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27 girls and women rescued in Nepal
Twenty-seven girls and women, ages 14 to 33, were rescued at the border of Nepal early last month.
The survivors, of which five were children, were trying to walk through one of our 15 border stations after traffickers offered them a false job or marriage – or both – in a neighboring country.
Most survivors had only known their trafficker for a handful of months on social media, though one knew hers for four years.
The youngest survivor, 14, was vulnerable to the prey of her trafficker because her father was in jail and her uncle raised her. Absent fathers are a common vulnerability for child survivors.
We have reunited all survivors with their families.
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The survivors ranged from 12 to 17 years old. All were being sexually exploited as means of survival. They were made vulnerable by situations of poverty, family illness, or in some cases, a previous rape.
Some girls were offering themselves at disco bars, establishments men frequent to pick up prostitutes. Other girls were meeting up with multiple men each week, exchanging sex acts for money needed to purchase food for themselves, their families, or their own children.
Each child will now have a unique freedom plan and will begin to work with their caseworker. Survivors will receive the tangible assistance of food, counseling and access to classes and vocational training.
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