 organization to sponsor their Hope Home in Kathmandu for underprivileged orphaned girls at risk of human trafficking and other abuses. We will be fundraising to cover meals, education, clothing, medical costs, and a recreational program. The home offers the love, care and safety of a family environment so the girls reach their potential.

The Small World organization supports locally driven sustainable community development projects. Their mission is to educate, inspire and empower people to change the world. This fits with Mite’s values of sustainability and empowerment, so we wanted to partner on providing a home filled with hope, love and care for at-risk young girls.

At the home, 30 abandoned and orphaned young girls who are at risk of trafficking, child labor and early marriage will receive education and empowerment, offering opportunities for them to break the cycle of poverty.

We will sponsor Hope Home in Kathmandu for underprivileged orphaned girls at risk of human trafficking and other abuses. Support will cover meals, education, clothing, medical costs, and a recreational program. The home offers love, care and safety of a family environment so the girls reach their full potential. 

Nepal

The Small World

Himalayan Hope Home - Nepal

Our partner, The Small World's approach to breaking the cycle of poverty is unique, as they not only provide basic services, but also represent a security halo for girls rescued from poverty. 
Underage girls with no guardian present are at a higher risk of human trafficking and other abuses. This stage in their lives is crucial, and determines the course of their future.

Hope Home, the project our giving community is supporting offers the love, care and safety of a family environment so the girls reach their full potential. Upon graduating the girls are educated and skilled, making them more likely to secure a job. 

Rescuing Girls from Poverty: Breaking the Cycle with Hope Home

From the very start, Remisha Rai's life was hard — harder than any person should experience. When Remisha was five months old, she lost her dad because of an illness caught too late by his doctors. Shortly after, her mother abandoned her with no legal guardian in sight.
 
When our partner, The Small World, found Remisha at three years old, she had no right eye, scars covered her face & body, and her teeth were in horrible condition. Over the last eight years, our partner has been helping Remisha recover and heal. To this day, they still haven't been able to find out exactly what happened to her before arriving at the Hope Home.

Fast forward, and today Remisha is an 11-year-old happy young girl with friends she loves, updated immunizations, and monthly health checkups — with doctors discussing treatment for her eye.

She now lives in a safe, nurturing environment. She may not have the best memories from her childhood, but she is creating new memories and has an extraordinary future ahead.

*Remisha's identity has been hidden for safety reasons. 


Impact story of 11 year old Remisha

Nepal is home to 5 million child brides. Of these, 1.3 million are married before the age of 15. These numbers put Nepal at the third highest rate of child marriage in Asia. 

It's difficult to comprehend, let alone stomach, the magnitude of this problem. Nearly half of Nepal's young female population is robbed of their childhood, married off before they have the chance to celebrate their 18th birthdays.

But there's an even darker side to this issue. Every year anywhere from 15,000-20,000 Nepalese girls are trafficked into the international sex slavery industry — 42% of these girls are minors. 

Trafficking of girls from Nepal into India for forced prostitution is one of the busiest slave trafficking routes anywhere in the world, with an estimated 50 girls trafficked each day. 

Traffickers use Nepal's open border with India to transport women and children to India for sex trafficking. Our partner stated that once a girl is brought across the border or "over the mountains," it's nearly impossible to ever get her back. 

Trafficking shatters the existence of these young victims in ways that are difficult to imagine — the gravity of the situation is undeniable, and the numbers paint a bleak picture.
 
So how is our partner addressing this through a sustainable solution? Through prevention. They believe that the best way to combat the horrors of trafficking and child marriage is to stop them from happening in the first place. 

For Project 55, we are partnering with The Small World to sponsor their Hope Home in Kathmandu for orphaned girls at risk of human trafficking and other abuses. At the home, 30 abandoned and orphaned girls who are at risk of trafficking, child labor, and early marriage will receive a safe home and education.

We've all heard the age-old saying, "Education is key." But for the girls in Nepal, education is not just a path to success; it is their lifeline. It is an undeniable fact that girls who are denied access to education face a higher risk of falling prey to human trafficking, forced labor, and early marriage.

We understand this fundamental truth. By providing education and creating opportunities for these girls, our partner is offering them a fighting chance at survival, ultimately breaking the cycle of exploitation.  

 Thank you for being a part of this fight! 

Sources: 
Unicef - Child Marriage Nepal, Justice Ventures International, The Small World  
