By Amy Fowler | Communications Manager
As many as 20,000 girls from the poorest parts of rural Nepal are trafficked and sold into brothels, domestic labor, or forced into child marriage every year. Ranjana, who came from a poor home and lived with an abusive father, was a perfect target for traffickers—until STOP Girl Trafficking teacher Suprita stepped in. Here is a letter from Suprita, a graduate of SGT herself, telling Ranjana's story:
“There are instances where the school going girls from rural areas are shown false dreams of good life and are taken away from their families to work or for other alluring reasons.
Ranjana’s father is a drunk and her parents have many children. The father abuses the family and never supports his children’s education. Once he came home drunk and burned her school books and uniforms. A man in her village tried to convince Ranjana to leave her family and go with him to Kathmandu. He claimed that she would get money and good food there. She felt something was wrong. As I was her Friday class teacher, she spoke about the man’s offer with me. Later, I visited her house and warned her family about the man.
Ranjana, 11, is now safe and is coming to school regularly.”
Suprita Waiba
Friday teacher, Sindhupalchowk
Our partner, Dr. Aruna Uprety, and her dedicated team are working tirelessly for girls like Ranjana who are at risk of being trafficked. Instead, they can go to school, where they are safest, and begin to learn their own value.
Once enrolled in STOP Girl Trafficking, the girls are armed with everything they need to get an education: books, backpacks, school supplies, and a network of teachers and mentors to watch over them.
Suprita’s story is one of many examples of the positive ripple effect that STOP Girl Trafficking has created for girls throughout Nepal. Today, many SGT alums are employed as “Friday teachers”—afterschool tutors who give current SGT students one-on-one support with their schoolwork. We’re also seeing more and more SGT alums and teachers like Suprita, standing up for their younger sisters should trouble arise.
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