| MISSION OF RED THREAD· Generate awareness of the global human rights crimes
of human trafficking, forced labor and sexual slavery. · Raise financial support for efforts to end human trafficking. 
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Country Spotlight: NEPAL
The border that runs between Nepal and India claims nearly 12,000 victims of sex trafficking every year.
The human trafficking industry, which is the world’s second largest criminal enterprise, is gaining momentum worldwide. It is a problem that is incredibly prevalent in Nepal, where women’s low status, insufficient education and raw beauty make them vulnerable targets for traffickers.
The east-west highway in Nepal is 1026 km long; it has 15 legal crossings and the border is open, so visas and passports are not required to get into India.
Since sex trafficking is almost impossible to trace once the victimized girls pass over the borders of their countries, it is important to establish border surveillance units that monitor the movement of traffickers between countries. We work with an anti-trafficking organization, Kingdom Investments Nepal, that has set in place eight border units to monitor the most problematic crossings along the Nepal/India border. KIN hopes to add additional units so the whole border can be monitored. These units are manned by girls who have been personally rescued out of sex trafficking or who are dedicated to rescuing girls and who can easily recognize the signs of trafficking. This makes the success rate of the border units incredibly high, each rescuing up to 100 girls every month.
Many Nepalese girls are unable to return to their villages immediately after being rescued because they suffer from shame or experience social rejection after being abducted and abused. Safe houses are established for girls who cannot return to their villages. These safe houses provide shelter, counseling, an education and vocational training for the girls.
Red Thread bracelets are woven by girls in villages throughout Nepal. It is a simple way for them to earn a supplemental income and provide for themselves and their families. As more and more girls in Nepal learn how to protect and provide for themselves, they will increasingly have a chance at attaining a safe and prosperous future.
Also, wearing one of these simple, hand-woven bracelets is a proclamation of sex trafficking as a human rights crime.
With your help, sex traffickers can be stopped and not ignored. With your help, the victimized girls will not feel forgotten, but will know they are loved. That is why we are asking you to unleash your passion for justice. The first step in action is awareness. Break the silence by telling others about this injustice. Wear a bracelet to let others know you choose to stand up against sexual slavery. Together, we can save the lives of thousands more girls.
The human trafficking industry, which is the world’s second largest criminal enterprise, is gaining momentum worldwide. It is a problem that is incredibly prevalent in Nepal, where women’s low status, insufficient education and raw beauty make them vulnerable targets for traffickers.
The east-west highway in Nepal is 1026 km long; it has 15 legal crossings and the border is open, so visas and passports are not required to get into India.
Since sex trafficking is almost impossible to trace once the victimized girls pass over the borders of their countries, it is important to establish border surveillance units that monitor the movement of traffickers between countries. We work with an anti-trafficking organization, Kingdom Investments Nepal, that has set in place eight border units to monitor the most problematic crossings along the Nepal/India border. KIN hopes to add additional units so the whole border can be monitored. These units are manned by girls who have been personally rescued out of sex trafficking or who are dedicated to rescuing girls and who can easily recognize the signs of trafficking. This makes the success rate of the border units incredibly high, each rescuing up to 100 girls every month.
Many Nepalese girls are unable to return to their villages immediately after being rescued because they suffer from shame or experience social rejection after being abducted and abused. Safe houses are established for girls who cannot return to their villages. These safe houses provide shelter, counseling, an education and vocational training for the girls.
Red Thread bracelets are woven by girls in villages throughout Nepal. It is a simple way for them to earn a supplemental income and provide for themselves and their families. As more and more girls in Nepal learn how to protect and provide for themselves, they will increasingly have a chance at attaining a safe and prosperous future.
Also, wearing one of these simple, hand-woven bracelets is a proclamation of sex trafficking as a human rights crime.
With your help, sex traffickers can be stopped and not ignored. With your help, the victimized girls will not feel forgotten, but will know they are loved. That is why we are asking you to unleash your passion for justice. The first step in action is awareness. Break the silence by telling others about this injustice. Wear a bracelet to let others know you choose to stand up against sexual slavery. Together, we can save the lives of thousands more girls.
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