22 SAHAS – our fight against modern slavery
Child bride to a budding entrepreneur Anju’s story!
Anju (29 years, name changed) lives with her husband and two sons in rural Sindhupalchowk district. Her husband works as an agricultural labourer and was the sole income earner in the family for a while. Having lost her father at the age of 3 and mother at the age of 15, Anju had to move in with her maternal uncle and aunt. She was not treated well there and was made to work tirelessly, struggling to
get a decent meal. She shares, “I couldn’t do all the work assigned to me as it was very tiring. A year after my mother’s death, my uncle and aunt found a man and married me off. I used to feel as if I was a burden
