Anuradha Koirala (f): Mother
Teresa, I always used to meet her and she said, “Continue all your work,
don’t stop your work.”
HOST (IN NEPALI): Hallo, enlightened
viewers, and welcome to today’s Good People, Good Works. Our program
features Maiti Nepal, a non-profit organization dedicated to the
protection of women’s rights in Nepal.
Maiti Nepal was
established by a group of caring teachers, journalists and social
workers in November 1993. It provides a warm shelter for women and girls
who have been victims of human trafficking, abuse and neglect by their
families, and exploitation.
Besides pursuing the legal rights of
those it helps, Maiti Nepal also provides loving encouragement and
support such as teaching basic reading and writing and vocational skills
to enable clients to start a bright new life.
Due to the
tireless efforts of Maiti Nepal, the issue of human trafficking has
received much attention and concern from the public and the Nepali
government.
In recognition of its outstanding contributions to
the protection of girls, the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of
the Child was awarded to the group in 2002.
Ms. Anuradha Koirala
is the founder and chairperson of the organization. She now discusses
the evolution of Maiti Nepal and its efforts to protect women’s rights
over the years.
Anuradha
Koirala (f): I used to go to Pashupatinath, that is a temple, and
I used to see women begging; very healthy women begging with lots of
children. And I asked them, “Why are you on the street?
Why are
you begging? You are so healthy. And the begging time is only three
hours in the morning and two hours in the evening. What happened to you?
Why do you beg?” They always told me that my husband
married
another woman or my husband died and then my in-laws kicked me out of
the house or my husband ran away with another woman and that is why I’m
on the street today.
HOST: Learning of the desperate
circumstances of these women, Ms. Koirala began to think how she could
help them become independent and lead dignified lives.
For more
details on Maiti Nepal please visit
www.MaitiNepal.org
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