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‘I feel proud helping not only in my community, but also my family. I share my earnings with my mother in this pandemic.’ Mona, Change Agent
ADVOCACY The 2020 US Trafficking In Persons Report shows the Nepal Government has demonstrated increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period. These efforts included identifying and removing more children, including trafficking victims, from exploitative care homes. The report also sheds light on the fact that though some suspects get arrested for child abuse in orphanages, they rarely get prosecuted and often use political connections to avoid prosecution. During this annual reporting period, NCRC reported six children’s homes in Kathmandu and Lalitpur were closed freeing 55 children (36 girls and 15 boys). NCRC Chief, Mr. Krishna Bhusal dreams of a Nepal with thriving children in families and communities and orphanages to be used as the absolute last resort. We are grateful to NCRCs leadership and the entire NCRC team who have worked hard to uphold the rights of children. We are proud to be a strong local and global voice through collaboration, advocacy and combined effort with the Nepal Government to build the momentum to implement the Revised Children’s Act that protects the rights of children to families and communities.
THANK YOU We would like to take this opportunity to thank all children who showed their courage and never gave up on their freedom and their right to families and believed in us to find their families. We also extend our gratitude to the Nepal Government for its commitment to protect children’s fundamental right to families and the Australian Government for their generous aid to help us reunite and reintegrate children in families. Dhanyabaad. Thank you. See you next year with more love and stories of change. Love is key, and it’s found in families.
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