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Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition | 1+2/2016 06 UK NEWS significant,inthenorth-easternre- gionalmostfouroutoffivehouses were destroyed or significantly damaged.Whenwespokewithone of the children’s ministers in that areatofindoutwhattheneedwas, she said that there were about 7,000 children displaced through the earthquake. Throughout the Sindhupalchowk border, guards were checking papers of children going out. There was such an in- creasedriskoftraffickingandthey weretryingtoreducethat.Allchil- dren had to have papers that al- lowed them to exit the area. Generally, our work became more complicated and more ex- pensive,aspricesrosethroughout the earthquake period. On top of that, there is the recent fuel crisis that Nepal has been facing over the past few months, as no oil or gas has been available from India for political reasons. This has slowed the country down, which is such a shame considering how difficult the year had already been with the earthquake. It has also in- creased the cost of our work again owing to the increased costs of suppliesbecauseoftheincreasing costs of petrol and transport. Nepal is a landlocked country, so everything has come through India or China. If there is a block- ade, it poses a significant problem to the entire infrastructure in Nepal. You are soon to take over the re- sponsibility of chairperson from re- tiring Asha founder Peter Bashford. What will the focus of your work be in the years to come? I want to see the team consoli- date. The organisation has grown dramatically in the last two years, going from eight to 23 employees. Currently, we are looking after 107children,ofwhom51areinour residential care. We want to concentrate on re- integration into the community and more community support, whichmeansfewerchildreninres- idential care and more supported by our social welfare team in the community. This way, we keep children more independent and prevent them from being insti- tutionalised. However,preventionoftraffick- ing is our ultimate aim. We have just started a new Facebook page for teenagers in Nepal, called “Keeping SAFE”, to teach them to avoid traffickers and recognise their tricks. The page has an enor- mous following,withup to a quar- ter of a million people viewing each post. We are also planning to go into schools and hold pre- sentations about the dangers of trafficking, not only for the chil- dren but also for the teachers so that they can teach their future pupils about the tricks that traf- fickers use to force children into domesticorsexlabourandhowto avoid being trafficked. Dr Ubhi, thank you very much for the interview and good luck for the future. For further information, please visit www.asha-nepal.org. Endodontic & Restorative Excellence at the Apex of Africa Christine Berthold (Canada) Elio Berutti (Italy) Arnaldo Castellucci (Italy) Bernard Friedland (USA) James L Guttman (USA) Markus Haapasalo (Canada) Sergio Kuttler (USA) Martin Levin (USA) Tara Mc Mahon (Ireland) Francesco Mangani (Italy) John Meechan (UK) Yoshitsugu Terauchi (Japan) Martin Trope (USA) Peet van der Vyver (South Africa) The South African Society of Endodontics & Aesthetic Dentistry 3-6 June 2016, Cape Town, South Africa www.ifea2016.com SPONSORS SPEAKERS DIAMOND BRONZE SILVER AD “...about 30,000 girls from Nepal are tricked into going over the border each year and trafficked...” Dr Andrea Ubhi DTUK0116_05-06_Ubhi 25.02.16 14:57 Seite 2 DTUK0116_05-06_Ubhi 25.02.1614:57 Seite 2