Nepal is a place that words cannot describe. It is a place of majestic beauty and utter ciaos. It is a place where the semi tropical jungle meets the tallest mountains in the world. It’s a place where the majority of the population lives on just a few dollars a day. It’s a place where children slip between the cracks and women are traded as commodities.
This is where Asha Nepal comes in to combat this startling reality in this part of the world. Many people in Nepal still obeyed by the cast system and the Hindu religion. According to these principles the value of a women is less than that of a cow or a dog. So anytime financial difficulties arise women are often sold into sex slavery. A similar case is true for children in Nepal. This country has recently overcome a civil war where the opposing Moist army would take children unwillingly from their parents to fight in the war and never be seen again.
For the last week I have been living with 15 women and 15 children that have suffered fates similar to these. The last week had been the most rewarding and fulfilling time of this adventure around the world. Everyone here is looking toward the future. The kids take school seriously and want to learn knowing that it is a privilege to attend school. Everyone has a smile on his or her faces and they can’t get over the fact that foreigners care about them. The kids climb on me as if I am a jungle gym and they are always eager to tell me a story. When the women just loved to be talked to even though they can only understand a little bit of English. This will be a week that I never forget. I will certainly miss the sounds of children running up and down the halls even if it is 6 in the morning, but its time to move on.
For the next week and a half I will be living in Khokana, Lalipur a small village outside of Katmandu only accessible by hiking. We will be working with a local pastor to help improve the community and tackle any tasks that he has lined up for us.
P.S. I have a fundraising deadline coming up so any support would be greatly appreciated and more pictures from the last 2 1/2 months are up on facebook.
