Conor Grennan, author of Little Princes: One Man’s Journey to Find the Lost Children of Nepal, visited St. Bonaventure’s campus Monday to deliver a speech to the class of 2015.
Little Princes tells the story of Conor’s first experience with the children at the Little Princes orphanage in Nepal. Before long, he comes across a horrifying detail: These children are not orphans. Child traffickers fooled their families and sold the children into slavery.
When Conor realizes that he has a responsibility to these children, he embarks on a journey to return the lost children to their parents. He endures civil war, Maoist leaders, limited food, and the treacherous mountains of Nepal to bring them home.
He and his organization, NGN—Next Generation Nepal—have returned an alarming 250 trafficked, abused, and malnourished children to their homes.
But he won’t brag about it.
