Her beautiful handwriting can put even her convent-educated peers to shame. When she was asked about her aim in life, without thinking twice she said: "I want to be a journalist." 

Although 14-year-old Maina (name changed) knows very little about the profession, she thinks that journalists get justice sooner compared to others. "I want to work in a print media and express my sufferings through pen," says Maina.

Maina, who was sexually abused for a month until her tormentors decided to sell her in the Tibetan town of Khasa, was rescued a week ago from Dadhikot-8 of Bhaktapur by the police and Raksha Nepal, a non-governmental organization that works for the welfare of sexually-exploited women.



The rescued teen writes down her feelings in a dairy.(Pratibha Rawa/Republical)

Although she suffers from pain in the backbone and stomach, she has not stopped filling her dairy every day. She keeps writing about her sufferings and pain. Her scribbling not only describes her suffering in detail but also reflect her hatred toward her abusers. 

According to Menuka Dahal, the founder of Raksha Nepal, they were surprised when they first saw her handwriting. "Maina is a very brilliant student. She wants to study and become a journalist. We will help her achieve her aim," says Dahal. "Though she is too young to understand and cope with the situation, she has behaved like a mature girl." 

According to Maina´s relatives, she always secured second position in her class as she was very good in studies. "Though I was well prepared to appear in my board exam for class eight, I could not make it because of all that I had to go through," says Maina. "But now I want to continue my studies." 

Currently, she is living in the hostel run by Raksha Nepal for victims like her. She spends her day jotting down her thoughts in her dairy. She is also undergoing treatment for several physical and psychological pain inflicted by her perpetrators.

"She wants to go to school as soon as possible," says Dahal. "But we cannot send her to school until her health improves. She is undergoing counseling and therapies at our organization right now." According to Dahal, the organization plans to provide her training to enhance her writing skills and encourage her to be a journalist.

Published on: 2 June 2014 | Republica