"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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChhalPhal-Boston Discussion Series is a regular Nepal-related discussion program held in the Boston area. For more information, please contact chhalphal@chhalphal.org.
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