The funds will be used for giving good nutrition, health, education and better growing up with love and care as these children would be the face of the country tomorrow, the endowment fund said in a statement.
The family of the founder of Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce and Industry late Prabhakar SJB Rana has established the Prabhakar SJB Rana Endowment Fund in memory of the legacy of the visionary businessman. The Prabhakar SJB Rana Endowment Fund handed over a cheque of Rs 10 million to CNN Hero 2012 and CNN Super Hero 2016 Pushpa Basnet yesterday.
The Prabhakar SJB Rana Endowment Fund of NPR 1 crore was handed over to Ms Pushpa Basnet, CNN Hero 2012 and CNN Super Hero 2016, for running Butterfly Home, a safe haven for children forced to live with their imprisoned parent in Nepal's jails or children who are in jail for their own crimes.