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Long defined pushpas life. she was a 21-year-old college student when she first learned about the plight of kids living in nepals prisons. alarmed by the discovery, she soon took action. pushpa started a non-profit called ecdc, early childhood development centre, to care for the kids of inmates. she started with four children in 2005 and grew the program to care for more than 40. from kathmandu, pushpa basnet. little support from the government or public when she was honored. >> this is for my c...

Soon took action. pushpa started a nonprofit called ecdc, early childhood development centre, to care for the kids of inmates. she started with just four children in 2005 and grew the program to care for more than 40. from kathmandu is pushpa basnet. shes been at it for more than a decade with little support from local government or the public. and "cnn heroes" honored her. >> this is for my children, and this is for back to my country, nepal. and thank you very much for everyone who vote for me...

These kids. most of them ive seen them arrive into this world. and when they run up to me and hug me, just makes life worth living. >> robins commitment to maternal health has made a huge impact on so many lives. to vote for robin lim or another past hero to be name period cnn superhero, go to cnnheroes.com and watch sundays 10th annual "heroes all-star tribute" to find out which alum will win $50,000 to further tir cause. next pup, children growing up in prison though theyve committed no crim...

Now people say that, look at these kids, they have such a fortunate life, you know. they are so blessed to have a good education, good environment, good family and everything, you know. >> for pushpa basnet, the last 12 years of hard work has paid off. through her various programs, she has helped educate and care for more than 150 kids. she may be a "cnn hero," but to her children, shes mamu, a nepalese word for mother. and mamu has no plans to stop. >> when someone calls me the "cnn hero of the...

Pushpa the money she needed to rebuild the house. on february 3rd, 2016, pushpa and her children moved in. [ cheers ] >> this is my world, and this is my dream world for my kids. we have a separate building for boys. a separate building for girls. ♪ and we have a librari, computer room, a study room, and so we have a kitchen and an open dining hall. we have a garden. we have a solar panel which runs the butterfly home with the solar. and we have vegetable garden. definitely i think the most im...

The airport was my father. i never got a hug from my father. i think that was the first time in my life that my father hugged me. maybe he felt that, oh, im proud of you. what youve done. >> pushpa says the spotlight inspired her to work harder. since 2012, shes been able to substantially reduce the number of kids living in prisons. she also offers scholarships and works with the nepalese government to improve conditions of kids living in prisons wi their parents. >> weve been working with 27 pr...

To thrive. when we come back, pushpa proves that despite setbacks and hurdles, she wont ever stop.

Millions around the world. in 2015, a charity group in germany stepped in and gave pushpa the money she needed to rebuild the house. on february 3rd, 2016, pushpa and her children moved in. >> this is my dream world, and this is my dream world for my kids. we have a separate building for boys. a separate building for girls. and we have a library, computer room, study room. so we have a kitchen and open dining hall. we have a garden. we have a solar panel, which runs the butterfly home with the s...

Tribute to find out which cnn hero of the year alum will win $50,000 to further their cause. next up, children growing up in prison though theyve committed no crime. >> the smile and the hope and the dream that they have, i think, yes, that really keeps me inspired to do more. >> pushpa basnet of kathmandu, nepal, found out kids often live with an incarcerated parent, she created a center for them to reclaim their childhood, go to school and thrive. when we come back, pushpa prov s s despite p...

All kids should have a normal life, a better education, a better environment for them. i would expect them to get a better education so that tomorrow they can have a better future. but the most important thing is that what we have to create is a happy, smiley face on these kids. for them to see that if you dream, if you have that passion, we can change the world, you know. so i think the smile and the hope and the dream that they have, i think yes, that really keeps me inspired to do more. >> we...