The Salvation Mission Nepal (TSM) was established in Nepal in 2009 and registered in 2013. After the 2015 earthquake, it sought to help with the recovery process. Between 2013-2019, The Salvation Mission worked with The Salvation Army United Kingdom and Ireland Territory (UKI) to implement an anti-human trafficking project that aimed to prevent and protect vulnerable women and survivors of trafficking.

In 2015, Nepal experienced severe earthquakes which has had devastating and lasting impacts on communities and more recently with the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of people have been left financially insecure, making them prone to be a victim of modern slavery and human trafficking. As such, The Salvation Mission and UKI Territory felt this an opportune time to explore a response in Nepal that integrates emergencies and anti-human trafficking or gender-based violence. The response aspires to incorporate a preventative approach to modern slavery and human trafficking or gender based violence for communities affected by a crisis (such as the 2015 earthquakes), by providing them with necessary skills and training to be economically stable.

The Salvation Mission has commissioned a situational analysis to explore some of these issues and help understand the impacts of emergencies and the current skills and training measures in Nepal to support vulnerable communities.