The BBC has released the list of \u2018100 Inspiring and Influential Women\u2019 from around the world for 2020.<\/p>\n
This year, the BBC has selected 100 women who are leading change and making a difference during the uncertain time triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
Nepal\u2019s Sapana Roka Magar has been named as one of the 100 Influential Women for 2020 for her selfless service amid the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Sapana is working as a crematorium technician at an organization that handles the cremation of unclaimed bodies across Nepal.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAfter becoming homeless for three months, Sapana traveled to Kathmandu where she became involved in an organization that cremates unclaimed bodies,\u201d said BBC.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Amid the pandemic, the Nepali Army has been strictly managing the bodies of those who have died from COVID-19 infection. Sapana\u2019s organization retrieves the abandoned bodies from the streets or mortuaries and makes arrangements to take the dead bodies to a hospital for post-mortem examinations.<\/p>\n
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If the body remains unclaimed for 35 days, the organization cremates the body as per the Dagbatti rituals, which in Hindu tradition are usually performed by the son of the deceased.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are homeless, abandoned people across the world. People who die on the streets deserve proper last rites. I do this job not as a social service but for my own peace of mind,\u201d says Sapana.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The list also includes Sanna Marin (Prime Minister of Finland), Michelle Yeoh (Malaysian Actor), Sarah Gilbert (Scientist at Oxford University working to create COVID-19 vaccine), as well as Jane Fonda (Two-time Academy Award-winning actress).<\/p>\n
In a bid to honor countless women around the world who are making a difference amid the pandemic, the BBC has left the first place on the list open with the title ‘Unsung Hero.’<\/p>\n
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