapa district.
Conducted an awareness campaign in Bahundangi
on 7th February reaching 500 people.
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On 26th February and 23rd April organised
coordination meeting with Kanchagunja Rescue
Centre, India on increasing the co-ordination for
effective rescue of children and women from India.
Similarly, on 14th January held similar meeting
with Impulse NGO network, Shillong India.
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Organised a cross border workshop entitled "Role
of police in apprehending traffickers" on 8 March.
100 people participated in this event. Kanchanjunga
Rescue Centre; Child Welfare Committee West
Bengal; and police officials were main participants.
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ward no 10, 12 of Mechinagar Municipality on
human trafficking reaching 200 people.
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Intercepted 259 children and women at the border,
preventing them from being trafficked.
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22 were found out of 162 girls reported missing
with their families.
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Filed 04 cases of human trafficking in district court
of Rupandehi. 05 traffickers are in police custody
and the cases are awaiting justice from the court.
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Filed 05 cases of rape in district court of Rupandehi.
05 accused are in the police custody and the cases
are awaiting justice from the court.
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580 girls and women who came to the District
Administration Office to apply for passports were
provided information on safe migration.
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Settled all 31 cases of violence in favour of the
applicants.
Conducted advocacy programs undertaking rallies,
door to door programs, street plays from 22- 25
January, 30 June and 24 November in Butuwal,
Sukumbasi tole, Kapilbastu, Labani, Dohali,
Pakadi, Shantichowk and Bagaha VDC reaching
4200 people.
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Inspected 8,198 vehicles and rickshaw crossing the
border, providing occupants with information on
safe migration.
Organised orientation program for 45 women on
human trafficking and its effect in Karahiya on 16
July.
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Conducted orientation and interaction programs
for 241 women on safe migration and human
trafficking in 4, 5 and 6 wards of Padsari VDC
on 28 January, 20, 21 February and in Basantapur
VDC on 1 August and 2 September.
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Undertook a sensitisation and conscientiousness
session for 45 transport workers on "the role of
17,078 children and women crossing the NepalIndia border were provided information on safe
migration, persuading some to return home because
of the perceived risk.
Rescued and repatriated 26 children and women
from Mumbai, Pune, Gorakhpur and Delhi, of
India. 04 girls were rescued from Mumbai and
14 boys from Pune, state of Maharastra were
repatriated; 08 girls were repatriated from Rohini,
Delhi;
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307 children and women availed the services of
the Transit Home were provided with Psychosocial
Counselling.
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Provided short term shelter to 48 children and
women referred by women’s cell of police and
other organisations.
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6 February.
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To involve the community against human
trafficking organised two sessions of community
participation on safeguarding women's rights on
25 February reaching 70 youths and women.
Celebrated 104th International Women’s Day
by organizing week-long programs. Orientation
programs on significance and importance of
Women’s Day was organized in ward 6, 7 of Padsari
VDC and Madhuleya on 3th, 4th and 5th March.
Rallies, door to door programs and IEC materials
were distributed on 2nd, 6th and 7th March in
Madhuleya, Marchawar and Manmateriya VDC
reaching 661 people. On 8th and 9th March
interaction programs and rallies were held in
Siddhartha Municipality and Majhagawa VDC for
73 people.
Mass education programs focusing on youth and
women to prevent human trafficking were held in
border areas- Pokharbhendi, Tikuligarh, Pajarkatti
Maryadapur, Madhubaliya and Madbaliya on 1st
April, 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th Sep and in 18th November
reaching 320 people.
On 16th April, 11th July and 16th July in-depth
orientation sessions on safe migration and human
trafficking were held in Butuwal Municipality,
Suryapura, and Gangoliya VDC reaching 284
people.
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of human trafficking and gender violence,
organized elocution and essay reciting
competition on 27th August for 208 students of
6 different schools.
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Organised a rally on 05 September with 250
participants at Pokharbindi VDC to celebrate eight
National Anti-Human Trafficking Day.
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Showed the tele- documentary "Chhori" to more
than 1000 people in Belehiya, Sidharthnagar
Municipality on 6 October.
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Organised three days training from 26 -28 Nov
to social studies teachers on role of education to
prevent trafficking.
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Celebrated International day of elimination
of violence against women on 10 December
in Sidharthnagar Municipality Bhairahawa,
Chilhiya, Karahiya, Madhuleya, Padsari VDC
with a rally of 4,500 people, white ribbon
campaign and through broadcasting awareness
messages on Lumbini FM from10 to 25 December
reaching 100,000 people.
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Celebrated Children’s Day on 14 September by
organising a speech competition on child rights in
Sidharthnagar Municipality reaching 138 students.
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Officials from the Transit home and border police
jointly have patrolled open border of Madhuahawa,
Chanauli and Kalidaha VDC’s after it was reported
that traffickers have started using these areas.
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Organised a seminar in Bhairawa on 21 June for
30 police personnel to sensitise them on the role of
police in controlling human trafficking.
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Organised three days training from 26th to 28th
Dec to 30 police officials on their roles at NepalIndia border to combat human trafficking.
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On 1 July and 27 June, under the chairmanship of
Chief District Officer, the transit home organised
co-ordination meeting of 36 participants belonging
to anti trafficking network.
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To commemorate the 27th AIDS day the transit
home organised a rally of 359 people in Sainamaina
Municipality
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More than 15000 IEC materials were disseminated
throughout the Rupandehi district.
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To sensitize the students on various aspects
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Intercepted one hundred and thirty nine (139)
children and women at the border, preventing them
from getting trafficked.
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Provided information on safe migration to Nineteen
Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Two (19, 952)
children and women crossing the Nepal-India border.
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Registered Three (03) cases of human trafficking in
the district court. Three (03) accused are in police
custody, awaiting trial.
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Rescued and repatriated Fifty Five (55) children
and women from India. 46 boys were rescued from
Muzaffarpur, Bihar; 01 girl was rescued from Delhi;
01 woman was rescued from Guwahati, Assam; 01
girl was rescued from Mumbai, Maharastra; and 06
girls were rescued from Aadhpur.
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Traced and reunited Eighteen (18) out of Eighty
Eight(88) girls reported missing by their families.
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Settled thirteen (13) cases of gender violence in
favour of the survivors.
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Inspected five thousand, one hundred and
nineteen(5,119) vehicles crossing the border, providing
occupants with information on safe migration.
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Provided short term shelter for forty eight (48)
children and women referred to the transit home
by the VDCs, other organizations and the women's
cell of police.
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On 4th March and 24th December, orientation
program on human trafficking and safe migration
was organised for 85 armed police officials in
Kalaiya, Bara.
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To commemorate 104th International Women’s
Day, the transit Home organised a rally of 450
people on 8th March in Birgunj followed by a
debate competition on women empowerment in
Trijuda Higher Secondary School.
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One day training was organised for 45 border
police, armed police and immigration officials on
21st May on strengthening vigilance and prevention
of human trafficking at Nepal-India borders.
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Transit Home organised door-to-door program
in Birgunj ward No 9 reaching out to almost 100
households and provided information on human
trafficking to 350 local people.
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On 4th September, an orientation programme on
new dimension of trafficking was organised for 85
students of Tara Chand Lower Secondary School.
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Celebrated 8th National Anti Human Trafficking
day on 5 September with a rally of 400 people in
Birgunj.
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Celebrated 16 days of activism against gender
violence in Birgunj on 25 November by organising
a rally of 250 people.
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Intercepted 188 girls/women at the border,
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Provided 1,158 migrant girls and women crossing
the Nepal-India border with information on safe
migration.
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Reunited 8 of the 59 girls/women reported missing,
with their families.
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Rescued and repatriated three (03) children and
women from India and Bangladesh. 2 girls were
rescued from New Delhi of India; 01 woman was
rescued from Barisal, Dhaka of Bangladesh.
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Resolved all 4 cases of domestic violence reported.
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Filed 08 cases of rape in the District Police Office,
Morang; 06 accused are apprehended and the two
are still at large.
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Inspected 5,308 vehicles crossing the border,
providing occupants with information on safe
migration.
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Organized awareness campaign on 4-5 February
reaching 900 people of Sundarpur and Indrapur
VDCs of Morang districts.
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To mark 104th International Women’s Day on 8th
March organised a rally of 300 people in Biratnagar.
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To sensitize the community on human trafficking,
conducted a workshop for 25 people of Sundarpur
and Indrapur VDCs on 13th April 2014.
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An interaction programme was held in Biratnagar
on 6th April 2014 with 12 police personnel
to discuss the changing dimension of human
trafficking and our roles to minimize it
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To sensitize the students on various aspects of
human trafficking and gender violence, organized
essay writing competition on 9th May for 28
students of 7 different schools.
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Organised a sensitisation workshop on human
trafficking and gender violence for 60 students of
two schools of Biratnagar on 10th June 2014.
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On 11th June, a sensitisation programme
was organised for 30 armed police personnel
in Biratnagar. They were provided specific
instructions on their roles at Nepal-India border to
combat human trafficking.
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Celebrated 8th National Anti-trafficking day on 5th
September in Biratnagar by organising a door-door
programme on human trafficking reaching 400
households and with a rally of 600 people.
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To mark 16 days of activism against Gender
Violence, transit home organised a signature
campaign on 25th November at Jogbani, the
bordering area between Nepal and India. 120
people agreed and endorsed the campaign.
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Sapana was saved from entering
into the Lion’s den
T
“I commit to be
much careful in
future as well as
assure to inform
my friends and
villagers about
the issues of
trafficking. I am
thankful that I
have been saved
from entering
into a Lion’s
Den”
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hese days a lot of
drug addicts are
seen captivating
innocent girls in the name
of employment opportunity
and later selling them off to
India. Since they incessantly
require money for the use of
drugs, trafficking of females
has become an easier resort
to them. This is also a new
trend that has been broadly
observed. This case study is
the example of such trend of
trafficking.
Sapana Pariyar was
travelling in a rickshaw with
three boys. She was told
that she was being taken to
Itahari. 18 years old Sapana,
originally from Dhading had
no clue that the rickshaw was
in fact proceeding towards
Jogbani and Itahari was in
a totally reverse direction.
At the border area, this
rickshaw which carried
Sapana was halted by Border
Surveillance
Monitors of Maiti Nepal.
On interrogation, it did not
take the monitors long to
identify that Sapana was a
potential victim of trafficking
or possibly other kind
of exploitation. She was
immediately sent to the transit
home for further query and
clarification.
The three boys travelling
with her were sent to the
police station for their wrong
intention towards guiltless
Sapana. One of them was
found to be under the influence
of drugs, while the other was
an escaped convict of theft.
Sapana was brought to
the transit home and her
guardian back in Dhading
was informed about her. Not
only she was counseled on
the hazards of trafficking and
unsafe migration but was also
suggested to continue her
studies. She is an innocent
young female who needs a
proper supervision. After a few
days of her stay in the Home,
she was reunited with her
parents.
This particular incident has
helped Sapana learn a big
lesson and Sapana says “I
commit to be much careful
in future as well as assure
to inform my friends and
villagers about the issues of
trafficking. I am thankful that I
have been saved from entering
into a Lion’s Den”
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Intercepted 447 (Four hundred forty seven)
children and women at the border, preventing them
from being trafficked.
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469 (Four hundred sixty nine) children and women
were reintegrated with their families.
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390 (Three hundred ninety) girls and women
realized that their journey to India was risky and
they themselves returned back home directly from
the border.
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Rescued and repatriated twenty six (26) children
and women from India, Syria and Kuwait. 03 boys
from Ananda Vihar, 01 girl from Loni Road, 01
girl from Raghubir Nagar, 01 girl from Rohini,
Delhi were rescued; 01 girl from Kotanagar, Kota,
Rajasthan; 03 women from Kotkhai, Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh; 01 girl from Rodu, Himachal
Pradesh; 01 girl from Patoli, Jammu; 01 girl
from Gandhipur, Gujarat; 02 girls from Nanpara,
Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh; 05 boys from Kutchery
road, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh; 01 girl from
Khamanchowk karma, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh;
01 boy from Khamchanchowk, Kanpur, Uttar
Pradesh; 02 women from Kuwait and 02 women
from Habobi Dhamaskas, Damascus, Syria were
rescued.
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Inspected 3,769 (Three thousand Seven hundred
and sixty nine) vehicles and rickshaws crossing the
safe migration.
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14,257 (Fourteen thousand two hundred and fifty
seven) migrants were provided information on safe
migration at Nepal-India border.
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Reunited Thirty three (33) out of two hundred and
sixty two (262) girls reported missing with their
families.
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Settled 23 out of 27 reported cases of gender
violence in favour of survivors.
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Transit Home filed 06 (six) cases of Human
Trafficking in the District Court of Banke. 04
accused are in police custody awaiting trial and 03
accused are absconding.
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02 (Two) cases of rape were filed; 02 accused are in
police custody awaiting justice.
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Celebrated 104th International Women’s Day by
organizing week long programs: organised a rally
of 350 people in Nepalgunj 8 March, showcased
a street drama on 9 March in Manikapur VDC
reaching 340 people, conducted orientation
program on 10 March in Bankatawa VDC and on
11 March in Rajhena VDC reaching 92 people.
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Transit home conducted three days of residential
training for 45 youths on combating human
trafficking from 12-14 May.
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In order to develop a strong cross border coordination and networking between Nepal, and
India organised a cross border workshop in
Nepalgunj from 22-23 May, participated by 88
people.
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Organised an interaction program of anti trafficking
district committee on 6 June 2014 to plan activities
that will reduce cases of human trafficking in
Banke district.
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On 10, 16, 19, 20, 29 June, 30 July, 13 August,
30 October orientation programs on anti human
trafficking initiatives were conducted in Odharapur,
Kachanapur, Mahadhevpuri, Bageshowri Rajhena
and Baijapur VDC for 270 youths.
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Celebrated International Youth Day on 11-12
August in Bankatuwa VDC and Nepalgunj by
organising interaction programs on “Youth, foreign
employment and human trafficking” reaching 75
people.
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On the occasion of Teej, (a Hindu festival) transit
home organized a song and dance program on 26
August in Chisapani for 230 people and organized a
Radio program on 27 August in Kohalpur reaching
9,000 people with human trafficking as its theme.
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8th National Anti-trafficking day. Awareness
messages were delivered through banners and
IEC Materials reaching 8,000 people; orientation
programs were organised on 3 and 4 September
in Rajhena and Chisapani VDC for 62 people;
showcased a street drama in Kohalpur on 6 Sep
reaching 650 people and organised a rally of 600
people in Nepalgunj on 5 September.
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Celebrated Children’s Day on 14 September by
organising a rally of 850 people in Nepalgunj.
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Celebrated Universal Children's Day on 20
November with a rally of 500 people in Nepalgunj.
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violence by organizing week long programs;
awareness massages were delivered via banners,
posters, pamphlets reaching 5,000 people;
organised a candle lighting ceremony for 150
people on 25 November and a rally of 500 people
in Nepalgunj on 10 December .
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Transit home conducted three days of residential
training for 26 students on combating human
trafficking from 26-28 December.
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Transit home conducted an interaction program
with 36 Judges and Lawyers to identify ways
to strengthen laws on human trafficking on 29
December.
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To enlighten journalists about the work done by
the transit home in 2014, a press conference was
organised for 32 journalists on 31st December
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More than 18,000 IEC materials on domestic
violence, unsafe migration and human trafficking
were disseminated to the locals throughout the
district.
A week-long activity were organised to celebrate
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Intercepted 456 girls at the border, preventing them
from being trafficked.
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Provided 846 girls/women crossing the NepalIndia border with information on safe migration.
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Reunited 14 of the 33 girls reported missing, with
their families.
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Rescued and repatriated 1 woman exposed to abuse
and exploitation from Sikkim of India.
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01 case of Human Trafficking had been filed in the
district court of Ilam and justice prevailed for the
victim.
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Resolved all 25 cases of domestic violence
reported.
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Inspected 19,359 vehicles crossing the border,
providing occupants with information on safe
migration.
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organising an interaction programme on women’s
rights and a rally of 140 people at Pashupatinagar
on 8th March.
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To empower the members of community safetynet belonging to Shantipur, Panchakanya and
Laxmipur VDCs of Ilam district, 5 days training
on mushroom farming was organized from 31st
March to 4th April at Shantipur VDC.
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Conducted cross border workshops entitled
“Collaborative approach to minimize human
trafficking” on 25th April and 5th May. 126 people
from India and Nepal participated in this event and
developed linkages and networks to fight this crime
jointly at Pashupatinagar.
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Transit Home organised 5 days Training of Trainers
(ToT) to 14 women community safety-net members
of Gorkhe, Sakehjung, Jogmai, Shantipur, Fikkal,
Kanyam, Pashupatinagar VDCs of Ilam district
from 22- 26 May 2014 in Pashupatinagar.
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Organised a three days training at Pashupatinagar
from 20-22 July on safe migration for 42 girls and
women belonging to 5 VDCs of Ilam district.
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Conducted an interaction program in Pashupatinagar
on 20th August with 20 police personnel and
political leaders to discuss strengthening the border
monitoring to prevent human trafficking.
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To impart knowledge to women in computer skills,
transit home provided three months computer training
to 40 girls/women of Fikkal, Kanyam, Samalbung,
Panchakanya and Barbote VDC’s of Ilam district in
four groups from 1st January – 30th December 2014.
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Celebrated 8th National Anti-trafficking day by
organizing a workshop for 80 people on human
trafficking at Fikkal VDC on 4th September.
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To mark 16 days of activism against Gender
Violence” collected 1200 signatures by organising
a signature campaign in Pashupatinagar and
Ilam municipality from 25th November to 10th
December.
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Conducted series of awareness and orientation
programs to sensitise people on human trafficking
and issues concerning children and women.
Case Study
F
ifteen year old Manita
Tamang Born to a
peasant’s family from
a rural area of Paanchthar,
Manita was studying in class 9
when she was carried away by
the glittering world of social
networking, facebook. It had
only been some months since
Manita started using facebook
as a means of entertainment.
It was during a village fair that
Manita got in touch with Suman
Rawat from Jhapa district of
Nepal and Devshankar Dewan
from Mirik of India. They
became friends and exchanged
their phone numbers and then
got connected in facebook.
Thereafter, Manita introduced
her three school friends to the
group. They started talking to
each other frequently. Nearly
after a month, the boys invited
the girls for a visit to Darjeeling
in India.
Manita along with three of
her friends started off their
journey telling their parents
that they are visiting their
friend’s place in Ilam.
Venue
Pashupatinagar VDC
Fikkal VDC
Gorkhe VDC
Jogmai VDC
Gorkhe VDC
Jogmai VDC
Date
18th March 2014
20th March 2014
11th March 2014
14th March 2014
13th March 2014
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Participants
25 Police and custom officials
27 Police and custom officials
50 community people
50 community people
70 students of classes 9 & 10
85 students of classes 9 & 10
Nearly trafficked through
Social networking site.
They left their home on 30th
March and reached Ilam where
the boys were waiting for their
arrival. As soon as they got
down from the bus in Ilam,
the boys paid off their bus
fare and reserved a taxi until
Pashupatinagar.
While the girls were
handed over to their
parents the next
day after providing
information on human
trafficking, the boys
were handed over to
the police who were
released after proper
interrogation and
information.
After some hours they
reached Pashupatinagar. At
border in Pashupatinagar,
the Border Surveillance
Staffs of Maiti Nepal was
on their duty checking the
vehicles passing through.
The team noticed a group
of young boys and girls
heading towards the border
and suspected the case. On
interrogation with the boys
and girls separately, the
team found their answers
unmatched. Sooner, the
team found out that the
boys had told the girls to lie
about their whereabouts and
escape from the border. On
contacting the parents of the
girls, they requested Maiti
Nepal to intercept them.
While the girls were handed
over to their parents the
next day after providing
information on human
trafficking, the boys were
handed over to the police
who were released after
proper interrogation and
information.
After receiving information,
the girls realized being
vulnerable to trafficking or
other forms of exploitation and
then thanked Maiti Nepal for
saving their lives. They knew
the risk of trafficking through
social networking.
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Prevented 96 children and women from getting
trafficked by intercepting them at the border.
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Filed 01 case of rape in the district court of
Kailali.
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Reintegrated 76 girls/women with their families;
some of them were transferred to Maiti’s
rehabilitation homes at Kathmandu and Sunsari to
train them on income generating.
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On 12th January an orientation program on human
trafficking was organised for 14 students of
students of Shree Janakalyan Higher Secondary
School, Jugeda.
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52 girls/women realized that their journey to India
was risky and they themselves returned home
directly from the border.
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On 13th January organized a meeting of 20
districts anti trafficking agencies in Dhangadhi to
discuss effective border inspection.
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Provided 2,652 children and women crossing
migration.
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organizing a strong rally of 465 persons in Traffic
Chowk on 8th March.
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Settled 23 of the 27 reported cases of gender
violence in favour of applicants.
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Rescued 05 girls from India; 03 girls from New
Delhi 02 girls from Janta Bazaar Chhapra district
of Bihar.
Celebrated 8th national anti-trafficking day on 5th
September by organizing a rally of 620 people in
Dhangadhi.
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Found 107 of 138 girls who were reported missing
and reunited them with their families.
From 30-31st October conducted orientation
sessions for 30 youths and students from Phulbari,
Hasuliya and Urma VDCs.
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Inspected 1,485 vehicles/rickshaws crossing the
safe migration.
violence in Dhangadi on 25 November with a
rally of 440 persons.
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116 members of Exertion Committee to Combat
Trafficking in Person (ECTTIP) have been
carrying out programs addressing children and
women.
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Filed 02 cases of human trafficking; one accused
is in police custody awaiting trial.
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Aired 44 episodes of FM programs through
Dinesh FM 93.8 Megahertz and Paschim today
FM 88.8 Megahertz Dhangadhi, Kailali making
more than 160,000 people aware of human
trafficking and safe foreign employment.
To enlighten journalists on work done by
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irmala is 18 years
old. She is from Doti
Beltar. Nirmala was
happy with her family of eight
members. She studied up to
grade eight and left school
after that. Her father’s name
is Dal Bahadur and Mother’s
name is Shanti.
After leaving her school, she
started to help her families in
farm. Her work was to collect
timber for cattle and to collect
firewood. She was happy with
her friends and family.
One day she got a call from
unknown number. It was a boy
that called her. After that he
started to call her day by day
and she also started to talk to
him. At first she told that she
does not know him and she
does not talk with unknown
person but when he started to
call her day by day she also
started to like him and she
talked with him.
One day the boy told her that
he is in love with her and he
cannot live without her. He
also lured her saying that
he will take her to India and
he will not give any kind of
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programs in Kailali district and distributed more
than 8,500 IEC materials throughout the district.
Even a single bluff call made Nirmala
near to getting trafficked; Maiti Nepal
saved her from that situation
trouble to her. As she had
already started to like him
she hurriedly accepted his
proposal.
On 2071 Bhadra 28 he told
her that they are going to visit
Atariya and he called her
Maiti Nepal and
police did not trust
her and they bought
her to ask some
questions in the
office. After giving
her counseling she
told what what the
truth was and she
also told them that
the boy is with her.
there. She came there happily
and she did not inform her
parents. After visiting Atariya
he told her that they are also
going to visit India.
They were going to India
from Gaurifanta Border. In
Gaurifanta Border he told
her that he will go first in
Rickshaw to cross border.
He went first and taught
her to say that she is going
to India to buy things for
herself. While she was
crossing border Maiti Nepal
staff stopped her and asked
her where she was going.
Hearing their question she
told as what was taught to
her.
Maiti Nepal and police did
not trust her and they bought
her to ask some questions in
the office. After giving her
counseling she told what what
the truth was and she also told
them that the boy is with her.
After getting counseling about
girls trafficking she decided to
fight against girls trafficking
and she went home with her
father Dal Bahadur Sharki.
Now she is in her maternal
home and she is continuing
her study and she is also
fighting for the right of women
and against girls trafficking
by taking part in awareness
program.
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Rescued and repatriated 05 girls from India. 02
girls were rescued from Dehradun Uttarakhand;
02 girls from Banglore, Karnataka and 01 from
Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
A 14 year old girl was rescued from exploitative
situations from Bhimdatta, Kanchanpur.
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Inspected 689 vehicles/rickshaws crossing the
safe migration.
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Reunited 11 of the 227 children and women
reported missing with their families.
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Resolved 45 of the 49 cases of gender violence in
favour of the survivor.
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Initiated court proceedings against 02 cases of
human trafficking of a 21 year old girl from
Baitadi and another 14 years old girl from
Kanchanpur, one accused in the police custody
and both the cases are under trial.
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On 5th, 8th January and 12th February orientation
program on human trafficking were organised for
115 students of International Public Secondary
School, Mahendranagar.
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Celebrated 104th International Women’s day on
8 March with a motorbike rally of 250 people
and human rally of 500 people in Mahendranagar
bazaar.
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With the objective of alerting people on human
trafficking, a strong rally of 3,100 people was
organised in Mahendranagar bazaar on 8th May.
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On 10th July, 15th July and 6th August organised
orientation programs on human trafficking for 132
students of Milestone Public School, International
Public School and Yas Public School.
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Organized an interaction program on prevention
of human trafficking on 3 September for 49
participants belonging to women’s group,
Community Female Health Volunteers and child
club from Daiji VDC. Interaction program were
also held on 8 and 9 December in Chandani and
Punarbas VDCs for 67 local agencies on their role
in preventing human trafficking.
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violence in Mahendranagar on 25 November with
a rally of 300 people.
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Conducted sensitisation program for 25 transport
workers on anti human trafficking initiatives in
Mahendranagar on 4th December.
Organized an interaction program in
Mahendranagar on 19th December for 40 police
officials on joint efforts in preventing cross border
trafficking.
Organized media interaction on 27th December
with 25 media personnel to share annual
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progresses of Transit home Kanchanpur.
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Broadcasted a radio program from Nagarik
FM 96.2 Mega Hertz on the occasion of eighth
national anti-trafficking day reaching 20,000.
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programmes in Kanchanpur District and
distributed more than 6,000 IEC materials
throughout the district.
Girl from Mid-Western saved in
Far-Western region from getting
trafficked
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She tolerated
their misbehavior
for many years
but one day they
beat her so badly
that she became
unable to tolerate
and she left home.
and ran away from
there.
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ita Nepali, who was going
to India to earn money for
her family is from Surkhet
district. Though very small
( only 12 years old) she is still
looking after home. she decided
to earn money for her family. It
was not possible for her to earn
money from Nepal as she was
small and uneducated.
Her father died when she was in
grade three. She and her family
were happy when her father
was alive. After the death of her
father there was no one to earn
money. Source of income was
not there. She was living with
her mother but they were so
poor that there was no food for
them from morning and evening.
Seeing that condition she left her
home, and came to Kanchanpur
for housemaid work. She started
to work there from morning to
evening in her small age. It was
the age of learning new things,
playing with friends but in her
luck that was not there. Her
house owner name was Sambhu
Nepali and she worked there
for four years. Her owner was
nice to her but his children used
to give her physical and mental
torture. They used to beat her.
She tolerated their misbehavior
for many years but one day
they beat her so badly that she
became unable to tolerate and
she left home. and ran away
from there. She thought that
in India she will get better job
than this. So she decided to go
to India for work. On her way
there, Maiti Nepal caught her
and brought her to Maiti Nepal.
When asked where she was
going she told us that she is
going to earn money for her
mother. Maiti Nepal gave her
counseling about girls trafficking
and other incidents.
She was not ready to live in
Maiti Nepal so Maiti Nepal
Kanchanpur called her mother
to take her but mother unable to
walk Maiti Nepal’s staff sent her
with Oma Nepali. Sita’s family
members were very thankful to
Maiti Nepal.
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Informed 1852 girls /women on safe migration
procedures.
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Organized an interaction program on human
trafficking on 7 March for 300 people,
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Traced and reunited 12 girls with their families
out of the 20 reported missing cases.
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preventing them from being trafficked and
reuniting with their families.
To mark 103rd International Women's Day on 8th
March organized district level interaction program
by conducting an awareness song competition in
presence of 300 people.
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Celebrated Maiti Nepal’s anniversary on 7th April
through distribution of IEC materials.
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More than 1900 IEC materials disseminated by
the transit home
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Inspected 1,303 cycle rickshaws/vehicles crossing
the border, providing occupants with information
on safe migration.
Celebrated Anti- Trafficking day on 5 September
by organising a student orientation program for
113 students.
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Liping, Sindhupalchowk
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60 girls/women realized that their journey to Khasa
was risky and they themselves returned back home
directly from the border.
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41 girls and women were reintegrated with
their families; 9 girls were transferred to Maiti's
rehabilitation home in Kathmandu for further
counselling and training.
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02 girls were liberated from sexual and labour slavery
from Khasa, China.
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1,262 migrants were provided information on safe
migration and safe employment at Nepal-China
border.
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65 girls/women were provided information on safety
precautions before crossing Nepal-China border to
Khasa from Daskilo, which is a secret outlet to Khasa
from Tatopani. 6 girls at risk of getting trafficked
were intercepted from Das Kilo.
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Reunited 02 of the 03 children and women reported
missing with their families.
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Filed a case of rape of 14 years old girl, the accused
is absconding.
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Settled 16 cases of the 17 reported cases of gender
violence in favour of survivors.
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Organized a discussion program on “Prevention
of human trafficking” for 17 community people
on 28th January at Tatopani-9, Bokchen, more
discussion and documentary showing programs
were undertaken in Gaati on 18th May and 29th
July reaching 58 people.
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On 15th Feb, 17th June and 6th Sep, door-to-door
programs were organised in Marming, Phulpingkatti
and Chaukidada. The door-to-door program reached
out to almost 89 households and provided information
to 566 people.
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Provided information to 41 students and teachers
from Marming Lower Secondary School on human
trafficking and its consequences on 25th February.
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Celebrated 104th International Women’s day on 8th
March by organising an orientation program for 66
people on women's rights in Phulpingkatti- 7 and
with an interaction program for 95 people on women
rights and gender violence in Phulpingkatti-6.
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Organized an interaction program on human
trafficking for 28 women on 27th April in Gaati-3,
Sigarche.
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On 28th May, 9th July, 16th October and 12th
December orientation sessions on human trafficking
were organised in Shree Thaapi Narayan School,
Phulpingkatti, Daskilo, Palati and Shree Bhimsen
Lower Secondary School, Marming reaching 157
people.
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Celebrated eighth national anti trafficking day on
5th September by organising a rally of 162 people in
Tatopani-3, Liping.
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for 70 students of Thapi Narayan Lower Secondary
School, Phulpingkatti on 13th November.
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abita is 24 years old
from Sarlahi district who
studied upto grade 2. She
has one elder brother, two elder
sisters and three younger sisters
as siblings. She went to Dubai
and worked there as waiter for
two months. Her salary was
Nepali Rs50000 per month.
Work was difficult and it was
not good that good so she left
that job and came back to Nepal
(She did not mention why that
work was not good for her).
When she was small she studied
up to grade two and left to
study due to bad company. She
used to study in Shree Ishwari
Primary School which is in
Swayambhu in Kathmandu. Her
friends told her that education
is not so important in life so she
left to go to school as she was
small and was unable to know
what's wrong and what's right.
After leaving her school she
started to roam here and there
with friends for some years.
When she became little big
she started to help her parents
in household work. She was
spending her time by helping
her parents.
One day when she was going
to visit a place (she does not
know the name) she met one
boy and they started to talk.
After some months they felt in
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11 news/articles regarding human trafficking and
Nepali girl’s unsafe labour migration to Khasa.
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More than 9,000 IEC materials were disseminated
throughout the district.
Maiti Nepal saved Babita from
getting trafficked
love and got married. She was
happy with him for some years
and she gave birth to the baby
boy name Dipesh who is five
years old now.
She does not know why but
her husband started to bring
other girls in his room and he
started to ignore her. He also
started to beat her. Looking at
his activities she was irritated
with him and she left him.
She also bought her son to her
maternal home. In maternal
home there was nothing to
do so she started to work in
Dohori Sajh as a waiter. She
worked there for one and half
year and was continuing her
work. Her salary was Rs 4000
per month.
During the working time she
met one girl who was customer
of that hotel whose name was
Sanju Karki. She used to come
there for some time. One day
she while she was serving food
for her at that time she called
her and asked her if she was
interested to go Khasa with her.
From that day she started to
talk with Babita daily. She told
her that she will provide job in
Khasa like what she is doing
here in Nepal. She also lured
her saying that salary is Rs
18000 per month and work is
very easy.
Hearing this she Babita told
her that she will go with her as
soon as possible as she was not
happy in Nepal with that work.
After that she talked with her
parents and they also agreed to
send her. One day Sanju called
her and told her that she can go
with the owner of Khasa and she
will come later on. Hearing her
Babita did not said anything to
her and she became ready to go
with that owner. They reached
to the Nepal-China border and
there her owner told her that
she will first as there were staff
of Maiti Nepal and police for
check. After that her owner went
and she also took her luggage
and bags.
After that Babita went to stamp
(immigration) in border and that
time Maiti Nepal and police
interrogated her. She said all the
truth without lying anything to
them. Hearing her police and
Maiti Nepal gave her counseling
about girls trafficking and sent
her to Maiti Nepal Gaushala
Kathmandu for her protection.
Now she is in Maiti Nepal. She
is happy as she was intercepted
at the right time. After getting
counseling she thinks that she
could have been sold to brothel.
While she stayed in Maiti Nepal
she was provided legal services,
psychosocial counseling and
health services.
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Information and counselling centre
Thori, Parsa
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Prevented 48 children and women from getting
trafficked by intercepting them at the border.
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Found 02 of 16 girls who were reported missing
and reunited them with their families.
for 143 students of Rastriya Lower Secondary
School Thori and Nepal Rastriya Higher Secondary
School, Nirmalbasti on 4th May and 3rd Sep.
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Conducted door-to-door campaign reaching 264
people on 2nd September and 7th November at
Ayodhyaapuri and Badarjhula.
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On the occasion of eighth national anti trafficking
day, organised a rally of 73 people in Thori NepalIndia border on 5th September.
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Solved all 15 cases of gender violence in favour of
the survivors.
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Rescued 02 fourteen years old girls from Jamuniya,
Paschim Champaran, in Bihar, India.
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Organized a door-to-door campaign at Ayodhyapuri
VDC of Chitwan reaching 200 people.
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Celebrated 104th International Women’s day on
8th March by organising a workshop on preventing
cross border trafficking from Thori involving 121
representatives of various organisations.
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Conducted orientation session on human trafficking
and child rights for 75 students of Rastriya Lower
Secondary School Nirmalbasti on 5th December.
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More than 3,219 IEC materials disseminated by the
transit home.
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Conducted orientation session on human trafficking
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Mana Maya learnt on how to
behave well with family members
M
an Maya,18 was the youngest
among four daughters of her
family. When all her sisters got
married she was alone in her home. She
started to help her parents in the morning
and evening and during the day she used to
go school.
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She has one friend in her school. His name
was Bipin B.Ka. He was with her since
her childhood. Bipin was staying in his
sister's home for the education. When they
reached ninth grade they both fell in love.
They stopped to go school after that. They
used to bunk school go to other places
where they can spend a quality time with
eachother.
One day she and Bipin planned to
get married. After that they went to a
temple nearby and got married there
without taking permission from their
family. After the marriage, they phoned
their parents and told everything to
them.
When her parents knew that she got
married with that boy they went to his
home and brought her back home. But
she did not stay there for long. She came
to Kathmandu to live with her relatives.
When she was in Kathmandu she heard
that her husband is in New Delhi India.
While she was going to India to meet her
husband, 2069/9/23 Thori border police
caught her.
She got counseling from Maiti Nepal
and she went home to continue her
education. She knew that she was doing
wrong. She wants to thank counselor
from Maiti Nepal for giving her new
life. She wants to apologize to her
family for all the trouble she put them
through.
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Hari Maya is well informed about safe
migration
I
am Hari Maya Pariyar a 15 years old. I belong to
a village in Nawalparasi district, Gaidakot. My
family condition is very poor. We don't have enough
land to cultivate food. We have to work in others’ farm
from early morning till late night. My parents have six
daughters and it is very difficult for my them to provide
education for all.
I studied up to grade five but after that my parents were
not able to continue my education so left my studies
after that. I started to help my parents in their work.
Since I was the eldest daughter of my family, it was my
duty to look after my sisters.
A villager named Rohit used to work in India, Keradun
from many years. One day he came back to village to
meet his family and relatives. When my father knew
that Rohit is in village he went to meet him. Rohit told
my father that since he had so many daughters he can
send a few to India to work for a friend of his. He also
said that his friend is looking for a girl to get married.
My father agreed to this. When my father agreed to
send me with him he came to talk with me. He told
me that in India there is one boy and he wants to get
married with Nepali girl who is like me. He also told
me that his friend is very nice with him and he is
working with him from many years. Hearing him I
became very happy and excited to go India. He also
lured me saying many things.
After few days they were going to India. Before going,
Rohit told her that he will call his friend in a Temple
in India. He also told my father that he does not need
to pay any amount for the marriage. Hearing him my
father became very happy and sent me with him.
We were going to India along with my father on
2070/11/14 through Parsa. We stayed in Parsa village
for two nights. During that time village social worker
asked us where we were going. My father told them
everything what was true.
After hearing my father,they told us about girl trafficking
and its new forms. At first my father did not believe it but
later he thought that Rohit could be a trafficker.
Village social worker also sent police with us thinking that
Rohit might give us some trouble on the way to home.
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Rescued girls and women find
it difficult to adjust to ordinary
life: they are emotionally and
even physically scarred from
their experience; they lack
the self-esteem, education
and skills they need to live
independently, and are often
rejected by society. To ease
their reintegration into the
community, Maiti Nepal runs
two rehabilitation homes, one
in Kathmandu and one in
Itahari, Sunsari District
Rehabilitation and crisis homes
A sanctuary for the victimised
Provides physical and psychological care
Teaches the skills needed for independent living
Initiates criminal proceedings
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ey activities of the Rehabilitation and Crisis
Home is to provide shelter; arrange for
non-formal as well as formal education;
impart vocational, income generating and life
skills; facilitate medical check-ups and treatment;
conduct counselling and psychotherapy sessions;
file cases against accused criminals; identify parents
and encourage the residents to set up their own
enterprises and become self-reliant. Rehabilitation
home also provides jobs to residents.
Residents of the home form a heterogeneous mix.
They include abandoned/lost children, survivors
of domestic violence and rape, street children and
trafficked children and women. The Rehabilitation
and Crisis Home is first and foremost a safe home
to those who are in immediate need, and those
who have been physically and/or psychologically
scarred. This Home has been able to support the
physical, psychological, and educational needs
of its members and continues to provide safe
temporary shelter during their stay.
As of December 2014, 304 children and women
were in the Rehabilitation Home and received
direct benefits from Maiti Nepal. Shelter 01 (Girls
section) had 73 girls/women, and Shelter 02
housed 231 children respectively. Adolescent girls
reside in Shelter 01, and the younger children live
in Shelter 02.
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From January – December 2014, there were 245 new
arrivals. 228 were girls/women and 17 were children.
Out of 228 girls/ women
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06
are working as housekeeping and service
staff at the Kathmandu Guest House,
Kathmandu
03
are working as housekeeping staff at Park
Village Resort, Kathmandu
04
are working at Bakery department of Bakes
and Cafe, Kathmandu
07
are working as care takers in the baby room
of the Children’s Protection Centre
04
are working as office helpers at Maiti
Nepal, Kathmandu
04
are working as clinic helpers at Maiti
Nepal, Kathmandu
05
are working as kitchen helpers at Maiti
Nepal, Kathmandu
03
are working as gardeners at Maiti Nepal,
Kathmandu
02
23
were trafficked and rescued from various
destinations
41
were destitute women and survivors of
gender violence
118
were intercepted girls and women
04
were raped or sexually abused
42
were rescued from exploitative conditions
from restaurants
In 23 cases of trafficking
19
were rescued from various trafficked
destinations in India namely, Pune, Meerut,
Mumbai, New Delhi, Assam and Kolkata.
03
were rescued from Gulf countries namely:
Kuwait, Oman.
01
was rescued from Bangladesh.
Of the above
17
were re-integrated with their families.
03
are working as canteen helpers at Maiti
Nepal, Kathmandu
have been provided job at Maiti Nepal's
head office in Kathmandu.
01
03
are working as school helpers at Teresa
Academy, run by Maiti Nepal, Kathmandu
is in Maiti's rehabilitation home in
Kathmandu.
02
06
are working as waitress at Baisali
hotel, Hotel Pacific and Aryal Hotel in
Kathmandu
have been shifted to the Child Protection
Centre as they wanted to receive formal
education.
02
are working at Himalaya Climate at
Tailoring Department, Kathmandu
03
are working as beautician at Nil David
Beauty Salon, Kathmandu.
16
are attending classes on income generating
skills, sewing, knitting and life skills in
Maiti rehabilitation home, Kathmandu,
05
are attending Maiti Nepal’s workshop
wherein women learn income generating
skills like bead making.
In 118 cases of interception
112
were re-integrated with their families
01
has been shifted to the child protection
centre as she wanted to receive formal
education.
01
is working at Himalayan Beans, Cafe,
Kathmandu
02
are working at Bakes and Cakes Cafe,
Kathmandu.
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are in Maiti's rehabilitation centre, Kathmandu
undergoing income generation training
In 41 cases of domestic violence and destitution
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As of December 2014, 231 children received direct
benefits from Maiti Nepal in form of shelter, medical
assistance, education, food and clothing. They developed
toward a brighter future in the following ways:
183
Children are attending schools
36
04
are attending colleges
02
are in Maiti's rehabilitation home in Kathmandu
undergoing income generation training
07
Children are infants
01
is working at Bakes and Cakes Cafe,
Kathmandu.
05
Children were re-integrated with their families
04
02
are in Maiti Nepal's clinic undergoing
treatment.
Children are with their mothers and are
residing in the Women’s Rehabilitation Home
01
Child is in a hostel for blind children
01
is studying bachelors of nursing in India
03
are doing MBBS at Lumbini Medical College,
Palpa
are attending higher secondary level schools.
In 04 cases of rape
02
23
01
is working at Maiti Nepal head office as a
kitchen helper.
From January - December 2014, 17 children were
rescued and provided shelter.
01
was shifted to the Child Protection Centre as
they wanted to receive formal education.
In 42 cases of restaurant workers
33
03
are in Maiti's rehabilitation home undergoing
training
05
have been shifted to the child protection centre
as they wanted to receive formal education.
01
is in Maiti Nepal's clinic undergoing
treatment.
Out of 17 children
06
Children were re-integrated with their family
members.
11
Children are in the Child Protection Centre,
Kathmandu, Nepal and attending formal
education.
Of those 11 children in Child Protection Centre
Statistical data of trafficking survivors
Name of City and Country from
where girls were rescued
Delhi, India
Mumbai, Maharastra, India
Pune, India
Nagaland, India
Assam, India
Oman
Kuwait
Bangladesh
Total
Number of Trafficked Girls
Rescued
11
05
01
01
01
01
02
01
23
06
Children are attending Teresa Academy a
school established by Maiti Nepal
04
Children are infants and residing at baby room
of the child protection centre.
01
child was adopted by a Nepali family
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Itahari, Sunsari (est. 2002)
Established in March 2002, the Itahari Rehabilitation
Home has so far served 341 girls and women. Its
non-formal education programme is particularly
effective in teaching residents reading, writing and
arithmetic as well as addressing gender issues,
including gender violence, child and women’s rights, leadership, health, birth
registration, safe motherhood, early marriage, and HIV/AIDS. Different trainings
and income generating skills are provided to each batch of trainees which
encompasses six months training in tailoring; embroidery (boutique items).
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Reunited 10 of 38 persons reported missing, with
their families.
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Resolved one case of gender violence in favour of
the survivor.
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Provided six-month empowerment training in
sustainable livelihoods in tailoring, needlework
and boutique work to 29 girls in the 17th and 18th
batch of trainees.
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With the objective to sensitize the armed police on
human trafficking and gender violence, orientation
session were conducted for 334 officials on 7th,
20th April; 10th June, 25th, 31st July at Pakali
Armed Police Camp, Sunsari and Salakpur Armed
Police Camp, Morang.
To sensitize the people on safe migration, gender
violence and human trafficking the Home
organized awareness campaign in form of rally and
street drama at Hasposa VDC and Pakali VDC on
5th February reaching 300 community people.
On 7th March organised a mass rally of 400 people in
Inharuwa on the eve of International Women’s Day.
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Conducted orientation sessions on human
trafficking and the health hazards associated with
it to 83 students of B.P. Koriala Hospital of Dharan
on 28th May, 21st and 24th December.
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Celebrated 8th National Anti Human trafficking
day by organizing week long programs: On 3rd
September organised an orientation program for
64 students of Mahindra School, Shantinagar; on
4th September, organized an awareness campaign
reaching out to 300 people in Shantinagar tole of
Itahari and on 5th September organised a mass
rally of 650 people in Itahari.
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To mark “16 days of activism against Gender
Violence” organized an interaction program on
gender violence and human trafficking for 150
people on 26th November in Itahari.
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Celebrated “International Human Rights Day”
on 10th December with a rally of 600 people and
with an interaction programme for 65 people at
Itahari.
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bandoned by her parents at an
early age of 4 years, Sanju had
to live in her paternal uncle’s and
aunty’s house in Taplejung. She has very
faint memories of Taplejung, her birth
place. She was ill-treated by her uncle
and aunt. At a very small age, she had to
work in her uncle’s restaurant as a helper.
One day, a woman named Laxmi Khadka
happened to visit their restaurant and upon
seeing Sanju working hard she decided to
help her with her education. She then took
Sanju to Butwal where she was provided
she got close to a girl named Nirmala
Tamang who asked her to go for a visit
to Pokhara along with her boyfriend
named Dipesh. Upon her proposal, she
asked Laxmi for her approval to go with
Nirmala but Laxmi gave her strict denial.
Sanju was frustrated with this decision
and so she quietly moved away from
there without informing Laxmi. She took
some money along with her and reached
Itahari where they had planned for their
meeting. Sanju had started off from home
with the intension to visit Pokhara but
out of a sudden Nirmala changed her
plans and instead of going to Pokhara
they made their plans to first visit India
and then continue for Pokhara.
Three of them then started for their journey
to Kakarvitta where they planned to rest
for some days before going to India. As
Sanju did not have her purse, she had left
her money with Nirmala. After three days,
Nirmala and her boyfriend went missing
from there. Sanju still waited for them at
the hotel for a day and then having known
nobody in the place, Sanju sought help of
the local people who then directed her to
Maiti Nepal in Kakarbhitta.
Empowered Sanju at work: providing
information at the border
safe home and education. Sanju was very
happy as she got the opportunity to study
and a place to live in peace. Sanju studied
upto class seven in Butwal. Thereafter
Sanju was taken to Kathmandu as Laxmi
got married and had to shift to Kathmandu.
Laxmi and her husband Rajan did not have
any children. Sanju continued her studies
in Kathmandu. Their life was running
smoothly but suddenly after a year, Laxmi
Khadka’s husband died out of some illness.
During her schools days in class ten
The staffs of Maiti Nepal,
Kakarbhitta then sent her off to
Itahari for undergoing training in the
Rehabilitation Home where she received
comprehensive support and training for
6 months. After the training, Sanju was
capacitated and empowered and then
she decided to work for Maiti Nepal
to help the other girls/women acquire
knowledge on human trafficking which
she was unknown about during her
school days. Sanju is presently working
as a Border Surveillance Staff at Maiti
Nepal’s Transit Home at Pashupatinagar
of Ilam district.
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Half-way Home
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Half-way Home (Est. October 2009)
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Maiti Nepal established a Half-way Home in October 2009 with the objective
to provide a safe shelter home to the girls (below the age of 18) withdrawn
from these sectors and then rehabilitate, provide an alternative livelihood
to bring them to a mainstream society.
T
he small hotels, restaurant sector, massage
parlours in Nepal have emerged as a visible
intermediary supply site in the context of
internal as well as cross-border trafficking of
girls and young women. The last 5-6 years have
seen an unprecedented number of women and
girls entering employment as workers in dance,
cabin restaurants and massage parlours in Nepal.
This has in somehow helped in the economic
independence of the girls/women but on a larger
part put a threat to the life of the girls/women
making them vulnerable to different forms of
abuse/exploitation and moreover hampering their
social development.
As a matter of fact, Maiti Nepal established a Halfway Home in October 2009 with the objective to
provide a safe shelter home to the girls (below the
age of 18) withdrawn from these sectors and then
rehabilitate, provide an alternative livelihood to
bring them to a mainstream society.
Since its establishment, the home has provided
shelter to 132 (one hundred thirty two) girls and
women. In 2014 (50) girls received the services of
the Half way home. Currently 13 girls are staying
at the home and 37 girls are re-integrated with
their families. Among 13 girls 09 girls are studying
at Teresa Academy, a formal school run by Maiti
Nepal. 01 girl is undergoing parlour training in
Kathmandu, 01 girl is being trained at bead making
workshop run by Maiti Nepal and 01 girl is working
in Maiti's bead workshop.
The girls also undertake active roles in raising
awareness against human trafficking by performing
street dramas during the awareness campaigns. To
enhance their capabilities, the girls also learn to
play musical instruments, take classes on English
language, painting and dancing.
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The Unexpected
P
“I never
expected my
life would take
a different
turn and
would change
drastically.
I was into
hell and I am
thankful I have
been saved. I
love studying
and reading so I
am happy I can
continue my
schooling.”
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itiable Nita was living
with her sister-in Law in
Balaju. She was studying
in grade eight in Machapokhari,
Kathmandu. During this time
she came into contact with a
woman called Anita Lama who
used to work as a dancer in a
dance bar in Kathmandu. After
a few days, she was taken to the
bar and got her introduced to her
co-worker Arjun Tamang. She
was enticed by the charm of the
night entertainment industry; she
ultimately dropped her studies
and started working as a dancer
in the dance bar.
One day Anita forced her to leave
her home and asked her to live
with her. Sometime later she was
shifted to another dance bar where
she was forced to have sexual
relation with the guest. Nita was
also forced to go out with the
guests and spend night with them.
She used to entertain atleast 3 to
4 guests in a day. She was given
Rs. 6000 as salary but all her
extra earned money was taken by
her friends. She was also forced
to drink while she was with
the guest. Slowly, she became
habituated to alcohol and also got
into drugs later on. Her friends
taught her to take drugs and extort
money from the guests.
She used to get frustrated with
her life when she did not get
money to buy drugs for herself.
The people started abusing her
relentlessly. During this time she
got in contact with a man called
Suresh who in turn got introduced
her to a woman called Ranjana
who had just returned back from
Dubai. Ranjana promised her
to get a job at Dubai if she had
sexual relation with a 70 year old
man. She was reluctant to do as
she said but thinking of getting
a better opportunity in Dubai,
she entertained the man. She
was forced to entertain this man
everyday which made her sick and
tired. Whenever she would ask the
lady about her job in Dubai she
was told that they are getting her
documents ready. Months passed
by but nothing changed.
Nita contacted Suresh again and
asked to get a better job for her.
Suresh then offered her a good
opportunity of working in a
dance bar at Dhangadi where she
would be paid handsomely. Nita
accepted his offer instantly.
They left for Dhangadi from
Kathmandu and as they were
passing by Thankot, they were
stopped by Maiti Nepal’s Border
Surveillance Staff and Police at
Thankot who interrogated her as
she was suspected to be vulnerable
to trafficking. She discontinued
her journey and was sent to Maiti
Nepal’s Head Office wherefrom
she was provided counseling and
enrolled into Half-way Home.
At present Nita has filed a case
against Suresh and continue to
live at Half-way Home. As per
her interest she has been enrolled
into Teresa Academy in class 3.
Nita says “I never expected my
life would take a different turn
and would change drastically. I
was into hell and I am thankful I
have been saved. I love studying
and reading so I am happy I can
continue my schooling.”
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Legal Aid and Medical Services
As part of its rehabilitation efforts, Maiti Nepal provides survivors of trafficking and other
forms of abuse and exploitation with legal and medical services. By providing legal aid
at its central office in Kathmandu, Maiti Nepal helps to ensure that justice is done in the
cases of children and women who have had their rights violated and helps to promote
a sense of proper re compensation. For its part, the provision of medical services is a
recognition that good health is a requisite for a good life and that child and women
victims are often denied their right to preventive primary health care measures. Maiti
Nepal’s clinic and two hospices to remedy this need and Initiative Hope lend a muchneeded helpful hand to persons living with HIV/AIDS.
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Ms. Anuradha Koirala convincing service seekers
T
hrough its legal aid section in its central
office in Kathmandu, Maiti Nepal provides
legal support to survivors of trafficking,
handles referrals and deals with the several daily
requests for help in cases ranging from missing
girls, rescue from brothels, incidents of domestic
violence, guardianship, child sexual harassment,
abuse and exploitation, trafficking, rape, polygamy
and kinship. The legal Aid section is a regular
establishment of Maiti Nepal currently reinforced
with the project “ Enhancing legal services to
mitigate cases of human trafficking and gender
violence” in collaboration with Free A Girl. On
average, it handles eight to ten cases of domestic
violence and two to three cases of missing children
and girls every day.
Survivors of trafficking and rape are assisted in
registering FIR and pleading their cases in court.
Maiti Nepal extends its support until the district
court reaches a decision and, if the decision
is unsatisfactory, an appeal is filed with the
concerned appellate court and Supreme Court
In 2014, 3619 people were provided
with the legal support. Out of these
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27 human trafficking cases were filed in the
different district courts throughout the country.
All the cases are awaiting justice from the
learned courts.
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853 cases of domestic violence were reported,
498 cases were resolved out of court and
other cases were referred to national women
commission, police’s women cell, Nepal Bar
Association and other related organizations.
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1547 cases of missing girls, women and boys
were reported, of which 872 were located and
reunited with their families.
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25 cases of rape were filed in different district
courts and are awaiting final decision.
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1167 individuals sought legal counsel.
through the government attorney’s general office.
Not all cases go to court, however, as Maiti Nepal
lawyers pursue informal and alternative methods
of dispute resolution like counselling, mediation
and negotiation prior to litigation in domestic
violence cases.
On a client's first visit, his or her complaint,
personal data and the type of assistance sought
are recorded. Whether or not he or she needs
supplementary support, including shelter,
medicine or food, is also assessed. After
registering the complaint, the opposite party is
notified by phone and invited to Maiti Nepal's
office to discuss the problem and dispute
settlements by alternative means (the ADR
Legal Aid
Process) are initiated. Negotiations are carried
on over several sessions and only when all
attempts at mediation have failed, a case is filed,
if the client wishes it and as a last recourse for
justice. Such mediation avoids court costs and
delays and often leads to an amicable settlement.
When mediation fails in most criminal
matters, including rape, brutal violence and
trafficking, litigation is the only way to ensure a
constitutional remedy. In such cases, Maiti Nepal
files cases with the police and the concerned
court.
Through its legal aid section in its central office in
Kathmandu, Maiti Nepal provides legal support to
survivors of trafficking, handles referrals and deals
with the several daily requests for help in cases
ranging from missing girls, rescue from brothels,
gulf countries incidents of domestic violence,
Sonja Jeevan Kendra (est. 2002)
The Sonja Jeevan Kendra (clinic) was established
in 2001 to provide medical services to the
children, girls and women who reside at the
Kathmandu rehabilitation home Kathmandu.
It's services include providing general health
checks and medical screening medical, nursing
and psychological care moral support and basic
emergency treatment; prescribing and dispensing
medicine; monitoring anti recto viral treatment,
taking patients taking patient for out -patients
services, complex investigation, survey and
major medical emergencies. It has the capacity
basic laboratory tests, including determining
total and differential blood counts erythrocyte
sedimentation rate, haemoglobin level blood
group, VDRL HIV status, and hepatitis B
infection as well as carrying out routine
microscopic examinations of urine and stool and
the Monteux test.
The clinic has 38 beds and is supervised by a
full-time medical doctor who is supported by one
staff nurse, one health assistant, two community
medical auxiliaries, one laboratory assistant and
five clinic helpers.
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guardianship, child sexual harassment, abuse
and exploitation, trafficking, rape, polygamy and
kinship. On average, it handles eight to ten cases
of domestic violence and two to three cases of
missing children and girls every day.
Survivors of trafficking are assisted in registering
FIR and pleading their cases in court. Maiti Nepal
extends its support until the district court reaches
a decision and, if the decision is unsatisfactory,
an appeal is filed with the concerned appellate
court and Supreme Court through the government
attorney’s general office. Not all cases go to court,
however, as Maiti Nepal lawyers pursue informal
and alternative methods of dispute resolution like
counselling, mediation and negotiation prior to
litigation in domestic violence cases.
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On 25th January and 23rd October polio
drop was administered to children below the
age of 5 years residing at Sonja Bal Griha.
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On 21st April vitamin A was distributed to
32 children residing in Sonja Bal Griha.
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On 22nd May Tuberculosis screening camp
was organized for the residents.
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In October CD4 count was done to 54
PLWHA.
In 2014, it served 1047 check-ups as inpatients
of the residents as well as new clients. It also
provided the following services to the general
public and residents.
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Sattighatta hospice and primary
health care centre (est. 1999)
In April 1999, Maiti Nepal established a hospice
on 8.15 acres of land in Sattighatta, Jyamirgadi
VDC, Jhapa District, five Kilometres south of
Kakarvitta to shelter survivors of trafficking who
suffer from various illnesses, including hepatitis,
tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. Its residents were
moved to Gokarna, Kathmandu district when Maiti
Nepal’s Sonja Kill Memorial Hospice was opened
in January 2006 and the Sattighatta residents now
houses survivors of gender violence suffering from
psychiatric disorders.
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Hospice
There are 19 residents, including one baby girl.
The hospice provides the residents with their basic
needs including shelter, food, and medical care and
provides companionship and affection. To promote
long term healing residents are encouraged to
participate in vegetable farming, fish breeding and
animal husbandry.
Sattighatta Hospice provides primary health care to
the local residents of Sattighatta where free medical
services including general check-ups, providing
medicines and conduct awareness campaigns on
health and hygiene.
In 2012, 509 locals, 213 children, 192 Women and
104 men received health services.
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Sonja Kill Memorial Hospice,
Gokarna (Established in January 2006)
This hospice was specially designed to introduce
serenity and dignity into the lives of survivors
of trafficking and gender violence who are in
poor health and to provide them with holistic
care. It meets their basic needs, including shelter,
meals, clothing and medical care, and offers
them companionship and affection so they can
live out the rest of their lives in dignity and
serenity. Residents who moved from Sattighatta
can still enjoy beautiful open grounds of almost
3690 square metres, but they also benefit from an
upgrade in the quality of care they receive because
of the proximity of the hospice to the excellent
emergency hospital care and skilled medical
Hospice
professionals in Kathmandu. The hospice’s
modern amenities include 24-hour medical care, a
balanced diet, and anti-retroviral treatment which
includes testing viral load and CD4 cells regularly.
The hospice currently houses 35; 22 children
and 13 women, but has the potential to expand.
Residents not only receive medical treatment but
also participate in vocational handicraft classes
like making bead necklaces and bracelets. The
residents themselves grow seasonal vegetables
for their own consumption. Yoga classes,
meditation and birthday celebrations are regular
activities, as are deciding upon the daily menu
and going on trips.
Initiative Hope
With the help from the INGO'S and organizations
which help and support Maiti Nepal, Initiative
Hope was launched in the month of September
2003. Initiative Hope is a Campaign to provide
anti-retroviral treatment (ART) monitoring to all
HIV/AIDS-infected people cared by Maiti Nepal
under the management of outstanding medical
team.
Initiative Hope is a Campaign to provide antiretroviral treatment (ART) monitor skin and HIV/
AIDS-infected people cared by Maiti Nepal under
the care of excellent medical team.
Of the total 79 PLWHA(People Living with HIV/
AIDS),44 are receiving ART, out of which 23 are
adult female and 02 adult male and 11 female child
and 8 male child. Since 2008 Maiti Nepal has been
receiving antiretroviral drugs from the Government
of Nepal. The CD4 counts in them prove that the
treatment of effective in reducing the mortality rate,
though not curable. In 2014, 54 children and women
underwent CD4 count
Information Management
Maiti Nepal set up an information and resource
centre (IRC) in 2002 to collect, disseminate, process
and store information related to women, children,
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HIV/AIDS and human trafficking as well as to
provide the general public with information about
these issues as requested by e-mail, fax, or post. The
centre issues a computerized text database system,
CDS/ISIS, developed by UNESCO. The IRC'S other
regular activities include publishing newsletter,
keeping up to date with news from branch offices,
organizing awareness programs and maintaining its
file of newspaper clippings related to children and
women, which dates to 1998.
At the end of December 2014, IRC had more
than 2600 books, documents, reports, training
modules, newsletters, journals and papers related to
trafficking, gender and HIV/AIDS and had begun
to establish an audio and video library. In 2014,
1020 people from different sectors made use of the
facilities. Other highlights of 2014 are listed below:
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Conducted 21 interaction programs with social
workers, medical institutes, teachers, students and
representatives from various organizations, foreign
delegates
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Issued 6 press releases
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Conducted 6 awareness campaigns in Nuwakot,
Kavre, Dhading, Surkhet and Dang Districts.
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Teresa Academy, Kathmandu (Est. 1998)
To provide the formal education and
all-round development of orphans,
under-privileged children and children
at high risk of being trafficked, the
founder of Maiti Nepal Mrs. Anuradha
Koirala established Teresa Academy
in April 1998. Since then the academy
is committed to providing a positive
childhood in an intellectually stimulating
learning environment through varied
activities.
The year 2014 is the sixteenth academic
year of Teresa Academy. Currently there
are 421 students studying in various
classes, 145 children are the children
from Maiti Nepal’s Sonja girls child protection center, 29 are from the boys child protection
center, 12 students are from the missionaries of charity, 83 are from Bal Basera (an organization
for conflict victim children) 16 children are former street children and 136 students are day
scholars. Out of which 58 children are provided with uniforms and stationeries from the school.
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Since last 16 years school has been able to
graduate seventh SLC batch with 100% result.
Many of the students have been able to secured
distinction and have kept the integrity of the
school. The former alumni of Teresa Academy
are working successfully in schools, banks,
hospitals and in private companies. Recently
graduates are pursuing their higher education in
the field of Medicine, Accountancy and Arts.
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Students are frequently taken out for educational
and excursion tours to broaden their knowledge
on different historical places, botanical and
zoological gardens.
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School has a great inclination in basketball and
has four teams of basketball. The girl's team
has a record of holding valley top team for two
consecutive years.
School organises various extracurricular
activities such as art and craft, elocutions, debate,
music and dance classes to enhance the learning
capability
p
y of children.
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School has proved to be a right place to bring
the positive changes in children's life as it has
help to divert their mind from trauma they all
have been through.
Sponsorship Program
As per the census report of 2010, 43% of the
population of Nepal is children under 18 years of
age. Out of these children approximately 300 of
them aged between new born to 18 years resides
in Maiti Child Protection Centre. Although it is a
small number in terms of the total population, what
makes the children at Maiti Nepal special is that they
are survivors. Each one of the Maiti's Children has
dreams bigger than life and has strong determination
of achieving them, because they have gone through
challenges that we cannot imagine of.
The sponsorship project of Maiti Nepal is a small
approach to the sponsor to fund a child until the
child becomes self sufficient or finishes their
higher secondary education. With help from
sponsorship of a child to acquire the basic rights
like proper food, safe shelter, quality education
and access to medical care.
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Scholarship Program
(Hope for Children)
The scholarship program is designed to provide
financial support to orphaned and vulnerable
youth who have successfully completed
grade 12, to assist them to undertake tertiary
education programs at suitable institutions in
Nepal and India. Thereby helping to empower
and encourage them to break their cycle of
vulnerability and poverty and ultimately make
useful contributions to the social and economic
development of their local communities.
into its program to educate young people who
cannot complete their higher education and drop
out due to specific reasons through vocational
training/education. Year 2014 has given a ray of
hope to those who cannot study and financially
neglected.
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Till now 26 students got an opportunity to pursue
undergraduate academic programs, like MBBS,
Hotel Management, information technology,
Business Administration, Chartered Accountancy
and engineering form different institutions.
Recently the first batch or cohort 1 which
comprises of 8 students successfully completed
their education.
Scholarship program has initiated a new module
Hamro Sawal: Hamro Sahabhagita
“Our concern, our Participation”
From July 2013, Maiti Nepal and UNICEF Nepal
have jointly implemented a new project entitled
“Hamro Sawal, Hamro Sahabhagita”. This project
addresses the key issues of adolescents and intends
to mobilize them as change agents in the society,
thereby transforming the lives of thousands of
adolescents as change makers utilizing the immense
energy and potentialities they have.
Adolescent girls reached by the program will have
comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge; parents,
guardians and community members will participate
in social events to address harmful social practices;
and issues of children and adolescents will be
addressed by the government through new policies
or improved enforcement efforts
In 2014 Maiti Nepal’s trainers and 24 adolescents
peer leaders were trained on Dance4life, Goal
and HIV Risk Reduction, Social and financial
packages; sessions on Dance4life, Goal, HIV Risk
Reduction were held; meetings, interactions and
orientations were held with community line agencies
at Chisapani, Nuwakot district; joint advocacy
initiative on "Changing Dimensions of Human
Trafficking and Regional efforts" was organised
in Kathmandu; adolescents carried out social
actions on harmful practice and facilitators on MSC
monitoring and Evaluation Techniques were trained.
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Rights and Democracy for
One Million Girls
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very child possesses rights and the state
should be responsible to make those rights
accessible to every child. The project,
“Rights and Democracy for One Million Girls”
helps children from every corner to come together
in a common platform and get equipped about
what rights they possess and how they can make
use of their rights in every sphere of their lives.
Launched in year 2012, this project is implemented
a part of the World’s Children Prize program
promoting girl’s rights, focusing on the child sex
trade. Currently, this project is implemented in
the districts of Kathmandu, Ilam, Jhapa, Morang,
Parsa, Makwanpur, Kailai, Rupandehi, Banke,
Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk, Kavrepalanchowk,
Dhading, Bardiya and Nawalparasi. Under this
project Maiti Nepal implemented the following
programs in 2014:
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To sensitize and train the children on Child
Rights and mobilize them as the Child Rights
Ambassadors in their own schools, a workshop
was organized in Kathmandu on 7th and 8th
August to train 50 girls to work as the Child Rights
Ambassadors in five districts.

To sensitize the media on child rights and to
announce the name of selected candidates for
the World’s Children’s Prize, a children led press
conference was organised on 14th February in
Kathmandu for 40 people.

Conducted 50 orientation sessions involving more
than 250 children on child rights and democracy in
50 schools of 5 different districts.

A workshop was organized for 50 teachers of
Kavrepalanchowk, Nawalparasi, Dhading, Bardiya
and Sindhupalchowk on 24th and 25th June to
sensitize and train them on Child Rights and
mobilize them as the child right friendly teacher in
their own schools.

Organised global vote day from 4th September14th October (pls. insert date) in the districts
of Kathmandu, Ilam, Jhapa, Morang, Parsa,
Makwanpur, Kailai, Rupandehi, Banke, Nuwakot,
Sindhupalchowk, Kavrepalanchowk, Dhading,
Bardiya, Nawalparasi.
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On 29th October, child rights ambassadors
organised a press conference for 35 people to
sensitize the media and disclose the name of the
child rights hero as the winner of the World’s
Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child.
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'NAANI' - Name of Activist for
Anti-trafficking National Initiative
(Started- November 2011)
W
ith the aim of preventing human trafficking through the efforts of trained female volunteers,
Maiti Nepal has instigated a project "NAANI", which is a commonly used Nepali word
for addressing young girls. Under this project, the trained volunteers - NAANI themselves
undertake anti-trafficking programmes in their respective communities.
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To make community aware of human trafficking, safe migration, gender violence and women's rights 16
girls from Kaverpalanchok (Deupur and Naldum VDCs), Makwanpur (Handikola and Manahari VDCs),
Nawalparasi (Daunnedevi and Dumkibas VDCs) and Nuwakot (Samundratar and Sundaradevi VDCs) districts
are mobilised as "NAANI". In 2014 they undertook the following programs:

Saved 6 girls from getting trafficked by
intercepting them;

4 reported girls were missing and at risky
situation they rescued were from that situation
and reintegrated with their family;

Trace and reunited 44 girls with their family out
of 64 cases of missing filed in NAANI offices;
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Resolved 43 gender violence cases in favour of
survivors; 1 case was referred to police office for
further process;
All the commuwnity people from 8 VDCs of 4
districts were targeted by NAANI.
year in comparison to previous year.
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50.48% (40,096) people were made aware on
human trafficking, gender violence and safe
migration; NAANIs outreach programs increased
by 29.07% in comparison to last year; 23,087
more people were reached in 2014

608 community people participated in 34
interaction sessions undertaken by NAANI's.

2,588 people were made aware on human
trafficking through 26 orientation, training and
sensitization programs.

Door-to-door programs were able to sensitise
3,244 students, youths, teen girls and house
wives on gender violence, human trafficking and
women’s rights.

Two cultural programs with human trafficking
as its theme were organised for 775 people of
Kabhrepalanchowk district.

Held 150 meetings for 2865 people to discuss
Out of total 79,432 (41,319 female and 38,113 male) targeted
people in eight VDCs of four districts:
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50.48% (40,096) people were made aware on
human trafficking, gender violence and safe
migration; increased community outreach of
NAANIs by 29.07% (23,087) by organizing
different events of community sensitization this
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the role of community in preventing human
trafficking.
Organized 6 rallies and street dramas to raise
the consciousness level of 1,166 people on the
hazards of human trafficking, gender violence and
unsafe migration;
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Carried out 23 sessions of data collection to
identify communities with low awareness level,
after that community awareness programs were
organised for 9,288 people.

To increase awareness level of students and
women on human trafficking and gender violence
03 elocutions and one quiz contest were held for
1099 of Nuwakot district.

02 photo record keeping sessions were held
and details of 180 teen girls were recorded by
NAANIs in Nuwakot.

Latest mobile technology training was provided
to 16 NAANIs for easy and fast reporting.

Comprehensive shelter support was provided
to 02 orphans girls from the district of
Kabhrepalanchowk identified by NAANIs as
potential victims.
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Formed 2 groups of interested women in the
district of Makwanpur.

46 women social activists volunteered themselves
to work hand in hand with NAANIs of
Makwanpur district; they are now working in two
groups.

Distributed 12,912 copies of IEC (Information
Education and Communication) materials on
human trafficking, gender violence, HIV and
AIDS.

Carried out a sample survey on the knowledge of
42 students of Nawalparasi on human trafficking,
gender violence, safe migration, children’s rights;
the survey revealed that most of students were
conceptually clear on aforementioned topics after
NAANIs started their anti trafficking campaigns.
Annual reach out at data a glance
District
VDC
Female
Male
Deupur
2877
2497
Kabhrepalanchowk
Naldum
3080
2943
Total
5957
5440
Hadikhola
8890
9525
Makwanpur
Manahari
10354
9630
Total
19244
19155
Daunnedevi
7495
6041
Nawalparasi
Dumkibas
6084
4966
Total
13579
11007
Samundratar
926
1071
Nuwakot
Sundaradevi
1613
1440
Total
2539
2511
Add reached through: Information and training
Total
41319
38113
%
52.02
47.98
Total
5374
6023
11397
18415
19984
38399
13536
11050
24586
1997
3053
5050
79432
Reached
5107
4598
9705
5449
1082
6531
5684
3848
9532
2847
4965
7812
6516
40096
%
95.03
76.34
85.15
29.59
5.41
17.01
41.99
34.82
38.77
142.56
162.63
154.69
8.20
50.48
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Case Study
Anita is now enjoying normal life; she is
not more victim of gender violence
M
y name is Anita Nepali and I am From
Baluwapati village in Kabhrepalanchowk
district. I have one son and one daughter.
My husband’s name is Luvre Nepal and due to
our cast we work as tailor. We run a tailor shop
to support our family. My husband always drinks
alcohol and smokes cigarette. He always takes my
money and if money is not there he beats me a lot as
well as my little children. Due to his behavior I am
very fed up and I need support to be alive.
One day I heard about Maiti Nepal’s NAANI project
and the works of NAANIs in my village which was
established by the help of Maiti Nepal from some
women. NAANI is to make all women free from
domestic violence. When I knew about it I gave them
an application for support. NAANIs called Anita and
her husband and gave them many advice on domestic
violence. They told her husband that if he drinks alcohol
and smokes than it is bad for his health, as well as
society and his children. He also may get punishment
from concerned agencies if he continues his habit.
After getting all the training he started to change his
habit and started to help his family. He started to work
with Anita. But it took long time for him to become a
normal man. But again after some time he started to
continue his habit. One day he beat Anita and threw
her out of the house at mid night. Again she came to
Maiti Nepal for help. Maiti Nepal went to advice him
but he did not listen to them. Seeing this, they told
him that if he continues his drinking habit then he will
not get help from the village and society and he will
also not be able to stay in that village. This scared him
and he swore to never drink or smoke again. Anita
was then sent back to her home.
Now Anita is living with her husband and children
and she is happy with them. Her husband does not
drink and he looks after his children. Their children
go to School while they work as tailor and are happy
with each other. They are spending their life happily
and Anita is very thankful to Maiti Nepal for giving
her husband back to her. Anita says, Maiti Nepal’s
NAANIs made my life normal.
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Rita and Laxman now as an exemplary
couple in Gairibisaund Deupur
R
ita is a girl who was suffering from
domestic violence. She belongs to a
village Kabhrepalanchowk district,
Gairibisauna Deupur VDC. She is 35 years
old. Her husband’s name is Laxman. Her
marriage was arranged and she was not
happy with her husband. Her husband did
not love her even one time.
Her husband was a drunkard and he never
looked after his children. He used to spend
his time by drinking alcohol and she could
not do anything to him. It was very difficult
for her to look after her children and work in
the farm alone.
Her husband used to beat her badly day
by day. There was no one to support her.
She tolerated the torture for long time. Her
husband never provided her any rights. One
day she heard about the Maiti Nepal. So
she went to Maiti Nepal information center
named NAANI project to solve her problem.
Her husband knows about the girl's problem,
so when he got briefing session from Maiti
Nepal’s information Centre, he completely
changed his habit. He started to respect his
wife and loved her.
He also left his drinking habit and started
to look after his family. They started to live
happy life after getting help from Maiti Nepal.
The writer says that if Maiti Nepal was not
there then her sister's life would be not like
that. She is completely free from domestic
violence and she is happy. Her children
already started to go to school. Not only that
her sister is working for other girls who are
suffering from same situation. She loves to
work against the domestic violence.
Rita wants to thank Maiti Nepal and the
entire supporter who help her to be new
Rita. She will never forget their support in
her life. She wants to make her children
social worker in her life for the right of the
woman.
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Mass Awareness Campaigns
(initiated in 1993)
A
wareness campaigns have been an integral
part of Maiti Nepal’s activities since its
inception since they effectively reduce the
incidence of trafficking with advantages including
being able to reach rural areas, cover all ages,
ethnicities and genders, and target specific groups
like teachers, adolescents, girls and women.
More than 1,000,000 people were made aware
of human trafficking through 52 episodes of
Kantipur FM

Aired 09 episodes of FM programmes through
Ujyaalo FM 90.00 MHz reaching more than
200,000 people belonging to 58 districts.

Organised series of awareness programme in
Kathmandu, Dhading, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi,
Dang, Surkhet, Chitwan, Makwanpur, Bara,
Rautahat, Sarlahi, Dhanusha, Saptari, Siraha,
Sunsari, Nuwakot and Kabhrepalanchowk
districts from 05-10 January; 3-8 February;
1-4 March and 3-4 September directly
reaching 105,471 people. In the second phase,
3,150 people belonging to Naubise, Dharke,
Baireni, Malekhu, Dhadingbeshi, Jogimara
and Kiranchowk of Dhading district were
reached through the campaign held from 1719 December. The third stage of awareness
program were held from 22-24 December in
Bhumlutar, Phalante, Kolanti, Birtadeurali,
Kattikedeurali, Maadan Kundari, Pokhari
Chauri, Gothpani, Salle and Chaubas VDCs of
Kabhrepalanchwok district and Gunsi Bhadaura
VDC in Ramechhap district reaching 2,820
people.

Organised orientation program for 3,000
students on anti-human trafficking initiatives
in 10 schools of Dang, Surkhet, Sunsari,
Morang and Jhapa in May. As a result, villagers
themselves have organised follow up programs
for 500 people to identify their roles and
responsibilities in preventing human trafficking.

100 students from the districts of Dang, Surkhet,
Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa directly participated
in essay and interaction competition programs
against human trafficking. 500 children and
youths were reached by this program.
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Financial Status
as of 15th July 2014
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83 Maiti Marg, Pingalastha, Gaushala
Kathmandu, Nepal, P.O. Box 9599
Phone: +977-1-4494816, 4492904
Fax: +977-1-4489978
[email protected]
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