According to the Trafficking in Persons Report (2018) from Nepal’s Human Rights Commission, around 35,000 people are trafficked from Nepal annually, including approximately 15,000 women and 5,000 girls. Human traffickers are skilled enough to detect desperation and vulnerability among these girls. 

Interception is the last line of defense before a girl can be helplessly sent to an unfamiliar place and be exploited forever. With the help of our partners, we have stationed five monitoring station teams that work closely with local authorities. Our staff are trained to spot the warning signs that a girl may be trafficked.

Captivating help desk
In photo: One of our dedicated help desk operations stationed next to a community known for its high levels of prostitution in Nepal.

How it Works

Those who show red flags or whose situation looks unusual will be:

Interviewed. Potential victims are sometimes accompanied by their traffickers, who pretend to be their friends, lovers, or family. Our staff interviews the suspected traffickers with smart questions and picks up on the tiniest details that mess with the coherence of their answers. 

Investigated. At this point, traffickers will show telltale signs of their shady activities. Those who display suspicious answers and actions are further investigated.

Counseled. Most women we find at the monitoring stations need to be made aware of what lies ahead. They are typically lured by social media friends, fellow villagers, or the worst—their own families. This is why we do our best to be on the lookout for the red flags. Interception is a Nepali girl’s last line of defense before she disappears forever. 

How To Help

Intercept a girl at a monitoring station

  • USD 100 | AUD 150

Become a project partner and help expand our work

  • USD 5,000 | AUD 7,200

Partner with us and you’ll receive:

  • A six-monthly donor update about the program 
  • A six-monthly update on our overall work and impact in Nepal

The Anti-Human Trafficking Monitoring Stations Program – Captivating Nepal, is an approved aid and development project run in partnership with the Global Development Group (ABN 57 102 400 993), an Australian DFAT- approved NGO that carries out quality humanitarian projects and experts in long-term solutions to poverty. For more information about GDG, visit http://www.globaldevelopment.org.au

Donations for this program are tax-deductible in Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Hong Kong.

Anti-Human Trafficking Monitoring Stations Nepal Projects