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There’s nothing quite like a “Lunch with Purpose” to spark meaningful conversation, and that’s exactly what happened on Tuesday, September 16, when Garth Flint and Mike Skillman of Beacon Pointe, one of the nation’s largest Registered Investment Advisory firms specializing in financial and wealth management, hosted an inspiring luncheon for Sisters Rising Worldwide. Held at […]

Sr. Florence Muia lives in Naivasha, Kenya, where she runs ASN Upendo Village – a local lifeline providing services for those living with HIV/AIDS and other community members in need. She grew increasingly concerned as she witnessed a rising tide of political manipulation stoking division and hatred among the young people in her country. At […]

This month, the University of Dayton presented SRW COO Kelly Mallon Young with the 2025 Christian Service Award. This award celebrates Dayton alumni who are devoted to extraordinary self-sacrifice for the benefit of others.  Kelly was joined by her family, friends, and members of the SRW team in Dayton, Ohio to receive the award. During […]

We’re Lacing Up Again! This fall marks the return of Help Sisters Run the World, our third annual virtual event where together we’ll log miles to reach 24,901—the distance around the globe. Whether you walk, run, or cheer us on, every step helps shine a light on the life-changing work of Sisters serving in the […]

In an important stride toward achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of 2030, the Bannabikira Daughters of Mary Sisters have just completed their six-month job skills and financial literacy training program in Masaka, Uganda. Thanks to a generous grant from SRW, this initiative has equipped 46 single mothers and girls with the tools to build […]

Crisis Summary: Namakwa Primary School and its surrounding community (total population: ~2,500, including 1,200 school children) in Eastern Uganda are in a critical water crisis due to prolonged drought, aging infrastructure, and climate change. The only available water is from contaminated streams shared with animals, putting children and families at risk of typhoid, cholera, and […]

This month, the SRW team is thrilled to launch an exciting new feature in the PeaceRoom, The PeaceRoom Assistant! The PeaceRoom Assistant is a chatbot – a computer program built to simulate human conversation. Chatbots allow users to interact with them as if they were talking to another person. We’ve designed the PeaceRoom Assistant chatbot […]

By Sr. Jeniffer In a quiet classroom, a woman in a simple habit teaches young children how to read, opening a door to a life of possibility. In a humble clinic, another sister calmly tends to patients who would otherwise go without care. In a small community centre, a sister gathers women to teach them […]

Sr. Christine Mubanga is delighted to announce that the first computer lab for her school in rural Zambia is now completed! The lab opened in June with a celebration attended by students and their families that included a special blessing of the new lab.  First opened in 2019, the Kalabula Primary School began with one […]

In early 2025, paramilitary group M23 tore through the city of Goma, in eastern Congo. The violent takeover left 3000 people murdered, countless others wounded, and the city in ruins. During the siege, eleven Ursuline Sisters living in the heart of Goma sheltered inside their convent and school. Gunfire peppered the buildings, leaving them badly […]