Mumbai: Nepal’s social crusader Anuradha Koirala, who has rescued more than 12,000 women from human trafficking and Maharashtra’s social worker Prakash Amte were among 10 prominent winners named here yesterday for the Harmony Foundation’s prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice-2014.
Koirala, 65, through her Maiti Nepal in Kathmandu, has helped rescue and rehabilitate over 12,000 women from the flesh trade in India and on the India-Nepal borders in the past over two decades to earn worldwide acclaim.
Amte, along with his wife Mandakini, continues the work of medical services among the tribals of Gadchiroli district in eastern Maharashtra and bordering states of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
The other prominent awardees include Dr Sangthankima of Aizawl, social worker Medha Patkar and Indian Administrative Service officer Ujjwal Uke for initiating reforms to protect children who have been sexually exploited.
IANS
