A Situational Analysis of Child Sex Tourism in Nepal (Kathmandu ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1. Nepal: A Country Profile 1
1.2. Tourism in Nepal 1
1.3. Tourism Trends 2
1.4. Tourism and the National Economy 2
1.5. Organised Tourism 3
1.6. Children At-risk of Commercial Sexual Exploitation 4
1.7. Child Sex Tourism (CST 4
1.8. National and
International Commitments against CST 6
2. METHODOLOGY 8
2.1. Data Types 8
2.2. Data Collection 8
2.3. Data Analysis 9
2.4. Limitations 9
2.5. Operational Definitions 10
2.6. Implementing Organisation 10
2.7. Location of the Research 10
2.8. Timeframe 11
2.9. Composition of the Research Team 12
3. INTERVIEWS 13
3.1. At-risk Children – Background Information 13
3.1.1. General Background of the Children 13
3.1.2. Working Background of the Children 15
3.1.3. Location 17
3.1.4. Problems Faced by Children 17
3.1.5. Interaction and Relationship with Tourists 18
3.1.6. Help from the Tourists 18
3.1.7. Physical Relationship with the Tourists 20
3.1.8. Profile of the Tourists
(perception of the children) 23
3.1.9. Profile of the Children Sexually Exploited
Through Tourism 24
3.1.10. Characteristics of the Abuse 25
3.1.11. Reactions 27
3.1.12. Support and Recommendations 28
3.2. Interviews with the Children 29
3.2.1. At-risk Children 29
3.2.1.1. Focus Group Discussions 29
3.3. Local NGOs 31