Born on April 14, 1949. She is a social activist and founder of Maiti Nepal. She taught English for twenty years. And was inspired by Mother Teresa towards the betterment of humankind.
In 1993 she founded Maiti Nepal with the aim to provide services to children and women trafficked within Nepal for sexual exploitation. To date, Maiti Nepal has three prevention homes, nine transit homes, two hospices and a high school. Conducting a wide range of activities such as awareness campaigns, community sensitization, rescue operations, apprehending traffickers, providing legal support to the needy, women empowerment programmes, providing anti viral therapy to the HIV positive. Everyday more than one thousand children receive aid. She has liberated twelve thousand girls from brothels.
She has been awarded thirty national and international prizes in recognition of her courageous acts and her achievements in the cause for children's and women's rights. She was also appointed as a state minister in honor of her contributions.
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