Budget Travels & Tours not only funds the Kathmandu Child Care Centre but also offers support to Pragya School, an organisation which is committed to providing high quality education without high tuition fees to disadvantaged and impoverished children of Kathmandu. To learn more about Pragya School visit: Web Site or contact volunteer@pragyaschool.org.np.
Kathmandu Child Care Centre, a non-profit organisation, was created in 2005 to provide a favourable environment in which to address the physical, mental, spiritual and vocational needs of destitute and/or orphaned street children in Nepal, giving them opportunities to enhance their growth and development.
Introduction
There are about 1000 orphanages NGOs and INGOs in Nepal, only about 160 of which are registered officially. For several reasons many children are running away from home to get a better life, and more than 1000 runaway children are living in the capital city, Kathmandu.
There are many reasons for the high number of orphans and runaways in Nepal:
(a) Political
Nepal has been suffering a civil war since 1996. More than 11,500 people have been killed in the insurgency.
(b) Social/Cultural
Generally unmarried mothers are not accepted in Nepal. They are vilified and shamed, and their children are labeled with cruel and hurtful names, yet the father of the child quite often escapes responsibility. For this reason an unmarried mother will often abandon her child at the hospital and run away to avoid the shame and social ostracism.
(c) Economic
In Nepal children are considered a blessing from the gods. Due to lack of education many families have too many children and are unable to feed them. Ultimately their children come to the city to get jobs and a better life. Unfortunately, there are no good jobs for them and they eventually end up on the streets.
(d) Some others reasons such as HIV/AIDS, starvation, flooding, natural disasters, etc.
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