lost children of the himalayas. this isn’t a true story…
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Lost Children of the Himalayas
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This isn’t a true story…
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but it’s based on far too many true stories…
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many of them more tragic than this.
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Anandi is 18 years old
Her name means joyful
in Nepali
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• She was born in a poor rural area
• Her father was one of the 12,000 killed in the Maoist revolution (1996 – 2006)
• Her family were forced to flee their land to the slums of a nearby town where joy was in very short supply
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• Anandi’s mother struggled to feed the family
• A man came to the village offering work in India• He promised Anandi would have plenty of food and a
better life• He paid $30 and took Anandi away from everyone and
everywhere she knew
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• The man took Anandi across the border into India and sold her to a brothel owner in Dehli
• In the brothel Anandi was beaten, starved and raped until she submitted to becoming a prostitute
• Anandi was 9 years old!
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• Currently at least 10,000 Nepali girls are “trafficked” – sold as sex slaves each year.
• Around 200,000 Nepali women are working as prostitutes in India alone
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• There are also 1.4 million Nepali children working as bonded laborers at hard, dangerous jobs.
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• Anandi escaped from the brothel after six months
• She was caught by the police who rather than helping her, arrested her, assaulted her and returned her to the brothel.
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• Anandi worked another 6
years in the brothel • She managed to save a
little money• In 2007, at the age of 17,
Anandi escaped again• This time she managed to
travel back to Nepal
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• Back in her village, Anandi was condemned for being a prostitute
• People were scared that she had HIV/Aids and could pass it on
• Anandi felt rejected and depressed, returning to prostitution in Nepal seemed to be her only choice.
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• Anandi visited a health clinic in a nearby village run by Anandi visited a health clinic in a nearby village run by CARE AND SHARECARE AND SHARE – a partner of TEAR Fund NZ. – a partner of TEAR Fund NZ.
• At the clinic Anandi was screened for HIV/Aids and At the clinic Anandi was screened for HIV/Aids and Tuberculosis and miraculously was found free of both.Tuberculosis and miraculously was found free of both.
• Anandi was given counselling and acceptanceAnandi was given counselling and acceptance
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• A huge A huge proportion of proportion of prostitutes in prostitutes in India and India and Nepal are less Nepal are less fortunate fortunate dying from dying from HIV/Aids, HIV/Aids, tuberculosis or tuberculosis or a combination a combination of diseases.of diseases.
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• Through SHARE AND CARE Anandi is learning to readThrough SHARE AND CARE Anandi is learning to read• She is learning to stand up for her rights as a womanShe is learning to stand up for her rights as a woman• She is also learning a job skill so that she can find She is also learning a job skill so that she can find
employment as a hair dresseremployment as a hair dresser
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• Through Share and Through Share and Care Nepal Anandi Care Nepal Anandi has also experienced has also experienced the love of Jesus the love of Jesus
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For the first time since her early
childhood
In spite of the deep emotional
scars
which will never entirely
disappear
Anandi is living up to her name
Anandi is joyful..
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• “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Proverbs 31: 8-9
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• TEAR Fund says NO to Trafficking byTEAR Fund says NO to Trafficking by: : • Raising awareness of child trafficking Raising awareness of child trafficking • Providing education for girlsProviding education for girls• Counselling and treating victims of trafficking Counselling and treating victims of trafficking • Capacity building with local government Capacity building with local government • Job training for trafficked victimsJob training for trafficked victims• Lobbying government to enforce anti trafficking Lobbying government to enforce anti trafficking
lawslaws• Improving parents ability to produce food and Improving parents ability to produce food and
incomeincome• Creating jobs through Microenterprise projectsCreating jobs through Microenterprise projects
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• Please support the work of Share and Care Nepal
• Use the payment form in the TEAR Fund Christmas Focus Brochure
• Or you can donate on line –
www.tearfund.org.nz