By Jacqueline Frost | Development and Communications Manager
Young village girls indentured as household slaves in faraway cities often endured harsh trauma and domestic violence in the homes of their “employers.”
And while now freed from the practice of indentured servitude known as Kamlari, these girls need help rising above these psychological traumas to rebuild their lives.
Counselors at Nepal Youth Foundation’s Ankur Counseling Center in Kathmandu have trained 119 former Kamlari as peer counselors and 55 of these peer counselors are now leading support groups to help other freed slaves rebuild their lives.
So far, the peer counselors have formed 145 support groups with 2,025 members. The groups meet monthly for group counseling. Girls that need extra support or individual counseling meet with Ankur center therapists.
NYF rescued more than 12,300 girls from slavery and is helping them to start new lives.
Peer counselors also visit schools and hostels to talk to young women about issues such as bullying, academic performance, and the challenges of transitioning from slavery to independence. They also visit the girls in their homes to talk to families about early marriage, gender discrimination and domestic violence.
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