Life had reached a low point for Anuradha Koirala. She had just been divorced after suffering years of abuse. All she had was a $100 per month job as an English teacher to get by with. But instead of being cowed down she decided to use her life in the service of others with Mother Teresa as her inspiration.
In 1991 she came across a group of 8 women who were begging in the streets and started a small shop to give them employment and take them off the life of dependency on begging. Soon these women approached her with a different problem. They informed her of the problem of sexual exploitation of girls. Anuradha immediately responded by renting a small house and creating a safe house for about ten girls. It then became apparent to her that she would need funding and the first step to get this would be to have a registered organization. This is how Maiti Nepal was born in 1993. The name means “Mother’s home”. Its central mission is to stop human trafficking that sees the enslavement and sexual exploitation of hundreds of thousands of girls from Nepal. Maiti Nepal has single handedly rescued more than Twelve thousand girls. This is dangerous work, and Maiti Nepal’s main office in the capital has been destroyed twice.
Anuradha Koirala shows us the power of what can be accomplished when the goal of service to others is foremost in our heart. Anuradha Koirala’s work has helped transform thousands of lives, but by her example she is touching millions more. Watch and pass it on by sharing!
Related:
Maiti Nepal’s Web Page
Friends Of Maiti Nepal
Anuradha Koirala Facebook Page