Read how powerful women are doing powerful work around the world
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 […]
Thanks to the generosity of SRW donors, Sister Mirriam Goretti from the Cor Mariae school in Kenya recently purchased a bus to safely transport her students to and from school. In the past, many female students were forced to drop out due to the risk of sexual assault and trafficking during the daily walk home […]
Sr Chinweze of the Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary in Nigeria shares the following thank you video from her students in the Youth Training and Empowerment Program on Soap Making in Nigeria. Thanks to our generous donors, Sisters Rising Worldwide sponsored workshops to teach 100 young men and women how to make different kinds of […]
Sr. Swapna Devasia discovered an unexpected avenue for empowerment by combining her passion for baking with the needs of marginalized girls and women in her community. Read her story below. As a religious social worker, my primary focus has always been empowering marginalized communities in my home country of India, and working to combat human […]
Sr. Cristina Antolin is delighted to announce the arrival of a new X-ray machine at the San Martín de Porres Dominican Hospital Center in Cameroon. Made possible by SRW donors, the new X-ray machine will serve a community of 6500 people in need. In Cameroon, like many African countries, public hospitals require patients to pay […]
The walk home from school shouldn’t come with danger, but for children in rural Kenya, the risks were frightening. Without safe transport, students in Kiambu travelled long distances through remote plantations where predators lurk. Sexual assault, kidnapping, and rape were common occurrences. Fearing for their safety, many children dropped out of school, excluding them from […]
Sister Christine Mubanga shares an exciting milestone reached by her congregation’s school in remote Zambia. Thanks to the dedicated school staff and support from SRW, the Kalubula Primary School in Mutangama has once again achieved a 100% passing rate. This means every seventh grade student has qualified to enter secondary school to complete their education. […]
In Gambia, poverty forces countless parents to work grueling hours just to provide the bare essentials for their families. For young children, this often means being left alone for hours every day, vulnerable and unsupervised. Nursery school-aged kids wander the streets while their parents work in markets or as domestic servants. On those streets, they […]
We are excited to share a major update on our Ukraine electricity program! Thanks to the generous support of our donors, the program has been fully funded, and much-needed generators have been successfully delivered to communities in Ukraine. These generators are already making a critical difference, providing reliable electricity to areas impacted by the ongoing […]
We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking achievement in Ejinja, Kenya—a fully operational medical laboratory that is now serving a community of 10,000 people! Thanks to your generous support, this laboratory has been built to empower the local healthcare system, improving access to diagnostic services, enhancing treatment, and boosting overall health outcomes. In the past, […]
