Joshi Ranjila, Andersen Pernille Tangaard, Aro Arja R, Rømer Mette, Thapa Subash, Karlsson Leena Eklund
Unit for Health Promotion, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark.
Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Glob Health Action. 2025 Dec;18(1):2522489. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2522489. Epub 2025 Jul 9.
Although Nepal ratified the Palermo Protocol in 2020, significant challenges persist in fully meeting the protocol's standards on preventing trafficking, protecting survivors, prosecuting traffickers, and reintegrating survivors. Most importantly, given the complexity surrounding the reintegration of sex trafficking survivors, a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing successful reintegration is crucial.
This study explored the challenges and opportunities associated with reintegrating survivors of sex trafficking into Nepali communities.
This was an exploratory, descriptive qualitative study in which semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 purposively selected non-governmental organization (NGO) workers and service providers. Thematic analysis was conducted to analyze the data.
Our findings revealed that existing social and contextual barriers included a lack of familial acceptance, social stigma, ineffective legal and support systems, and safety and security risks for both survivors and those providing support. Within the programs facilitating reintegration, factors such as poor service satisfaction, lack of trust, restricted living conditions in the shelters, and inadequate confidentiality practices hindered program effectiveness. Opportunities for successful reintegration included family support and acceptance, employment as social workers/activists, and well-coordinated support systems, which, however, were only accessible to a limited number of survivors.
This study provides insights into how social and program-specific factors, as well as existing opportunities, influence the effective reintegration of survivors. Ensuring adequate funding to scale up current reintegration programs, incorporating strategies to address community stigma, and strengthening institutional capacities could help more women achieve successful reintegration.
尽管尼泊尔于2020年批准了《巴勒莫议定书》，但在全面达到该议定书关于预防人口贩运、保护幸存者、起诉贩运者以及使幸存者重新融入社会等方面的标准时，仍存在重大挑战。最重要的是，鉴于性交易幸存者重新融入社会的复杂性，全面了解影响成功重新融入的因素至关重要。
本研究探讨了性交易幸存者融入尼泊尔社区所面临的挑战与机遇。
这是一项探索性、描述性的定性研究，对15名经过有目的挑选的非政府组织工作人员和服务提供者进行了半结构化访谈。采用主题分析法对数据进行分析。
我们的研究结果显示，现有的社会和环境障碍包括缺乏家庭接纳、社会污名、无效的法律和支持系统，以及幸存者和提供支持的人员面临的安全风险。在促进重新融入的项目中，诸如服务满意度低、缺乏信任、庇护所生活条件受限以及保密措施不足等因素阻碍了项目成效。成功重新融入的机遇包括家庭支持与接纳、担任社会工作者/活动家以及协调良好的支持系统，然而，只有少数幸存者能够获得这些机遇。
本研究深入了解了社会和项目特定因素以及现有机遇如何影响幸存者的有效重新融入。确保有足够资金来扩大当前的重新融入项目规模、纳入应对社区污名的策略以及加强机构能力，有助于更多女性实现成功重新融入。
