By Joanna Bega | Chief Executive
Recently came the news that two young girls had been rescued from Kathmandu's main bus station. They were just 12 and 14 years old. Both were friends from the same remote village in Sudurpashchim Province, which borders Tibet to the north and India to the south. The older girl had received a friend request on Facebook from someone she didn't know, but accepted it anyway. The man she connected with offered paid work in Kathmandu at his 'Maize Milling' factory.
Desperate to get out of their village and have an adventure, the girls accepted his offer, ran away from their families and travelled to the capital by bus. Fortunately for them our staff regularly patrol the bus garage and spotted the girls alone when the man had gone to get food. The girls shared their plans, and we warned them that they had fallen for a typical trafficker's trick and were in grave danger. The man ran off as soon as he saw us.
The girls are now at our safe home, Marigold House, and we will make contact with their families soon. Our hope is that they will go home and back to school, but only after they have received severe warnings as to what a very lucky escape they have had.
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