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Why Sisters?

Where the world sees obstacles, Sisters find answers

Education

Sisters open the doors of learning to those left behind by their government—building schools in these forgotten places, ensuring safe transport, and giving children the tools to thrive. With 244 million children still out of school, their leadership is nothing short of transformative.
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Empowering women

Sisters refuse to wait centuries for change. They challenge discriminatory laws, equip women with education and job skills, and provide real alternatives to child marriage - breaking cycles of poverty and opening doors to independence and dignity. For the 2.4 billion women still denied equal economic rights and the 31% of girls in Sub-Saharan Africa forced into child marriage, Sisters transform despair into possibility.
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Environment

Sisters turn scarcity into sustainability—bringing clean water through boreholes and catchment systems, restoring soil to grow food, and teaching farming that protects both families and the planet. Their systemic solutions strengthen communities today and secure a healthier future. And this work is urgent, as one in three people still lack safe drinking water and nearly 900 million face severe food insecurity.
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Healthcare

Sisters bring lifesaving healthcare where others will not—running hospitals and clinics, delivering babies, performing surgeries, and bringing medicine to remote villages. With solar power to keep operating rooms running, ambulances to reach the most vulnerable,and outreach that carries care beyond clinic walls, they save lives with compassion and expertise. The scale of the challenge makes their mission indispensable in a world where half the population still lacks essential healthcare, and millions die each year from preventable causes.
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Human Trafficking

Sisters fight modern slavery on the frontlines—rescuing vulnerable children, protecting high-risk girls, and mentoring those at risk of exploitation. They provide shelter, counseling, and real opportunities for freedom and dignity, while raising awareness that breaks cycles of abuse. This fight grows more urgent every year with 27.6 million people trapped in this $236 billion dollar modern day slavery industry.
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Job Training

Sisters unlock futures by equipping women and youth with literacy, job skills, and financial training that lead to independence and lasting stability. They transform vulnerability into opportunity, breaking cycles of poverty and offering dignified alternatives to exploitation, early marriage, and despair. Their work meets a global crisis where three in four young people lack employment skills and 773 million adults—most of them women—still cannot read or write.
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The PeaceRoom brings Sister-led change to life.

This interactive map allows you to walk alongside Sisters as they respond to humanity’s greatest challenges.

Step into their stories. See what they see. Join their mission of hope.

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