If you are one of the recipients of a stimulus check but don’t need to use it to help alleviate the financial strain of day-to-day living (i.e. rent, food), you might consider using that extra money to make a difference in the world. After all, according to a recent NPR article, the stimulus money is […]
Sisters Rising Worldwide COO Kelly Young recently spoke with NCTV-17 on how Sisters throughout the world are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s what do I need to do for my village? What do I need to do to help them?” said Young. “This is their life, this is who they are, it […]
In Peru people are “sheltering in place” which means our school which is a lifeline to so many, is closed. For these children, online learning is not an option. The only access they have to computers is in school. The government is now holding school through the radio and television. During this critical time, many […]
Sisters Rising Worldwide’s Sister Irene O’Neill recently spoke with KARE 11 about the Sisters work in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “They’re right on the front lines, and they’re thinking about the people that they’re serving first. So it’s a scary time, thinking that we could be losing a lot of these caregivers just like […]
Once again, Sisters Rising Worldwide and Alight hosted Zoom calls with Sisters in Uganda and Nairobi. Here, is a picture of their conversation with the Sisters and lay people working in Uganda. “It was such a big group we could never really get a good picture of everyone,” said Sister Irene. The group discussed the […]
Last night, SRW’s Sister Irene joined Daniel Wordsworth of Alight on an interview with Craig Melvin on MSNBC discussing the Sisters work in helping to stop the spread of COVID-19. “Sisters are like the Mcdonald’s of doing good,” said Wordsworth. “They’re on every corner of the world, they’re living in every neighborhood doing remarkable work.” Watch […]
We recently received this update from Sister Sherly in India: As the lockdown progresses, thousands of people in the villages are jobless and starving. The outbreak of COVID-19 is very shocking to the people of Barak Valley as most of the people are unaware of the situation, especially in remote areas where no prior information […]
Thanks to the beauty of technology, Sister Irene and Annie Nolte Henning are staying connected with Sisters around the world each day. Above, they are speaking with Sister Rosey and Margus who run a school in Sindh, one of the four provinces of Pakistan. The Sisters are also part of the Tulitha Kum, a global […]
We continue to work with Alight to help Sisters around the world fight COVID-19 in their communities. We recently reported on the needs of the Sisters in El Salvador and now, we are helping Sisters who work in vulnerable communities with little access to health systems. Many Sisters have expressed to Sisters Rising Worldwide the […]
As we recently heard from news reports, India’s 1.3 billion people have been told to stay at home during a nationwide 21-day shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This news directly affects the Sisters working in Visakhapatnam, India, where funds are being raised to offer free educational and vocational training to prepare young women for […]
