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The
first phase research had been supported by the Action Aid Nepal, Oxfam
Nepal, Plan International Nepal, Save the Children UK, Nepal office and
Save the Children Japan, Nepal Office.
The
second phase program will shift the focus of study. In the course of first
phase study, it was clearly seen that most of the researches, studies and
media coverage in Nepal had been mainly focused on the victims, supply
centers, trafficking routes and the process of taking away the victims
from the supply center to the demand center. So the second phase program
will endeavor to probe into the world of victimizers (i.e., brothel
keepers, brokers and pimps). as far as the demand exists, there will be
supply. It will study the nature of the demand center (sex market) in
order to find out the ways to stop its growth. Most of the times, the
culprits escape from the punishment in the absence of evidence or taking
advantage of the loopholes in the laws. This phase will study the court
case (which is the most ignored topic by the media) and reveal the
weaknesses of laws and law implementing bodies. In sum, this phase will
take the issue of trafficking in a holistic manner rather than in
fractions, and use all channels of the media to make it a national issue.
The
main objective of the second phase is to support the national campaign for
the prevention of trafficking in women and girls in Nepal through various
channels of the media. Main procedure of the study is:
i)
to utilize all means and ways of the media, i.e., print, audio and
audio-visual media for disseminating the information and findings
accumulated after field and evidence investigation;
ii)
to find out and collect main hindrances and factors which are responsible
for the existence and promotion of the trafficking; and
iii)
to study the efforts for providing relief and support to the victims of
trafficking as well as the awareness and other activities of different
social organizations to reduce the magnitude of the problem, and offer
required suggestions.
This
program is extremely important not only for our organization, but since
trafficking is a national problem, it must be addressed by each individual
and institution. So the organization is looking for the resources to
conduct the second phase program which will be the significant assistance
from media side to make Government's Action Plan against trafficking in
women and girls successful. |
