Corazon Journey to Nepal and COVID-19

As you may recall earlier this month a group of adventurers jumped at the chance to travel all the way to Nepal to meet the kids and staff who live and work at the Women’s Protection Center safe home.

See more great pictures below.

Their trip turned out a bit different than planned because the coronavirus arrived around the same time, which sadly led to the cancellation of the International Women’s Day march in Hetauda, which everyone was very much looking forward to.

But they made the best of it, and turned it in to a Zumba day, which the kids loved.

The rest of the trip was a great success and a life-changing experience for everyone who went.

The visitors brought an acrylic art project, which was a first for everyone in Nepal. The group also got to visit Pramila’s tailoring shop, where she made kurthas for Betty and Debbie.

And Nisha, our vocational trainer, made kurthas for everyone in the group. Both Pramila and Nisha are products of the vocational program that you have helped make such a success. It has completely turned their lives around and given them a steady source of income, confidence, and autonomy.

COVID-19 Update

So far, Nepal has been spared from massive coronavirus outbreaks. However, a Nepali student (not from WPC) returned from a trip to Europe not long ago and tested positive.

With three cases so far, the Nepali government has closed the national borders and locked down to prevent further spread, and this included the loss of the Women’s Day march.

Everyone at the safe home is okay so far, and we ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Please take extra care of yourself during these stressful times, and let’s get through this together.

Human Trafficking Prevention in Action

WPC Nepal program coordinator Ram Badahur Mijar continues to push new boundaries for our human trafficking awareness program. He recently led four programs for 108 women in the Raksirang rural municipality and taught them how to protect themselves and their kids from human trafficking.

Ram has worked out an ambitious expansion for this program, because it has proven so effective at saving women and kids from ever being trafficked. Prevention is even better than rescue!

I’ll share more about this later in April.

Bullied for Caste, Recruited by Traffickers – Sponsor Alina

Five kids in the WPC safe home are not yet fully sponsored . That means they don’t have anyone who has chosen to commit to their safety, health care, education, or provision, no matter what happens – including a pandemic.

If you aren’t sponsoring a child and want to step up to help, please consider Alina.

Alina’s father died from tuberculosis several years back. Since then, her life became a roller coaster of hunger, fear, and vulnerability. She and her four siblings were hungry, couldn’t afford school, and were on the brink.

During that time of vulnerability, a man came to her with a promise.

“Come with me to Kathmandu, and I’ll get you in a good school.” But she refused, because he sounded like the people she had been taught about through the WPC trafficking awareness program.

Plus, she has a friend who did go to Kathmandu to a real school, but was bullied for being in a low caste. Alina has also been discriminated against because of her father. People believe she will inherit his T.B., and so they stay away.

Alina is so happy to be in the safe home, but she doesn’t have anyone sponsoring her. That means, every month she has to hope there is $100 available to provide for all her needs.

Will you please consider sponsoring Alina?

You can be a partial sponsor, or you can cover her for $100 per month.

Click here or the button below to sponsor Alina.

I'll Sponsor Alina!

Thank you for staying with us through these stressful and uncertain times. Your continued support and participation is even more important now.

Sarah Longino

Communications Directo r