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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.
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.
Trafficked at early age of 12 and spent five years in brothel. For some girls who have been trafficked into sex trade, rescued from Mumbai and returned to their natal home after being sexually exploited under extreme psychological pressure. Kathmandu Nepal
Life is a nightmare and often a dead end for many young girls who have been trafficked to sex trade. Kathmandu Nepal
Human trafficking is endemic to India and Nepal when young girls are trapped and often seen on the truck routes between Kathmandu and Kolkatta. Nepal.
Tamang girls have been victims of trafficking for generations. Today, many Tamang girls are aware of the ÒworkÓ 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.
Weaving factory showing young girls between age of 8 to 16. Such places are preying grounds for traffickers who abduct or persuade the girls away from factory to big cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkatta. Kathmandu 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.
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.
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.
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