Overview

Introduction

The Biratnagar transit home was set up in 1998 and is situated in Sainik Tole Metropolitan City. Morang district, where it’s located, is in the Terai region of Koshi Province. It’s close to Panchathar and Dhankuta in the North, Sunsari in the West, and Illam and Jhapa in the East. To the South, Biratnagar shares a border with the Indian state of Bihar. This area is considered risky because India and Nepal have an open border with various smaller routes leading into India. By establishing the Transit Home in Biratnagar, Maiti Nepal aims to prevent the illegal trafficking of Nepalese girls for commercial sexual exploitation, safeguarding them from harm and potential hazards.

Major Achievements of 2024

MN Transit Home in Biratnagar intercepted 179 girls/women from different risky spots preventing them from being trafficked out of which 20 were directly returned home from the border and 159 were internally rescued.

• 1 survivor was rescued from India.
• 159 women/ girls were directly reintegrated with their families.
• One survivor of rape was provided with legal support.
• 3,738 vehicles were checked at the Nepal-India Border to trace if the children/women who were migrating were at risk of trafficking.
• 40 missing cases were reported to the Transit Home and among them, 4 were found.
• 87 Domestic violence cases were filed in the transit home, out of which 54 cases were mediated and 33 were referred.
• Shelter support was provided to 159 girls/women. 46 of them were below the age of 18 and 113 of them were above the age of 18.
• 2,905 people received the information on anti-trafficking, domestic and sexual violence, and safe migration, provided by the team.
• 118 women and girls received psychosocial counseling in the year 2023.