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Message from Ramesh
Greetings from Nepal! 
 
In mid-April, a second wave of COVID-19 hit Nepal. Many families suffered not only from illness, but also hunger due to losing their jobs.

However, because of the response from friends like you, we were able to raise funds to provide enough food for two weeks and PPE to over 600 families across the country. It was your support that proved to be a shining light, and so we send a warm and sincere thank you to everyone who donated. 

These past few months have taught us a lot. More than ever, we understand the importance of being a rock for both our daughters and their communities. The unprecedented number of daughters rescued during this pandemic reminds us of the challenges that lie ahead. However, there is joy in the midst of this darkness.

We have started the construction of our second safe home in Chitwan. This home will be able to house 40 daughters at a time, bringing our total to 120 daughters who can be under our care at any given time. We will be ready to welcome our daughters into this new safe home in the spring of 2022. 

Additionally, we ran our 10freedays campaign in August. Activists this year raised over $100,000 which will rescue over 340 daughters. Wow! What a passionate, global community we have become. I can already envision these daughters walking proudly into their communities as transformed leaders ready to change the nation!

I am proud to share all the amazing progress we have made because of the immense dedication and commitment of our team here. However, none of this would have been possible without our community - our generous, passionate and caring ODI family members who have loved our daughters, believed in our mission, and joined in our fight against human trafficking in Nepal. Thank you for your investment into the lives of our daughters. 

My most sincere gratitude to you all. 

Ramesh Sapkota
Founder and President
Impact in Quarter 2, 2021
Rescued by a Father's Determination
The idea that family should provide security and protection for its children is a widespread belief. Sadly however, that is not always the case. In Nepal, there are times when family members sell their own children, sisters and brothers, and nieces and nephews into lives of slavery.

This time however, when Kalpana went missing, it was her father who alerted authorities and spent months trying to track her down.
From Unwanted to Promoted
One of the goals of ODI is to have restored daughters in all of the leadership positions in Nepal. When our daughters are first rescued, the scars of trauma run deep and they feel overwhelming and crippling. That is when the incredible team on the ground surrounds them with a tremendous amount of competence, compassion, patience, and belief... the belief that our daughters will not be forever defined by their past, but that they can use their past as a platform for their future.

Devi is a remarkable example of the impact this belief can have. She tells her story about coming into the world as a daughter...not the son that her father had desperately desired, and how her journey has led to her becoming the assistant director of one of ODI's partner organizations in Nepal.
Our Daughters Feed Over 600 Families
When a second wave of COVID-19 tore through Nepal, many families were left reeling. Our Daughters International wanted to respond to the needs of the communities where our restored daughters live and lead as business owners.

The goal was set to raise funds to provide relief to 400 families.

Due to the generosity of our ODI community, our daughters were able to provide relief to 680 families! They were able to show their love to those suffering in their communities as they delivered enough food for several weeks, in addition to hand sanitizer and medical masks.

It is so inspiring to see our daughters, who were so unloved and had no hope while growing up in these communities, now desiring to show mercy and compassion as leaders.

10freedays 2021 Provides Freedom
10freedays is ODI's annual peer-to-peer awareness and fundraising campaign. The focus of 10freedays 2021 was to Provide Freedom for our daughters in Nepal. During August 1-10, over 100 Activists shared with their networks how our daughters gain freedom as they journey the pathway from victims to leaders. Each day a short video shared how freedom impacts the lives of our daughters... their freedom to hope; freedom to know the truth; freedom to transform into leaders. Freedom to LIVE!

During 10freedays, our hard-working Activists raised over $100,000, enough to provide freedom for over 340 girls. Donations came from over 500 donors, from 33 states, and 9 different countries! A big thank you to all who participated and helped provide freedom for our daughters.

Please click on the image below to watch the video from Day 8 of the campaign. In this video, six of our daughters share how they are using their freedom to help other girls and women in Nepal.
If you are inspired by the work of ODI and our partners in Nepal, please consider joining our Freedom Pathway monthly giving program by becoming an ODI Pathfinder. This monthly program provides the foundational support needed to sustain and transform our daughters from victims of trafficking to leaders for change. A gift of $300 will be given for every new Pathfinder that joins the Freedom Pathway. To learn more and sign-up to be an ODI Pathfinder, please click the button below.
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