News Archive
12/2015
Maiti reports that even in the capital most people had
to fall back to using wood for the preparation of their meals. This fact
inevitably leads to a problem of massive deforestation in Nepal. The food
prices doubled in the last few months and still there is a great amount of
people without shelter. A further 800.000 people fall below the poverty line in
the already poor country of Nepal.
9/2015
The
southern and eastern provinces see themselves in a chaotic state. Due to the
recently ratified constitution imports of dearly needed goods such as petrol,
cooking gas, food and medicine from India are being boycotted which makes
everyday life so much more difficult.
7/2015
Additionally to our cooperation partners, the Soroptimist International Clubs Münster-Mauritz and Rhenen/Veenendaal (Netherlands), the SI Club Douglas/Isle of Man (UK) supports the pro filia-projects for Nepalese girls! We are very happy about the new cooperation!
3. pro filia art auction 2015
4/2015
A huge success - the 3rd pro filia art auction! A total of 40 artists made
84 pieces of art available of which 63 were sold for nearly fast 50 000 Euros. A
major share of the revenues is donated by the artists for the pro filia girl
projects in Nepal. Now, additional typing offices for saved young women can be
installed who have concluded an IT training. Also, the basis for start-up
financing of 5 taylor shops where 6 young women each will find a job, is
available now! We thank the artists and the many voluntary helping hands of
this event.
3/2015
Our cooperation partners, the two Soroptimist Clubs International Münster-Mauritz and Rhenen Veenendaal/Netherlands, are collecting donations for pro filia-projects. Here you will find the donation thermometer!
8/2014
On 28.8.14, copies of
nearly 3500 signatures against mass murder on Indian girl babies were handed
over to the German Government's human rights representative Christoph Strässer
– on 29.8.14 the originals to the Indian embassy in Berlin.
Click here to find the results of the action in
detail
8/2014
The two-day pro filia
info booth at the Kreuzviertelfest Münster provided for many discussions
regarding trafficking in girls and ways of protection. In addition, several
hundred signatures were collected against mass murder on Indian girl babies.
Nearly 3500 signatures will be handed over to the Indian embassy by pro filia
representatives during an event regarding this topic in front of the embassy in
Berlin on 29.8.14; the copies of the lists will be handed over to the German
Government's human rights representative Christoph Strässer.
8/2014
The exhibition on the
work of pro filia in the old Town Hall of Fox-Amphoux/Provence met with a keen
response, the vernissage alone drew 70 guests. Touched by the subject of
trafficking of girls and the massive discrimination, the visitors engaged in
intensive discussions, donations and signatures for the Berlin event in front oft
he Indian embassy.
6/2014
pro filia transfers
the money for two additional PC writing offices. The offices will be set up at
five locations in the Ilam border county in July and August. Following a
one-year initial financing phase by pro filia, two saved young women each,
trained on the PC, will continue to run them independently.
4/2014
The money for the
shelter house, the salaries for the border observers and the first three PC
writing offices for saved and trained young women will be transferred to MAITI.
2/2014
WDR-Studio Münster
broadcasts a report on the work of pro filia in Lokalzeit on 27.2.
pro filia transfers the money for the shelter at Pashupatinagar, the salaries of the border guards and some information campaigns for the year 2012.
9/2011
Together with MAITI pro filia funds a
rehabilitation home at Itahari: rescued girls and young women are
offered trainings courses in basic life skills. Additionally pro
filia pays the salaries of five more border guards. On average each of
them places 50 girls per year into a shelter and saves them from human trafficking.
4/2011
pro filia transfers the money for the
shelter in Pashupatinagar and for the salaries of four more border
guards. In the last six months these 4 women placed 100 girls in our
shelter and rescued them from slavery.
12/2010
Funds for the salaries of 4 additional
border guards, for the advocacy programs and the refurbisment of the
recreation room in the shelter in Pashupatinagar are transferred.
10/2010
pro filia finances completely the shelter in Pashupatinagar and pays the salaries of 6
addional border guards.
Funds for the training of 32 border guards are transferred to MAITI.
5/2010
We have received enough donations in the last few months to double the next six-monthly installment for the shelter in Bhairahawa. This brings us closer to our ultimate goal, which is the permanent financing of the shelter.
4/2010
Funds for refurbishment and improvement of the kitchen in the shelter have been provided.
1/2010
Because of our successful special pre-Christmas collection, MAITI has now furnished the common room of our shelter with shelves, pillows, books, drawing and craft equipment, games, etc.
1/2010
pro filia provided funds for a girl freed from an Indian brothel by MAITI to travel to Mumbai, with her escort, in order to testify at the trial against a sex trafficker.
12/2009
Mit Hilfe der bei uns eingegangenen Gelder wird von MAITI eine Bilddokumentation über Mädchenhandel in Nepal sowie Schutz- und Hilfsmöglichkeiten erstellt. So sollen auch die 70 Prozent der Mädchen erreicht werden, die nicht lesen können.
11/2009
Der vertraglich vereinbarte Betrag für die Zeit vom 1.11.2009 - 30.4.2010 zur Unterstützung „unseres“ Schutzhauses in Bhairahawa an MAITI überwiesen.
10/2009
In Kathmandu unterschreiben VertreterInnen von MAITI und pro filia den vorher gemeinsam abgestimmten Kooperationsvertrag.
