The business of foster children
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Title: The business of foster children
Publication: SAMAY NATIONAL WEEKLY
Date: August 27, 2004
Page No: 26
Section: Cover Story
Author: Kiran Bhandari
Word Count: 477
Kathmandu - At just 29 years of age, she is not only a mother of
seven, but
also a hapless widow. If this was not enough, another crisis has now
befallen in her life. Among her 7 childrens she trusted to Bal Mandir
( a
school for poor children and orphans) for their upbringing, three have
already made it to Spain. And after knowing about this, she has become
greatly annoyed and irritated. How they went there, she knows nothing.
Samakushi located Child Protection Center has given the custody of the
children of Nirmala Thapa of Dhading to three different Spanish
families
through, as it has been alleged, fraudulent and deceptive ways.
According
to the Ministry of Women, children and Social Welfare, the three
children
were adopted by Rosa Maria, Maria Teresa and Vladamir Ripol Rosel and
were
subsequently taken to different Spanish cities.
However, Nirmala's only wish and desire was to see her children get a
good
upbringing. After losing her children, Nirmala has been moving around
telling her heartrending stories to CDO office, police, foreign
ministry,
different non-governmental organization and whoever takes interest on
her
plight. While recounting the sad tale of her separation from her
loving
childrens she sometimes becomes dreary and seemingly cheerless and
then
suddenly becomes enraged and then bursts into tears.
Blaming the Child Protection Center of sending her children to Spain
by
deceiving her and claiming it as a fraudulent act, she is making
rounds of
the CDO (Chief District Officer) office daily from the past one month
seeking justice. Who gave the authority to the center to give away the
children, who were admitted there for their studies, as foster child?
She
has only one demand, "I don't know anything, I only want my children
back."
Lav Hari Acharya, an official, is angry with Nirmala and blasts at
her,
"Late King Birendra might return, but your childrens would never. So
it is
would do you no good to fight with Sabitri." Sabitri Basnet, a former
employee of Bal Mandir, is a administrator of the Child Protection
Center.
Her husband, former police inspector Jitendra Basnet, is a chariman
of the
center.
But still, despite all the odds working against her, Nirmala hasn't
called
it all over and without feeling defeated has been saying that she
didn't
give the permission to send her child abroad. Stating that Sabitri
had sent
her children without her consent and knowing, she is adamant on her
stance
that she should get her children back. Instead of reaching into the
conclusion by first finding out the facts, when the officials of the
CDO
office turned a deaf ear to all her pleas, helpless and at the same
time
enraged looking Nirmala was said with streaks of tears in her eyes "Do
anything, but never do injustice by taking bribes."
To be continuedŠ..
(Translated by AGrg, Nepalnews.com)
Publication: SAMAY NATIONAL WEEKLY
Date: August 27, 2004
Page No: 26
Section: Cover Story
Author: Kiran Bhandari
Word Count: 477
Kathmandu - At just 29 years of age, she is not only a mother of
seven, but
also a hapless widow. If this was not enough, another crisis has now
befallen in her life. Among her 7 childrens she trusted to Bal Mandir
( a
school for poor children and orphans) for their upbringing, three have
already made it to Spain. And after knowing about this, she has become
greatly annoyed and irritated. How they went there, she knows nothing.
Samakushi located Child Protection Center has given the custody of the
children of Nirmala Thapa of Dhading to three different Spanish
families
through, as it has been alleged, fraudulent and deceptive ways.
According
to the Ministry of Women, children and Social Welfare, the three
children
were adopted by Rosa Maria, Maria Teresa and Vladamir Ripol Rosel and
were
subsequently taken to different Spanish cities.
However, Nirmala's only wish and desire was to see her children get a
good
upbringing. After losing her children, Nirmala has been moving around
telling her heartrending stories to CDO office, police, foreign
ministry,
different non-governmental organization and whoever takes interest on
her
plight. While recounting the sad tale of her separation from her
loving
childrens she sometimes becomes dreary and seemingly cheerless and
then
suddenly becomes enraged and then bursts into tears.
Blaming the Child Protection Center of sending her children to Spain
by
deceiving her and claiming it as a fraudulent act, she is making
rounds of
the CDO (Chief District Officer) office daily from the past one month
seeking justice. Who gave the authority to the center to give away the
children, who were admitted there for their studies, as foster child?
She
has only one demand, "I don't know anything, I only want my children
back."
Lav Hari Acharya, an official, is angry with Nirmala and blasts at
her,
"Late King Birendra might return, but your childrens would never. So
it is
would do you no good to fight with Sabitri." Sabitri Basnet, a former
employee of Bal Mandir, is a administrator of the Child Protection
Center.
Her husband, former police inspector Jitendra Basnet, is a chariman
of the
center.
But still, despite all the odds working against her, Nirmala hasn't
called
it all over and without feeling defeated has been saying that she
didn't
give the permission to send her child abroad. Stating that Sabitri
had sent
her children without her consent and knowing, she is adamant on her
stance
that she should get her children back. Instead of reaching into the
conclusion by first finding out the facts, when the officials of the
CDO
office turned a deaf ear to all her pleas, helpless and at the same
time
enraged looking Nirmala was said with streaks of tears in her eyes "Do
anything, but never do injustice by taking bribes."
To be continuedŠ..
(Translated by AGrg, Nepalnews.com)
2004 Aug 27