A Story of Rescue from Human Trafficking at the Nepal-India Border
Her name is Sujata.* Our partners saw this teenager at the Nepal-India border and stopped her to ask a few questions. That’s when we learned her name and the sobering details of her story.
Sujata felt pressured to provide for her child.
Sujata was abused by her parents and left home at 14 to get married. Her husband later began drinking and abused her. Soon, she gave birth to her first child.
Weighed by the expectations of caring for her new family, Sujata took on a hard labor job that paid too little to survive. She desperately wanted to provide a better life for her child and decided to travel to India to find work.
When a young woman from Nepal travels to India “for work,” it often means she will get trapped in a life of human trafficking. An estimated 25,000 young women are trafficked into India from Nepal every year.
Sujata discovered a new way to earn a living.
After hearing her story, our partners responded with compassion and a plan. Sujata could live in a safe home and learn cosmetology skills, providing her with a sustainable wage to care for herself and her child.
Sujata and her family agreed, and that’s where she is today. Thanks to the compassionate generosity of this community, Sujata was stopped at the border and given a way out.
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(*Disclosure: The names and photos in this story have been changed to protect the privacy of those involved.)