ANURADHA GRABS CNN HEROES AWARD

                                       

Ms. Anuradha Koirala is the Founder and Executive Director of Maiti Nepal. Born in Nepal and former English teacher at budhanikantha boarding school,kathmandu,Nepal. Ms. Koirala started Maiti Nepal in a small house in Kathmandu with her own savings. Today she is a widely recognized activist and lecturer who has dedicated her life to combating the sexual explotation of woman and children.

                                                              
Her accomplishments have been recognized through numerous awards. Her work is often dangerous and requires great personal sacrifice. The criminal elements that "deliver" young girls are a ruthless enemy and have political connections at the highest levels in India and Nepal. Maiti Nepal's main office in Kathmandu has been destroyed twice and Maiti workers must travel with a bodyguard when overseeing rescue missions in India.
Her commitment has been an inspiration to her largely volunteer staff. Most of the workers are rescued girls and young women who are healthy enough to work. "They need little incentive from me," states Ms Koirala. "They are working to help their sisters and they know the horror of the victims." She adds, "Society rejects me and my girls, but they are the most important thing in my life." 
   A panel comprised of luminaries recognised for their own dedication to public service selected this year's top 10 CNN Heroes, according to CNN.com. The names were chosen from more than 10,000 nominations submitted by viewers in 100 countries.
                                    Each of the top CNN Heroes bagged a purse of USD 25,000 and were honoured at "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," airing from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Thanksgiving night, November 25, according to CNN.com.

The global broadcast  announced the CNN Hero of the Year, selected by the public in an online poll that began at 1 p.m. ET Thursday.

Viewers could go to CNNHeroes.com to participate in the poll, which continues through November 18 at 6 a.m. ET.

One of the ten nominees receiving the most votes would won an additional USD 100,000.

Nominees were:

Anuradha Koirala, Nepal

Guadalupe Arizpe De La Vega, Mexico

Susan Burton, US

Linda Fondren, US

Narayanan Krishnan, India

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, Scotland

Harmon Parker, Kenya

Aki Ra, Cambodia

Evans Wadongo, Kenya

Dan Wallrath, US

Anuradha koirala got largest votes among the compitators and was able to grab the awardCNN HEROES .