Shae's Work With NGO 3Angels Nepal

Human trafficking (HT) occurs all over the world. HT can be slavery, forced labor, or prostitution. Those on the front lines indicate published statistics are too low. No one knows the true numbers of people, especially women and children, around the globe, who are trafficked every year. 
 
In Nepal, most people live on about $3 a day, according to Rajendra Gautam, founder of 3Angels Nepal. In the rural villages, children—especially girls—are not well educated. Many times instead of attending school, girls must work in the fields and are often considered to be a burden to their families. Women’s rights are almost nonexistent in this country where hunger and poverty are more widespread than freedom or education.
 
After the recent government revolution and war in Nepal, many families, in an attempt to protect their children from the violent front, sent them away with family “friends” who promised to find jobs or education for them in Kathmandu or India. Families are tricked by potential husbands offering “secure” futures for their daughters. But in many cases, these girls end up in Indian brothels, with no idea of what is happening to them until it is too late.

Lack of education and awareness fuel the trafficking industry. The caste system also represses the ability of Nepali men and women to find jobs outside the prostitution and trafficking industries. To combat this multibillion-dollar industry, NGOs like Shae and 3Angels Nepal work at the borders, in the villages, and in counseling centers in Nepal to provide prevention, rescue, and rehabilitation to trafficked women and children.
 
Shae works in partnership with the in-country NGO 3Angels Nepal to continue their programs through message media promoted around the world. By sharing stories of rescued and empowered women and girls, Shae hopes to increase awareness about the horrible reality of HT in Nepal and what is being done to overcome it.
 
Shae has a special project to provide creative education and expression to women and children in Nepal. By encouraging creativity as therapy for those who have never been allowed to express themselves, Shae offers an outlet of hope. Shae’s projects in Nepal include documentary films, photography, and mentorship for artists who are passionate about causes like HT.

Educating With Media

You may recognize the motto, ‘Ars gratia artis’ (art for art’s sake) that surrounds the familiar roaring lion in Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s trademark. It offers the premise that art needs no moral justification to exist. Shae is founded on a very different premise: Art, media, and artists, are accountable to a higher purpose.
 
Media communicates message. Message matters. How and where a message is expressed also matters. Our message media is designed to intentionally and effectively cause positive change for a specific need or idea. Shae is building a sustainable artistic community that is accountable to a higher standard—using their giftedness to create art and media that produce positive change in the global community. Shae identifies and mentors artists whose purpose is to express their self-evident giftedness and passion through effective message media, resulting in positive and effective changes for the global community.
 
Because Shae is a mission-driven, non-profit artistic community, we are able to help other organizations communicate their outreach goals more creatively, consistently, and effectively. Shae makes superior media tools accessible to these organizations at lower costs than a for-profit company could offer.
 
Looking for an example? See how Shae message media made a difference in the lives of students and teachers at a Chicago-area school. Financially struggling and on the brink of closure, Hinsdale Adventist Academy worked with Shae to express their unique take on education. Through the awareness brought about by the media, the school was revitalized and continues to serve the community today.

Shae Joins the CNM

Shae is proud to announce it has been accepted as a member of the Tennessee Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM). The Shae Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that produces message media designed to intentionally and effectively cause positive change. Shae partners with NGO’s in the U.S., the Europe, Africa & Middle East (EAME), and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions to address vital and urgent causes including the advancement of human rights, the reduction of hunger, poverty disease and human trafficking, and the development of education, health, and employment opportunities for women and children.

Shae is able to accomplish this through its program of identifying and mentoring young artists whose purpose is to express their self-evident giftedness and passion through effective message media such as graphic arts, photography, documentary films, cinema, and online internet products and services. Artists working with Shae are given opportunity to participate in growing faith and hope around the world.

The Center for Non Profit Management (CNM) was created in 1986 by the Frist Foundation and the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville. CNM offers a full set of training, consulting, and evaluation programs that meet the education and management needs of the growing Tennessee nonprofit community. CNM has more than 750 nonprofit members.

CNM is funded by The Frist Foundation, The Memorial Foundation, The HCA Foundation, The Ingram Charitable Fund, and the Louie M. & Betty M. Phillips Foundation.