She works for the Women's Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) and received the Per Anger Prize in 2014.
[1] Mahato works for the Women's Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) in Siraha district.
[2] In June 2007, after WOREC had supported two survivors of rape, some members of the local community intimidated Mahato.
[3] The office where Mahato worked was attacked and she was seriously threatened by a group of men.
[4][3] Mahato received the Per Anger Prize in 2014 for her activism against sexual violence.