Quarterly Reports
Sisters Rising Worldwide: Q1 2025 Impact Report
Our latest Impact Report highlights a season filled with significant achievements and unwavering dedication to addressing the root causes of injustice worldwide.
Read how powerful women are doing powerful work around the world
Our latest Impact Report highlights a season filled with significant achievements and unwavering dedication to addressing the root causes of injustice worldwide.
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 […]
Around the world, humanitarian needs are growing amid the defunding of key U.S. foreign assistance programs like USAID. Support systems that once served the most vulnerable have collapsed — especially in hard-to-reach places in Africa. As NGOs lose funding and their staff have had to exit these regions, the Sisters remain. Embedded in the very […]
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 Loss of a Lifeline Sr. Lydia Mariette Soita works at Immaculate Heart Hospital Kereita, the only medical facility within 30 miles of her community in rural Kenya. There, many live in slums and have few clothes to wear in the cold climate. After the hospital ambulance was involved in a serious accident, it was […]
As Easter approaches, we reach out with a humble request to help provide food for the children in our orphanage school so they can celebrate this sacred season with joy and nourishment. In the poorest and most neglected regions of the world, having enough food can mean the difference between life and death. For the […]
Uganda is among the poorest in the world and continues to face severe challenges, including natural disasters and rebel attacks from groups based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These crises have left our communities in desperate need of assistance. Devastating Floods and Cholera Outbreak Last year, severe flooding in Kabale submerged villages and […]
The withdrawal of aid by former President Trump has had a devastating impact on children living with AIDS in Bukomansimbi District, Uganda. With the sudden loss of funding, many organizations that once provided essential services, including food assistance, have been forced to reduce or shut down their programs. As a result, vulnerable children face severe […]
Many have been injured, food supplies have been looted, and our most vulnerable—infants and orphans—have suffered greatly. On behalf of the Franciscan Sisters, the residents of our community, and the children of St. Thomas Primary School, we reach out to you in a time of desperate need. Our orphanage and community were recently devastated by […]
Thanks to SRW donor support, Sisters from around the world are strengthening the health of their communities through an innovative e-learning program. Medicines for Humanity’s E-Learning for Health Workers offers low-cost online learning solutions for Sisters working as local healthcare providers. The self-paced courses cover topics including healthcare program management and leadership, nutrition, maternal and […]