Going Home: 8 Years Lost in Kathmandu

Forget Me Not

This video is presented by Forget Me Not, an Australian-based NGO, and highlights the work of the NGO and the Himalayan Innovative Society to reintegrate children into their families in Nepal. According to the video, there are over 600 children’s homes and orphanages operating in Nepal, many of which are unregistered. And 80% of the children in these homes have living parents. The video features the story of Alisha, a young girl who was separated from her family and taken to a children’s home in Kathmandu. The video exposes the practice of child trafficking and recruiting children into orphanages.