At first our work focused on missing people who left their villages and lost contact with their families, and who were often involved in human trafficking. But we later found that the causes of missing people are more varied."
The top cause of missing people, he explains, are children running away from home, mostly females between the ages of 11-15. Although runaway children may be a problem as old as time, Eaklak believes the changing society, along with new technology, have made disappearances more prevalent and disturbing.