By Joanna Bega | Chief Executive
We are very pleased to let you know that at the end of November we rescued a 13-year-old boy and brought him to safety. He had been working in a dirty and dangerous metalwork factory.
National lockdowns, Covid-19 and changes in government personnel had been hampering our rescues; many places are locked up, with children out of sight and out of reach.
However we received a tip off from someone in our network that a young boy had been spotted working in a metalwork factory. We quickly contacted the local police who were able to act immediately.
The boy was washing his hands as we entered the factory. When he saw the police he was scared and tried to escape, but we were able to reassure him. He said he was 14 but he seems much younger – 13 or even 12.
The boy is now safe in our Transit Home. He comes from the Solukhumbu district and hadn't been in Kathmandu for long.
We are in the process of tracing his family and giving him informal education until he can be enrolled in school.
Thank you for your support which enables us to rescue children like this young boy, and restore their childhoods to them.
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