FRIENDS OF MAITI NEPAL A NONPROFIT CORPORATION

What FRIENDS OF MAITI NEPAL A NONPROFIT CORPORATION does

Friends of Maiti Nepal is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation incorporated in Massachusetts in 2001, headquartered at 63-6 Commercial Wharf in Boston with 5 employees. It serves as the official US representative of Maiti Nepal, the Kathmandu-based anti-sex-trafficking organization founded in 1993 by Anuradha Koirala. The US entity's primary function is to raise funds from American donors and channel them to operations in Nepal, alongside awareness-building about sex trafficking through community events, documentary screenings, and digital outreach.

The portfolio of programs funded and supported spans prevention, rescue, rehabilitation, and economic reintegration. Operationally in Nepal, this includes a Kathmandu Rehabilitation Center/Shelter housing approximately 450 women and children, the Child Protection Center and Women's Rehabilitation Center serving ~250 beneficiaries (with capacity being doubled to ~500), Teresa Academy educating 377 students with a stated 100% pass rate, the Sonja Kill Memorial Hospice providing 43 beds for terminally ill survivors, 10-12 border intervention outposts staffed by former survivors, transit homes at major crossings, and prevention homes in remote districts. Vocational training covers trades such as tailoring, carpentry, beautician work, baking, and horticulture, supplemented by micro-loans and the Maiti Cafe social enterprise.

Revenue is generated entirely through charitable contributions: individual donations via the Network for Good online platform and mailed checks, corporate matching-gift programs, community-organized fundraisers (film screenings, humble meals, wedding/birthday dedications), and grants such as the partnership with the Coca-Cola Foundation. Distribution spans Nepal, India (cross-border rescue), and the United States (fundraising/awareness). There is no technology product, no AI capability, and no investor capital; the organization is supported by an Executive Director, two active directors, and a small US staff, with operational reliance on the much larger Nepali entity on the ground.

Name

FRIENDS OF MAITI NEPAL A NONPROFIT CORPORATION

Legal name

Friends of Maiti Nepal

Website

https://friendsofmaitinepal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Friends of Maiti Nepal is a Boston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that fundraises in the United States to support Maiti Nepal's anti-sex-trafficking programs, including shelters, Teresa Academy, border intervention outposts, vocational training, and hospice care for survivors in Nepal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anti-Human Trafficking Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Anti-trafficking services
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Survivor rehabilitation services
• Nonprofit fundraising organization
• Women empowerment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible charitable contributions from individuals in the United States. Donors can give via secure online donation through credit card or by check sent by mail.
2. Matching Gifts: Corporate matching gift programs where employers match charitable contributions made by their employees, spouses, and/or retirees, effectively doubling or tripling the impact of individual donations.
3. Fundraising Events: Organized fundraisers including film screenings, humble meal events, wedding/birthday dedications, and campaign fundraisers. The organization provides tools and materials for supporters to host their own fundraising events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Friends of Maiti Nepal is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that serves as the official American fundraising and awareness chapter of Maiti Nepal. It collects charitable contributions from US donors and channels resources toward Maiti Nepal's anti-sex trafficking programs, including border intervention outposts, shelter and rehabilitation centers, the Teresa Academy school, vocational training, healthcare, and survivor reintegration services in Nepal and India.

Product overview

Friends of Maiti Nepal is a nonprofit organization that serves as the official US representative of Maiti Nepal, a Nepal-based anti-trafficking organization founded in 1993. Rather than a technology product company, it operates a portfolio of humanitarian programs including Teresa Academy (education for orphaned and trafficked children), the Child Protection Center and Women's Rehabilitation Center (shelter and rehabilitation), Vocational Education (job training in trades), Intervention Outposts (border prevention), Transit Homes and Prevention Homes (shelter and prevention services), Sonja Kill Memorial Hospice (healthcare for terminally ill survivors), and Maiti Cafe (social enterprise). The organization focuses on rescue, rehabilitation, prevention, and advocacy to combat sex trafficking of Nepali women and children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,679 individuals rescued from trafficking in 5 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coca-Cola FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2023The Coca-Cola Foundation joined forces with Maiti Nepal to lead a journey towards sustainable development, community enrichment, and the empowerment of women through integrated farming, agricultural training, and agro-tourism. Under this project, a training centre was established providing training to survivors, rural women, and girls at risk of trafficking.
• CARE Learning ToursminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 August 2023A delegation of four U.S. Congressional Representatives traveled to Nepal with CARE to learn how foreign investments are addressing the root causes of human trafficking and forced, bonded, and child labor.
• The Rescue Foundation IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border rescue collaboration with The Rescue Foundation India enabled the successful rescue of four Nepalis from a musical orchestra group in Bihar, India. The organization coordinated safe repatriation of the survivors.
• Nepali Embassy in New DelhicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi for cross-border rescue operations and coordination of safe repatriation of Nepali trafficking survivors from India.
• National Child Rights Council (NCRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaiti Nepal and the National Child Rights Council organized a stakeholder interaction in Kathmandu on July 29, 2025 to address growing risks of child exploitation and trafficking, particularly in informal sectors like restaurants, guesthouses, cabin dance bars, and the Adult Entertainment Sector.
• Nepal PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaiti Nepal works closely with Nepali police to improve interception of trafficked girls and women, facilitate return of survivors to Nepal, and apprehend traffickers based on tip-offs from local sources.
• Indian Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border collaboration with Indian social services to rescue Nepali women from exploitation in India and facilitate their safe repatriation to Nepal.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maiti Nepal: The parent Nepal-based organization that Friends of Maiti Nepal represents in the US. Operates the same programs (rescue, shelter, Teresa Academy, hospice, border outposts) from the Kathmandu end — directly comparable mission and service continuum.
• Shared Hope International: US-based nonprofit focused on sex trafficking prevention, rescue, and restoration of survivors, with international program footprint including South Asia. Directly comparable rescue + rehabilitation model and donor base.
• The A21 Campaign: Operates anti-trafficking programs across multiple countries including prevention, survivor aftercare, and law-enforcement partnerships. Closely aligned service continuum to Friends of Maiti Nepal, with comparable grassroots fundraising model.
• STOP THE TRAFFIK: International anti-trafficking coalition with prevention, survivor support, and community-based intervention programs across multiple countries. Comparable grassroots fundraising model and survivor-centered program design.
• GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services): US-based organization serving survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking through education, mentorship, and transition programs. Overlaps with Teresa Academy's education-for-survivors model.

Broad incumbents

• ECPAT-USA: US affiliate of the ECPAT global network combating sexual exploitation of children. Focuses on policy advocacy, child protection, and survivor support — overlapping mission with Friends of Maiti Nepal's child-trafficking prevention work.
• International Justice Mission: A major global anti-trafficking and modern-slavery organization operating rescue and survivor-aftercare programs across multiple countries. Overlaps with Maiti Nepal in cross-border trafficking rescue and survivor rehabilitation, but at far larger scale.
• Thorn: Anti-sexual-exploitation organization using technology to identify and rescue child trafficking victims. Operates at the intersection of sex trafficking prevention and tech-enabled intervention, with substantially larger donor support.
• Polaris: Operates the US National Human Trafficking Hotline and runs international anti-trafficking programs targeting sex and labor trafficking. Comparable cause area with substantially larger US fundraising infrastructure.

Regional players

• Somaly Mam Foundation: Focused primarily on Cambodia and Southeast Asia rather than South Asia, but operates a comparable model of survivor rescue, shelter, vocational education, and prevention in the anti-trafficking space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/friendsofmaiti
• Facebookfacebook.com/friendsofmaitinepal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/friends-of-maiti-nepal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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