Written by: Aarav BC - 25001, Grade X
Posted on: 14 December, 2022
Anuradha Koirala Gurung is a social activist and the founder of the organization “Maiti Nepal” which fights against human trafficking and which fights for the favor of innocent women.[2] But Anuradha Koirala is more than that, she is a strong woman, she is an idol of millions of people, she is a savior of lives, she is a hero. Her deeds and her way of thinking really inspires me to do better in life.
Anuradha Koirala was born on April 14 1949 A.D , in the Okhaldhunga district of Nepal. She was born to Pratap Singh Gurung and Lakshmi Devi Gurung. She belonged to an educated family so she did not have much problems with education growing up. After that she spent 20 years teaching. She taught English in many schools of Kathmandu.[1] After 20 years of teaching Anuradha Koirala established an organization called “Maiti Nepal” in 1993 A.D. Maiti Nepal is a non-profit organization whose main objective is to fight against human trafficking and protect the lives of vulnerable and innocent. Not only that but Maiti Nepal actually helps for the rehabilitation of the victims by providing them food, shelter, proper health care and proper education. Maiti Nepal’s vision is “A society free from sexual and other forms of exploitation against children and women.”[3] Since 1993 till date Maiti Nepal has rescued and rehabilitated more than 50,000 women and young girls. [1]
Anuradha Koirala is also a member of Nepali Congress Party. She joined the Nepali Congress in November 2017. Since then she also has contributed a lot from the party. Since 1993 A.D, Anuradha has received many awards and recognitions. Anuradha received The Best Social Worker of the Year Award in 1998,the Courage of Conscience Award from The Peace Abbey Foundation in 2006, German UNIFEM Prize in 2007 and Queen Sofia Silver Medal Award in 2007. She received The Mother Teresa award in 2014 A.D and was granted the Padma Shri award (India’s fourth highest civilian award).
She has also received USD 100,000 to continue her work with Maiti Nepal, in addition to USD 25,000 as a token of appreciation from CNN.[1]
Truly Anuradha is one of the greatest pride of Nepal. This was all possible due to her dedication, her hard work, her love for her country, her sympathy for the victims, her way of thinking, her hatred against crimes and criminals and many more. No one can be successful if they don’t have these characteristics. And the most important factor for her gaining success was not giving up. No matter what happened Anuradha did not give up because she knew that the road to success is not an easy road to travel, it is filled with obstacles on each turn. The main thing that drove her to this path of success was her love for humans, children and womens, it was her sympathy for those women living in a male dominant society. And in the same male dominant society, Anuradha a female rose up, she raised her voice against female abuse, domestic violence, sexual harrasment, human trafficking. It is truly a matter of bravery that Anuradha Koirala did.
WORK CITED
[1] “Anuradha Koirala”. Wikipedia, Oct 14 2022, p.1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuradha_Koirala
[2] “Founder’s Biography”. Maiti Nepal.
https://maitinepal.org/menu_menagement/founders-biography/
[3] “Introduction”. Maiti Nepal.
https://maitinepal.org/menu_menagement/introduction/
