To one person, be the world

Daniella May | Captivating Administration Manager

I cried as I stood and watched a Madam arrange ‘customers’ for a young girl around the same age as my daughter (18 years). This young girl sees up to 8 men a day. This is her life and she sees no other way to survive in a world with little opportunities for an uneducated girl who is seen as an outcast in her community. I walked past countless ‘guest houses’ where I couldn’t bear to think about what happens in those rooms.

A young mother sat on the bridge with her little baby and I wondered what the future would be for this precious little one – born into poverty.

I looked into the tear stained eyes of a young lady who was just rescued from India and saw brokenness. I couldn’t even imagine what she’d been through.

It felt like the need is too big and how could we possibly reach so much desperateness.

I met with students who participated in the new Hamro Abhiyan Anti-Trafficking program. Each student is now an advocate against trafficking with their peers, families and communities.

That’s when the quote came to my mind that hangs on the wall in our office,

This could not be more true of the work of Captivating and our partners in Nepal.

Each life is precious and we are constantly seeing the amazing impact that happens because of your generous giving. Thank you for being part of changing the world with us, one life at a time.

Then I met some girls whose lives have been changed because someone was there to help them.

I held a precious baby whose mother is 12 years of age. Both mother and baby are now safe with a new family who will love, care and give them the support they need.