Sharda Gurung is a 37 year-old woman,who after six long years of being in prison, is now finally free and staying temporarily at the transit home of SETU Nepal. SETU Nepal is taking the role of a bridge and tries to refer her to another organization, where she can get suitable support in order to […]
Padma Rana, 45 years old lady has recently (15 June 2013) been released from jail after 5.4 years of imprisonment. She was welcomed by her children, younger sister and Setu as well, when she got released. However, she did not seem much excited in spite of her release after such a long time and reunion […]
Sanil is a nine year old boy, who recently graduated from grade two. Since he was four years old he had been looked after by a local childcare center. Nevertheless, he has been suspended from the childcare center because of ‘unusual behavior’. As result, he is back in prison with his mother. His mother was […]
A Seventy- six years old woman, who was accused of trafficking girls, was imprisoned for six years and an Rs.25000 cash penalty. However, the woman is adamant that she is innocent and that she has been made the scapegoat for somebody else's crime. According to the woman, she acted as a witness for a transaction […]
A 6 year old girl child from Maida Tole – 8, Makawanpur needs to be rescued urgently. Her mother, Sarada B.Ka, who is serving time in prison for drug peddling has appealed to rescue her daughter from her husband, Babu B.Ka., who is a drug user as well as a HIV positive. The child is […]
After spending 5 years in prison, Tara B.K came to Setu Nepal. She was Shy and timid, Tara was married at age 13 to a 16 year-old boy in her village in the outskirts of Pokhara valley. Tara’s married life was smooth until she gave birth to the couple’s third daughter. After that time, her […]
Thuli Tamang was accused of trafficking of her ex-step daughter to India. The petition was filed by her own ex-husband and his younger brother ( Thuli Tamang’s brother-in Law). Thuli and her second husband had a small restaurant in Kathmandu valley. Thuli’s ex- brother in law used to eat on credit in her restaurant. When […]
Uma Kadel came at SETU Nepal Halfway Home along with her son all the way from Geeta Nagar, Chitwan district in 17th June 2006. Uma Kadel ha already started her cooking training since she wants to open her own small restaurant and wants to become an independent women. SETU is supporting her children. Uma lost […]
Sita Pun, who was sentenced in 2001 for killing her own husband, approached SETU Nepal on 25th Sep. 2007 in the search for better opportunities. She was released on the occasion of “Loktantra Diwas” 24th April 2007. She killed her husband because he used to drink alcohol and tortured Sita physically and mentally. He used […]
Sumita Rai, 30, was married in1993 at the age of 14. She was forced to get married by her family. She was not happy with their decision and lived in her parent’s house for 5 years and after five years she was sent to his husband house. She lived there for one year and she […]
Basanta Sharma Pandit is the mother of two children from Dang. She was accused of killing her stepson and sent to the prison. Her stepson went missing for 4 days and was eventually found dead on the bank of a river some kilometers from her home. The villagers accused her of drowning the boy and […]
Doma Lama is a determined woman. Doma Lama arrived at SETU Nepal on 25 November 2004 after spending 2 months at Central Jail in Kathmandu. Doma was sentenced for fighting with her neighbors over money. However, Doma was not forced to go to jail. Rather, she chose to go because at the time her husband, […]
