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Thank you to everyone that joined us as we retold #ArunsStory last week. To learn more about how you can help us to identify and support more children like Arun, please visit our website via the link below, or get in touch!

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Some determined lobbying by our team in Pokhara – who always work hard to make sure action is taken against employers of children under 14 years – resulted in Arun been awarded Rs. 25,000 (£159) in compensation for the unpaid work he had completed whilst on his own in Pokhara.

Currently, thousands of children across Nepal remain displaced, or engaged in exploitative unpaid labour. We are incredibly proud of the efforts made to reunite Arun with his family, and remain committed to ensuring that children like Arun have a similar opportunity of a better life.

To do this, we urgently need your help. A donation of any amount will go far in funding the tireless efforts of our social workers in Nepal, who work day and night to identify and house vulnerable children. Find out how you can support them, by visiting our website here: https://bit.ly/2VaISdC

#ArunsStory Part 10/10.

After all the formalities were concluded, Arun was free to leave Pokhara and finally make his way home with his father. We discovered that Arun had been a 16 hour bus journey from his home; a journey which had he walked would have taken days.

Saying goodbye to Arun was difficult. He was a well-loved character at our shelter, and is missed by all of his friends. We are however, incredibly proud of his resilience, and wish him the very best in his future.

#ArunsStory Part 9/10.

Just days after learning that Arun was not only alive, but and safe and in the care of trusted social workers, Arun’s father and uncle made their way to Pokhara. Once there, they went to the district police office to be reunited with Arun, who had at that point been trying to find his way home for over a year. We took this image of Arun, his father and uncle shortly after their tearful reunion.

#ArunsStory Part 8/10.

The process to identify and locate Arun’s father took around 9 months, largely due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and Nepal’s subsequent nationwide lockdown. If his father hadn’t filed the missing person’s report, the process could have taken years.

#ArunsStory Part 7/10.