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Tamang girls have been victims of trafficking for generations. Today, many Tamang girls are aware of the “work” they will have to do when they go to Bombay. With the innate optimism of youth, they think that they can some day return with wealth. Sindupalchowk, Nepal.
MOTHERHOOD Kailashi, a Badi mother, playing with her son. “I was a beautiful child with curly hair. The high castes and “big” people played with me and gave me rupees when I danced. My father made drums and my mother begged. And then we came here to this village and we did pessaa. “Later, my father died’. Western Nepal.
SUPPORTING THE FAMILY The Badi of Western Nepal, traditionally a caste of roving entertainers, sang and danced through the hills of Nepal into the plains of India. For the Badi, service is a family affair, often conducted within the home. Western Nepal.
Nepalese girls sex worker who have been rescued by "Maiti Nepal" (The word Maiti signifies the natal home of girls.) have chosen to be employed with police at the check post between Nepal-India border, helping to identify alleged traffickers of young Nepalese girls. Nepal-India border, Nepal.
A burnt victim. Street walker in Dillibazar, she was raped and doused with kerosene by one of her clients. She died a week later. To the left is Anuradha Koirala , Director of Maiti Nepal (The word Maiti signifies the natal home of girls.). Dillibzaar, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sex workers riding the bus to Kathmandu with their policemen escorts dressed as civilians. Fearing what they will face in Kathmandu, and reprisals from their pimps if they return to India, the girls take in the protective attention from their police escorts. Policemen take full advantage of their last free hug or feel before arriving in Kathmandu.
As older sister as younger one. A woman of the Badi sex worker caste prepares herself for clients while her mother and younger sister look on. Badi girls are raised knowing that when they reach menarche, they will support their families with clients brought to the home. Dang, Western Nepal.
Tamang girls have been victims of trafficking for generations. Today, many Tamang girls are aware of the “work” they will have to do when they go to Bombay. With the innate optimism of youth, they think that they can some day return with wealth. Sindupalchowk, Nepal.
Tamang girls have been victims of trafficking for generations. Today, many Tamang girls are aware of the “work” they will have to do when they go to Bombay. With the innate optimism of youth, they think that they can some day return with wealth. Sindupalchowk, Nepal.
Tamang girls have been victims of trafficking for generations. Today, many Tamang girls are aware of the “work” they will have to do when they go to Bombay. With the innate optimism of youth, they think that they can some day return with wealth. Sindupalchowk, Nepal.
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