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Esther had an uncertain future. Like many young women in her Kenyan village, she had finished school but faced the grim reality of gender inequality and a lack of employment. Her limited opportunities were an injustice the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) were determined to answer. The Sisters’ vision was simple: equip […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mercy, a single mother of 3, lives in Githurai, Kenya, where the COVID-19 pandemic wrecked the economy in an area already struggling to meet basic needs. Hunger and poverty are chronic, and with few employment opportunities, crime and substance abuse flourishes, especially among the many young people who have dropped out of school. With no […]
Commitment to a Forgotten People When Sr. Christine Mubanga first arrived at Kalubula Primary School in rural Zambia, she was greeted not by a school building—but by a grass-thatched shelter and just twenty students, none of whom could afford basic supplies. Her mission was daunting: grow the school and uplift education in the surrounding villages. […]
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 […]
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 […]
For Anyango, a wife and mother of three living in a mountainous region of Kenya, collecting water to take care of her family’s basic needs was an arduous task. Anyango would wake at four in the morning to trek one mile to the nearest lake. To collect enough water for daily cooking and washing, Anyango […]
