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Task Force and to provide coordination of this Task Force
with the MoWCSW.
National, District, VDC and Municipality Task Forces
The National Task Force coordinates activities regarding the
trafficking of children and women at the national level, and
provides guidelines and decision-making regarding nationallevel
interventions. The National Task Force is mandated,
among other things, to: organise orientation seminars on
trafficking; provide guidelines and directives to the Central and
District Child Welfare Boards and District Task Forces on
addressing trafficking issues; determine procedures for the
rehabilitation of repatriated Nepali victims of trafficking and
sexual exploitation; finalize plans of action related to trafficking;
approve programmes on the issue submitted by government
and NGOs; and coordinate the activities of government and
NGOs related to addressing trafficking. 145
District Task Forces, with representatives from government
and NGOs, have been established in 26 districts which have
been identified as trafficking prone by the MoWCSW. District
Task Forces are mandated to, among other things: identify
Village Development Committees (VDCs) that are affected by
trafficking; operate awareness campaigns in trafficking-affected
VDCs in coordination with the District Child Welfare Boards;
and coordinate and monitor the anti-trafficking programmes
of government line agencies, NGOs and local elected bodies
at the district level. 146 District Task Forces have conducted
planning workshops to develop district-level plans of action
to combat trafficking, as well as supporting awareness campaigns
in the target districts. At the local level, VDC Task Forces and
Municipality Task Forces are mandated to, among other things:
identify trafficking-prone areas; collect and disseminate data
on trafficking; and conduct awareness-raising campaigns to
combat trafficking.
Child Helpline-Nepal
This system is operated by the MoWCSW in partnership with
the CCWB, Nepal Telecom and Child Workers in Nepal
Concerned Center (CWIN), with international support. It
operates a toll-free number for the protection of children at
risk, and provides referral to response services, including
rescue, investigation and monitoring, legal aid, medical support,
temporary shelter, and follow-up support for the child and
family, among others.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA)
This ministry is responsible for, among else: local administration;
citizenship; migration (passport issuance) and immigration;
control of public offences; prison administration; and controlling
the sale and trafficking of children and women. 147
Nepal Police
The Nepal Police, which functions under the MoHA, has the
mandate to maintain law and order, viz. reduce incidences of
crime, protect the life and property of citizens, investigate
crime, and apprehend and institute legal proceedings against
offenders. 148 The Nepal Police has implemented the concept
of Community Police, and as of 2008, had established 179
Community Service Centers in 72 districts. These centers,
among other things, organise public awareness programmes
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