Read how powerful women are doing powerful work around the world
In rural Kenya, children walking home from school face incredible danger. Without safe transport, students walk long distances through remote plantations where predators lurk. Sexual assault, kidnapping, and rape are common. As a result, many children drop out of school to protect themselves, and never obtain the education that opens doors to employment opportunity and […]
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 […]
Gracy is from a poor community in Bangalore, India. Her life revolved around daily hardships as she struggled to care for her two children and her husband, who is paralyzed. Lacking an education, Gracy struggled to make ends meet, leaving her family trapped in poverty. Then Gracy heard about a job skills training program offered […]
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. […]
Sister Swapna updates us on the impact of SRW’s aid after flooding devastated an area of her home country. When Tropical Cyclone Remal tore through India’s Cachar district in May 2024, over 500 families were left devastated. Flanked by multiple waterways, Cachar’s farmland, homes, schools and stores were swallowed by floodwaters. With no electricity, and […]
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, […]
Thanks to the generosity of donors like you and the tireless work of Sr. Olivia Umoh, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in the Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi, has transformed the lives of countless vulnerable girls in Ghana. These young women, many of whom migrated from the Upper East Region of Ghana to Kumasi […]
Story of Meena Ten-year-old Meena, an orphan from the Assam Valley in northeastern India, represents the harsh reality many children in her region face. Poverty, lack of quality schools, and difficult travel conditions often force children her age to either never attend school or drop out early. Children too poor to attend school, like Meena, […]
Help and hope have a lot in common. The Problem: Families seeking asylum in the United States often complete the journey with very few resources. The Posada del Imigrantes Shelter in Mexicali is a two-story 34-room former motel that is currently housing up to 188 people desperate to escape the violence and poverty of their […]
