Little Princes

Little Princes by Conner Grennan

Conor Grennan’s book, Little Princes: “One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal”  is a real life story written by the author in what children in Nepal underwent during that period. The writer reflects on the kind of mistreatment the children were put through by the rebels in the country. Through the book, one is able to note that different people in different parts of the world are faced with lots of challenges. The writer in fact admits that even in planning his exploration of the world, he was totally naive of any such occurrences such as child abduction and child trafficking which were rampant in Nepal. Grennan signed up to a volunteer work for two months at an orphanage based in Nepal, a country under civil war which had lasted eight years. During his work while at the Little Princes, his love for the children grew enormously as he would interact more with the children. This also changed his own life as he was able to know more of the challenges facing the society. The book, therefore, enables any learner or reader who uses it to know the importance of interacting with the different groups of people in the society. The students are also encouraged to appreciate the need for involving in voluntary work in the country and outside the country. Grennan decided to follow a path different from the rest of his peers who focused on settling down in life by offering volunteer opportunities that enabled him to travel to Nepal where his life changed for the better. He also helped children and vulnerable communities in Nepal .

The book also offers an opportunity for different learners across the world to know more about child abduction and child trafficking across the world. It helps in providing a true reflection of the level of poverty and ignorance in the society today. The book also provides information on the increase in child labor across the world as it is in the case of Nepal. Therefore, learners are able to explore the real causes of child labor across the world and what can be done to stop child trafficking menace across the world. Most rebels in Nepal abducted children from villages, used them as workers and also trained some as their own soldiers. Meanwhile, child trafficker called Golkka convinced several families that he would rescue their children by giving them homes, proving education and also protecting “them from the Maoist rebels” . This was not to be as the children were later sold as slaves, while others ended in streets.

Through the voluntary work, Grenna got a lot of exposure and by the time he left the voluntary work, he saw the need to “start a non-profit organization that would help address the plight of different children in different children homes” . Through this organization, he was able to get funds from different organizations which enabled him to travel back to Nepal and assist the children. In summary, the book explains the importance of being adventurous in life as through this, one is able to interact with different groups of people in the society and also helps address the challenges facing the less fortunate in the society. Students would, therefore, be aware of such challenges, and thus work towards offering solutions to the problems such as child trafficking.