Pushpa Basnet: 'Mamu' for Nepali children in prison.

Pushpa Basnet has been rescuing Nepali children forced to stay within the four walls of Nepal's prison system because of their incarcerated mothers.

Pushpa Basnet, founder of Butterfly Project, spoke to SBS Nepali about her work to help children growing up in Nepal's prison system. (Photo: ECD Nepal) Source: ECD Nepal

In 2005, when the then 21-year-old Pushpa Basnet met young children within Nepal's prison walls, she decided to help them. Basnet went on to start an early childhood centre to give those kids a new home and has since helped more than 500 children. 

Many of those children see her as their own mother and call her "Mamu". 

Basnet spoke to Pratichya Dulal about her work, her struggles, what makes her happy and her soon to be released biography.

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Pushpa Basnet from Nepal won CNN SuperHero of the year 2016. Source: CNN