Ambassador Peter W. Bodde visited several USAID/Nepal-funded projects in Kavrepalanchowk this week that aim to advance the protection of youth, the prevention of human trafficking in Nepal and the prosecution of perpetrators.

USAID/Nepal’s $9.1 million Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) project, implemented by The Asia Foundation (TAF) since 2010, works in 12 districts in Nepal.  The project recently doubled in scope to include six new districts to address the increased vulnerability of women and marginalized groups to human trafficking and exploitation as a result of the recent earthquakes.