Cross Border Anti-Human Trafficking

Cross-Border Anti-Human Trafficking project is being implemented in the Rupandehi district, Nepal, bordering the Sunauli border of India. In addition to conducting surveillance activities across various border areas within the district, our project collaborates closely with Seema Sashastra Bal of the Indian police, Nepal Police, gram panchayats, local communities in both countries and other stakeholders. Together, we raise awareness about human trafficking and ensure their active participation in the rescue, repatriation, reintegration, and rehabilitation processes. Our initiative includes the operation of a safe home located 5 km from the nearest border area. This facility can accommodate up to 15 individuals at a time, providing comprehensive services such as counselling, legal aid, capacity building, skill development, and holistic rehabilitation and reintegration support for survivors and those at risk of trafficking.

Goal of the Project:

The women and girls survivors of trafficking or at risk of trafficking are rescued, protected and reintegrated into more responsive and safer communities and another rehabilitation mechanism.

Objective:

Repatriation of trafficking survivors through linkages/referrals with duty-bearers and NGOs involved in rescue in India.
Rehabilitation / Reintegration services to survivors in the safe home
Community Awareness and Border Surveillance for timely interception of susceptible cases at the Indo-Nepal border.
Networking and Partnership with NGO Federation, District Network of Women and Child Rights and District Level Committee on Anti-Human Trafficking

Measures to be Supported

Repatriation of trafficking survivors through linkages/referrals with duty-bearers and NGOs involved in rescue in India

Meeting with cross-border committee members for effective rescue and repatriation
Rescue and repatriation from the trafficked area
Endorsement and effective implementation of SOP

Rehabilitation / Reintegration services to survivors in the safe home

Rehabilitation/Reintegration services to survivors through safe home operation
Food and clothing for survivors at shelter home
Psychosocial Counseling Services

Community Awareness and Border Surveillance for timely interception of susceptible cases at Indo-Nepal border

Operation of border surveillance centers at the Indo-Nepal border
Strengthenning and mobilization of formed protection committees
IEC materials – development and dissemination

Networking and Partnership with NGO Federation, District Network of Women and Child Rights and District Level Committee on Anti-Human Trafficking

Interaction with the association of hotels, transportation, media, cross-border stakeholders, and government authorities of both sides
Media mobilization
Orientation to duty bearers for capacity building on anti-human trafficking

Project Overview-Cross Border Project

MISSING CASE

Case is reported to OVN through family, friends, outreach officers, border surveillance, DPO, and APO in Nepal. Likewise, KIN India, MMF, the embassy, and others report the case from India.

REPORT TO CONCERNED AUTHORITY

The case is reported to the concerned police, who assist in FIR registration, information collection, and investigation.

REFERRAL

The case is forwarded to partners like KIN and MMF if the survivors are in India. Partners work in close coordination with the embassy.

TRACKING ANND SEARCH

OVN partners in India, in coordination with the embassy and concerned authorities, track and search for the survivors and the accused. They facilitate the rescue in coordination with the concerned authorities.

REHABILITATION/REIN TEGRATION

Opportunity Village Nepal provides comprehensive services such as shelter support, counseling, medical assistance, and vocational skills as per the survivors needs. OVN tracks the families and reintegrates survivors into their families and communities in coordination with local government.

REPATRIATION

Close coordination with the embassy is maintained throughout the procedure. The embassy provides a no objection letter and a referral letter to the organization for repatriation.

LEGAL COMPLIANCE

The identified cases will go through the due legal procedures and compliance of the respective countries.

PRESENT TO CWC/NCRC

If the survivors are children, they are presented to the Child Welfare Committee in India and coordination will also be done with NCRC in Nepal.