{"id":2442,"date":"2017-07-11T15:33:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T10:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nepalisansar.com\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2018-08-09T13:16:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T07:46:10","slug":"anuradha-koirala-a-war-against-human-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nepalisansar.com\/inspirational\/anuradha-koirala-a-war-against-human-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"Anuradha Koirala \u2013 A War Against Human Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"
Right from the beginning of the career as a teacher to becoming a social activist, and today, leading an organization that is home to thousands, the life of Padma Shri Anuradha Koirala<\/strong> aka Dijju (as people fondly call her) speaks wholly about the social responsibility and love for society.<\/em><\/p>\n
Born on April 14, 1949 to Colonel Pratap Singh Gurung and Laxmi Gurung, Anuradha studied in St. Joseph Convent School, Kalimpong, India, where she developed interest for social work. Mother Teresa has always been her source of inspiration.<\/p>\n
Anuradha started her career as an English teacher. After having worked for more than 20 years as a teacher, she felt she has something big to achieve. That\u2019s when she decided to step in for a crusade against trafficking and related activities against women and children.<\/p>\n
How it Started?<\/strong><\/p>\n
A social activist in Anuradha came out when she helped eight women, who were the victims of domestic violence and forced to beg, open small shops, with the help of the minimum income she was drawing as a salary.<\/p>\n
The network went on to grow and eventually, UNICEF extended its support. Then, a team of 210 members, including lawyers, journalists, students, police men and nurses, joined her for an awareness campaign. Leading this team, she moved on to various villages of the country, which were most vulnerable to trafficking. Thus, her team grew leading path to a mighty organization.<\/p>\n