"BHETGHAT with Anuradha Koirala, founder of Maiti Nepal"
Date: Thursday, August 24, 2006
Time: 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Location:
Kirstien Living Room
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215
BHETGHAT WITH ANURADHA KOIRALA
In 1993, Anuradha Koirala founded Maiti Nepal, working to end domestic
abuse, child prostitution, child labor, and the trafficking of girls
for the sex trade. Since then the organization has attacked the problem
from several directions, offering education and intervention to stop
the trafficking and rehabilitation to help girls who have escaped or
been discarded by the brothels.
At Nepal's borders with India, the group has established nine transit
homes. Women who have escaped from brothels watch border crossing
points in hopes of intercepting traffickers and rescuing potential
victims before they enter India.
The group also runs a hospice where girls infected with AIDS,
hepatitis, or other sexually transmitted diseases can live as they are
often not accepted back in their villages.
In 2005, Anurada Koirala was appointed Nepal's Minister for Women,
Children and Social Welfare.
Maiti Nepal is represented in the United States by the Friends of Maiti
Nepal based in Boston, MA - www.friendsofmaitinepal.org
Directions:
Use the main Entrance of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on 330
Brookline Ave and follow the signs.
On the T:
Take Green Line to Longwood and walk towards Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center.
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