EmpowerHER: Rights, Protection and Hope

We paid another visit to Janakpur, the capital city of Province 2. We met with the minister for social welfare, the CDO (Chief District Officer), municipality and the mayor. The purpose of this visit was to finalise everything and get all the paperwork started so that we can open the new home for street children there. As there are no other organisations in that area assisting street children, all authorities were very welcoming and pledged their help to ensure Province 2 becomes street children free area in the next few years.

The city itself looks very neglected and very chaotic, even for Nepal. Most of the roads were dug up, with bricks blocking all over the roads. Many buildings' fronts were demolished to enable the government to widen the roads - that resulted in people cooking and sleeping in rooms with no front walls.

There were many children and adults begging on the streets, near temples and near an old railway line. However due to political issues in that region and, believe it or not, very hot weather, many charities and individuals don't want to work in the area. 

So now, the paperwork has been started and we are looking at possible houses for rent. We have identified the area in the outskirts of the city, where there is a lot of greenery and outside of all the dust and noise. It will probably take another 3 months to start everything properly but we already have a lot of furniture and many other things necessary to start the project. 

And a massive thank you to everyone for your support.