EDITORIAL from myrepublica.com It clearly indicates that her NGO lacks the financial transparency hope she will improve it in the coming days. Ms Koirala, congratulations We wholeheartedly congratulate Founder and Chairperson of Maiti Nepal Anuradha Koirala for being named CNN Hero 2010 for her relentless and tireless fight against trafficking and sexual exploitation of Nepali women. That a Nepali national was voted ahead of many other deserving candidates from across the world indeed gives us a very good reason to be happy in these otherwise trying times. Ms Koirala’s non-governmental organization (NGO) has indeed done a commendable job since nearly two decades and the award is a fitting recognition of that. But, unfortunately, awards do not always give a complete picture of the recipients, be it an individual or an organization, and that is sadly true when it comes to Maiti Nepal and Ms Koirala as well. If awards reflected the reality as it is, the world would never have been divided into two camps when the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo this year and Barack Obama last year. That said we are not taking anything away from Ms Koirala. She has done a fantastic job so far. Our only feeling is that she surely could have traveled this distance a bit differently. One issue that is synonymous with Ms Koirala and her NGO is the lack of financial transparency. Maiti Nepal is a mammoth NGO and the fund that it receives is evidently quite huge. But there are allegations that the organization’s fund is not managed transparently. In fact, this issue is not isolated to Maiti Nepal. This is a problem with almost all the NGOs of Nepal. Besides, much like the hundreds and thousands of NGOs in the country, Maiti Nepal is also not considered free from nepotism, favoritism and cronyism. After receiving the award Ms Koirala was quoted as saying: “I feel this award has added more responsibility on my shoulders.” It certainly has! Now that the global recognition will ensure further flow of funds to her NGO, it has become even more pressing for her to make her NGO financially transparent so that accusing fingers are not pointed toward her. In fact, we believe, that this award has given her the leverage to lead a movement in the country to make the NGO’s transparent and accountable. If she can do that besides continuing her commendable fight against trafficking and sexual exploitation, she will have done enough to justify this international recognition. Congratulations once again for highlighting a burning problem of the country in the midst of the international community and for making Nepal proud

यो नेपाली को बानी के भाको होला हरे राम ! मरी सकेको मान्छे लाई नि उठाउनु परने, सारा संसार ले सिएनएन (CNN) हिरो भन्दा हाम्रो नेपाली को सानो दिमाग मा किन कुरा नघुसेको होला चुप लागेर Celebrate गर्नु । यो नेपाली ( म लगायत ) को बानी पछाडि औलो हाल्ने कहिले जान्छ होला ह ? यो गुले रामेस्वोर को किन पछाडि चिलाको होला अनी मलाई नि नेपाली जसतैइ औंला हाल्न मन लाग्छ यो गुले को पछाडि ...

I did not know that there are so many dirty faces in Sajha!!! What the hell that Republica is trying to say by transparency!!! Where that editor/ reporter getting the money from? What is the source of funding of that News paper? A bunch of Stupid people!!! A collection of failures in Life!!! Stupidity has no medicine!!! http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING... Last edited: 22-Nov-10 08:16 PM

Srijana 12 thats right, a lots of stubborn smart arses who feel that they have a point to prove and wont back down to reason, anyways the end result is that Anuradha Koirala has won and all you losers like rameswor and his real smart Patriots like noquiro, mankokura, sna has nothing but to complain about everything and anything. First it was the voting system, then it was all Nepalese voting her, and lastly everyone that supports her and bringing out names of people who they think deserves the title better. its funny that I get quoted and replied like its a debate competition. manko kura bro KNOCK KNOCK we all come from the poorest country in the world, and unlike you and me, there are millions of underprivileged, so lets focus in our own country for now ok, and yes I do feel bad for other unfortunate around the world too, Nepal is a bit closer to my heart let rich and famous celebrities be world citizens for now because they actually do stuff. noquiro bro your point is well taken, hungry kids vs raped and tortured kids, they are both equally important arent they? I do wish no kid should go hungry in the world or sold for sex, im a father too, I understand that but what I dont understand is that you seem to choose one over the other. AND what that guy mentioned Magnus MacFarlane should receive the Nobel peace prize and every other prizes and support. Rameswor, you title for this thread S U C K S

WORLD CITIZEN RE? MISPLACED PARTRITIOSM RE? mankokura, noquiro and etc. first pay attention close to home and tell us where us different. world citizen my arse. Seven persons committed suicide in a span of 24 hours in Kathmandu valley between Saturday and Sunday, Annapurna post daily reported. Norbu Lama, 30, of Ranibari, Indra Bahadur Khanal, 40, of Chandol, Hom Bahadur Shrestha, 30, of Tinthana, Subash Phuyal, 24, of Jitpurphedi, Nabaraj Lamichhane, 27, of Telkot, Bhaktapur, and Krishna Prasad Gautam, 58, of Lubhu, Lalitpur committed suicide, the daily reported quoting various police sources. The reasons for suicide include household dispute, divorce, unemployment and failure in exams, according to Superintendent of Police (SP) Ramesh Kharel, chief of Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu. The cases of suicide are increasing in the recent years due to various social, political and economic problems. A recent report compiled by Nepal Police headquarters showed 677 persons committed suicide across the country in a span of two months between mid-April and mid-June. in two months 667 people dies and these mofos want us to be world citizens.

you make me laugh, like seriously! I just wonder what you would be saying when all the people/organization that provides aid to Nepal start thinking like YOU and focus solely on their own problems.. yes, my friend that includes Anuradha Koirala and her Maiti Nepal You just lost all credibility to even get a response now onwards.

Rameswor Som: You are 100% entitled to your opinions but I cannot stop but wonder where the heck you read the terms of engagement for the Hero Contest? For instance, if a TV channel goes on its own to support a Hero without his or her consent, then you are saying he/she should be disqualified. That's the most moronic statement I read in Sajha today. Trust me there are way too many morons here and your achievement at being on top of the heap is pretty impressive. If I am to agree with your logic, would it not be the easiest way to disqualify a candidate to just get a TV channel's support? Would that not be giving too much power to these channels? In all honesty and seriousness though, your attempt to be politically correct and avoid the often delusional Nepali patriotism is absolutely well taken, but the argument you are making is - like it or not - the most moronic in Sajha today. YoTaSachikaiBhayanaHaiSom. Ani arko kura Som... Duniya Diwana sablaai bheda bhandai hidne ho som timi? Interent maa kutaai bhetinna bhandaimaa yasto khokidine? -YoTaBhayanaNiSom... Last edited: 23-Nov-10 03:54 PM

dimag kharab bro, let me try to summarize and bring you up to date. A.koirala won. People were happy for her and for themselves and the significance of the fact that she won. Not all were happy. Some thought the voting system was flawed and OP here felt she should be disqualified. And all these 70+ comments are what you would expect from a colorful crowd like sajha: personal opinions smeared with name calling. tl;dr - Its useless to debate in sajha.

This is quite a discussion... I am happy that Anuradha Koirala won. Those who are talking about global citizen. yes we must respect people from all the country but tht doesnt mean we stop supporting our sisters and brothers. This is a pride for our country and we should be very happy. I am sure most of the fund will be used for our country. If she hadn't won than there would have been less money. So just be happy. She'll definitely spend for some good cause. Whoever are criticizing her I want to ask what have they done for their country. Who are they to judge? About the votes,,people from India, Cambodia etc etc ,,missed the opportunity to vote for there fellow candidate,,, coz may be they were busy voting for programs for example Indian Idol and they had no clue about CNN heroes, People in Nepal are concerned about these matters,,,so people voting 1000 times tht shows their patriotism. Voting through phone accepts numerous votes from one person. That is how it works n who are you to change the rule..

To Sajha Admin, Can you please make a blacklist(IP addresses) in sajha.com and filter out some post from the guy like Rameswor so that we don't hear the barking of people like him? Thanks !

Now that Anuradha Koirala has been honored as CNN Hero, it's plain stupid to celebrate and put things to rest. I have said before and I'll tell ya'll again, All I have is words of praise for Anuradha Koirala and my middle finger to the Ranas, and the Shahs too who became pimps to those innocent young girls to support their lavish life styles. Anyway, that's history and we can't change that.What we can change is - where we go from here. The whole world now knows that Nepal is a top illegal exporter of minor sex slaves, each individual Nepali and most of all the current and future Governments of Nepal need to figure out grass-root game plan to fight this heinous crime right to the finish and restore our national honor amongst fellow nations.How do I know some of the background story? I swear I did not make it up. An excerpt from the following article: " .. Nepal’s history of sex trafficking can be dated back to the royal Rana family regime of 1846. The Ranas targeted beautiful girls and demanded that they work in their palaces, at times enticing some to become concubines. If the girl refused, she and her family would be beaten. When the Rana family lost power in 1950, they fled from Nepal and traveled to neighboring India. To support their affluent lifestyle, the Ranas prostituted their women. As the demand grew, the Ranas recruited women from the surrounding areas, including Nepal, beginning the now thriving sex trafficking industry between Nepal and India .. " August 21, 2010...5:12 pm Combating Sex Trafficking in Nepal: A Modest Effort Jump to Comments Mark Bennett - Summer Intern at Shared Hope Shared Hope International is fortunate to host interns from across the United States who work in our Washington D.C. office on programs including national awareness, advocacy work, research and communications. This summer, our interns have also researched anti-trafficking efforts in Fiji, Nepal, India, Jamaica and the United States – the countries where Shared Hope actively funds programs. By Mark Bennett Known as the “Himalayan paradise,” Nepal is home to the most magnificent tourist locations in the entire world, including the legendary Sherpas and Mount Everest. Yet lurking behind the majestic scenery and peaceful mountain terrain, a lucrative industry of modern-day slavery (that is sex trafficking) thrives. (Read more) Last edited: 23-Nov-10 08:42 PM

wow bhojpure01, you are going to teach me sense?? It's a matter of nation's pride. Nobody is accepted if he/she talks against it. If it were the case for politician's or whoever then you would be right. But it is not an election, votes are counted as how much people love her for her work.

Mankokura When did you start thinking that I would want your opinion for any credibility? You are way over your head in dumbland. & If you think that I care what you write here then you are a hopeless sorry SOB. so im going to write to you indirectly. let me quote you like you did to me. "I just wonder what you would be saying when all the people/organization that provides aid to Nepal start thinking like YOU and focus solely on their own problems.. yes, my friend that includes Anuradha Koirala and her Maiti Nepal"World citizen is this guys interest and beef with me, he is upset because he believes Anuradha Koirala doesnt deserve the Hero title because her contribution lies only in Nepal and helping young little girls from hell. Now , I am a working man who struggles to make ends meet and strives to make it someday. I cant donate for charities and often yet sometimes I feel that I am in the receiving end YET I consider my self lucky to be here in the States, job house, family, food, water and security. I look around and yes I do get bothered by sad news around the world and feel sad for those who suffer. The best I can do for them is pray and applaud to people who actually do help, in my book they are world citizens. It hits home when sad news come from Nepal , our home, motherland where our loved ones lives. It has been a long time any good news has come from Nepal and when it does, I felt that saving even one girl from hell is great and therefore Anuradha Koirala did great and she deserves the title. Now this mofo wants US to be a world citizen and not be happy for those girls, and children? I feel for the world BRO, I see what you mean, And thanks to Donors around the world who choose different charities, every kind of social work, non profit orgs can continue to do what they do, so no child is hungry and no child is sold for sex. BUT you are missing the whole point, Nepals issues hits a lil closer to my heart, thats all. NOW GIVE ME A HUG!!