A fund to rescue children from slavery in Nepal

On Saturday 24^thFebruary I received the following email from a concerned member of the public in Nepal:-

Hi
I wanna report about something serious stuff here going on in [NAME OF GUESTHOUSE]. Here I came as a customer and found that they have 2 child labors. They are compelled to work day and night nonstop, more than standard hours and without getting paid, for sure. During my stay, I saw the owner scolding them, beating them and forcing them to work. They are merely 8-10 years old and I guess they deserve a better life than this. Please help them as soon as possible. 

Please help them. I am actually very sad about them. 

In immediate response to this, the very next day, our staff in Kathmandu conducted an observation visit to the guesthouse and found the children there, as reported. They secretly took the photo you can see in this report. They shared their findings with the Government and all agreed that they needed to be rescued immediately as there was a high chance that the owner would try to hide them or move them on. 

I am pleased to report that a day later, on Monday 26th February, we were were able to rescue both children successfully. Here is the report I received from Raghu Dahal, Programme Manager of EBMF, our partner in Nepal.

Today we have rescued two children. After getting the e-mail, we did an assessment to check the validity of information. We have informed to the Government yesterday and this afternoon Government (specifically Department of Labour) take initiation for the rescue. EBMF and other organisation were actively involved in the rescue with the Government. The rescued children are from Nuwakot district. The rescued children were handed over to CWIN (Child Workers in Nepal) who are another good organisation. Although we have not received the children our efforts make big meanings. Finally the children are safe. 

The children will now be cared for and rehabilitated at CWIN, but we are just pleased to play a small part in the rescue of these extremely vulnerable young children. When I let the member of the public know that we had successfully rescued the children, and she simply replied:

Thank you so much. 
Humanity is still alive.

With grateful thanks for your ongoing support.

Joanna Bega
Chief Executive