Hollywood actress Demi Moore made a week trip to Nepal, and interacted at length with the media in Kathmandu.
She addressed the problem of human trafficking at a news conference organized by Maiti Nepal, a non-profit organization.
Maiti Nepal aims to protect Nepali girls and women from crimes like domestic violence, trafficking for flesh trade, child prostitution, child labour and various forms of exploitation.
Moore had arrived in Nepal on April 1 to work on CNN’s Freedom Project. She spent her week in Nepal shooting a documentary about 2010 CNN Hero Anuradha Koirala trying to deliver Koirala’s message against human trafficking. The shooting was done at rehabilitation centre of Maiti Nepal at Gaushala, transit homes at Bhairawa and Rasuwa.
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| Demi Moore In press meet |
Moore also urged everyone to unite and fight against human trafficking. “Real men don’t buy and sell girls. Real men love, care for and protect girls,” said Moore at the press meet.
Moore, who became one of the highest paid actress in Hollywood with her successes in the movies like Ghost, A Few Good Men, Indecent Proposal and Disclosure in the early 1990s, stressed on not giving much importance to her celebrity status. “Because Anuradha and I share the same commitment against human trafficking, I came to Nepal. I appreciate people’s fascination with celebrities but I am here as human being, not as celebrity.”
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| Demi Moore in Maiti nepal |
During her trip she also had an opportunity to meet Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal. “I was encouraged with his response as he committed to give priority to education,” revealed Moore who sees “lack of opportunity of education and poverty as the major reasons behind vulnerability of young girls towards human trafficking”.
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| Anuradha Koirala and Demi Moore |
On her association with Moore, Koirala said, “Moore introduced me to the world during the (CNN Hero) award ceremony. And we share a common interest to work against human trafficking.”
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| Demi Moore with Anuradha on announcement of of CNN hero of the year |
On the situation of human trafficking Moore said, “America and Nepal have the same problems. Despite being a global problem, it should be addressed specifically as per the country.” Moore returned on the evening of April 7.
