In rural Nepal, an historic tradition, called Kamlari, permitted destitute families to sell their daughter's labor. Now, however, the Nepal government has banned the practice. Yet, many families still carry on the tradition, gaining little more than $50 a year for each daughter sold into bonded servitude. This program provides the family with a goat or pig as substitution for the daughter's wages, brings the girl home and ensures her access to education.
In rural Nepal, impoverished families traditionally sold their daughters into bonded servitude every year to supplement the family's scant income. Without the $50-$70 they receive for their daughters' labor, some families couldn't afford the food to feed the remaining children at home. These girls are often taken far from their villages to work in distant cities. They are often forced to work long hours, are mistreated and sexually abused, and some disappear forever.
Teams of trained NYF staff, locate and rescue the girls in the indentured situations and bring them back to their families. To replace the income from the sale of their child, NYF gives each family a piglet or goat. And, NYF ensures the girls receive the opportunity for an education.
With the help of former Indentured Daughters, NYF has eliminated the bonding tradition from one of the five districts where it occurs. Now, they are working to end the practice in a second district. With these girls not only coming home but also getting education, their ability to contribute financially to the family's well-being is far beyond what it was as a bonded laborer. With the liberation of more than 11,400 girls to date, NYF is committed to completely ending this desperate practice.
Father, I beg you. Let me go to school. Don't send us to work for the landlords. We are all equal. Though we are daughters we are your children. Send us to school. Make your children's future bright.
- Sumitra Chaudhari, a girl sold into servitude and rescued by NYF
Total Funding Received to Date: $28,876
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $29,124
Total Funding Goal: $58,000
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