The word 'maiti' means a married woman's childhood home, and represents a place of security and comfort. The aims and objectives of this non-profit organisation are to:

Advocate and create awareness about trafficking of children and women.

Rescue trafficked children and women from abroad and repatriate them.

Provide counselling, support and life skills to children and women at risk of being trafficked.

Supply legal services, health care, and shelter to destitute women, survivors of girl trafficking and victims of domestic violence.

Rehabilitate survivors by providing them with education, counselling, and a safe home.

Shelter orphans and destitute children and support their overall development.

Provide medical care and shelter to HIV/AIDS infected girls.

Establish a safety net surveillance system, to better police the porous border between Nepal and India.