We bought her some food and water, then walked around and asked the local shopkeepers if they knew her. Sadly most of them just shrugged, that is the way it is there, the street children are a common sight.
Nobody will take them in, the majority of the people are struggling to survive themselves. There are many aid agencies and volunteer groups out there but they are barely scratching the surface of the problem. It is heartbreaking.

I totally agree with you, she is far from unattractive, it is the situation and peoples attitude to the situation that is ugly.
The traditional Hindu caste system also plays a huge part in the fate of a lot of these kids. Many are form the 'Untouchables' caste, which means that they have very little chance of ever being taken in by their own people.

Adopting a Nepalese child is becoming much easier, this is something that my partner and I are looking into at the moment. We work in Nepal a lot and during our time there we have become quite close to one particular orpahage www.happyhomenepal.org There are several small homes like this one, that have been set up and funded by private individuals, although the work that they do is wonderful, they can't help more than a handful of the kids at any one time.