(CNN) -- Pushpa Basnet, a Nepalese woman who supports children so they don't have to live behind bars with their incarcerated parents, was named the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year on Sunday night. Nepal is one of the poorest countries, and space is very limited in the few group homes affiliated with the government. So when a parent is incarcerated and no other guardian can be found, children have little choice but to live in prison as well. Basnet, 29, is determined to give these children another option. She started a home in Kathmandu where children can receive education, food, medical care and a chance to live a more normal life. She also runs a day care program for children who are too young to be separated from their parent.
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Pushpa Basnet is revealed Sunday night as the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year
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Basnet supports children in Nepal so they don't have to live behind bars with their parents
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For being named Hero of the Year, Basnet receives $250,000 to continue her work
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