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SRW board member Sr. Pat Murray of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was part of the leadership team that organized the recent “Women Religious on the Frontlines” symposium in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See and the British Embassy to the Holy See. The symposium highlighted the humanitarian efforts of Catholic […]
Sr. Sherly’s program in Barrack Valley, India, was one of the SRW projects that has been fully funded. Their efforts to eradicate child labor and human trafficking in Barrack Valley Region, Assam, India, have been challenged due to the spread of COVID in the region. In a recent update from Sr. Sherly, we have learned that although […]
Thanks to our wonderful donors, we were able to secure all of the funding needed to purchase the minivan that will provide safe transportation to higher-level internships for at-risk vulnerable young women in Visakhapatnam, India. This is one more awesome way, with your help, that SRW can protect women from being trafficked. The total amount raised was $23,500. […]
If you are one of the recipients of a stimulus check but don’t need to use it to help alleviate the financial strain of day-to-day living (i.e. rent, food), you might consider using that extra money to make a difference in the world. After all, according to a recent NPR article, the stimulus money is […]
Sisters Rising Worldwide COO Kelly Young recently spoke with NCTV-17 on how Sisters throughout the world are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s what do I need to do for my village? What do I need to do to help them?” said Young. “This is their life, this is who they are, it […]
In Peru people are “sheltering in place” which means our school which is a lifeline to so many, is closed. For these children, online learning is not an option. The only access they have to computers is in school. The government is now holding school through the radio and television. During this critical time, many […]
Sisters Rising Worldwide’s Sister Irene O’Neill recently spoke with KARE 11 about the Sisters work in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “They’re right on the front lines, and they’re thinking about the people that they’re serving first. So it’s a scary time, thinking that we could be losing a lot of these caregivers just like […]
Once again, Sisters Rising Worldwide and Alight hosted Zoom calls with Sisters in Uganda and Nairobi. Here, is a picture of their conversation with the Sisters and lay people working in Uganda. “It was such a big group we could never really get a good picture of everyone,” said Sister Irene. The group discussed the […]
Last night, SRW’s Sister Irene joined Daniel Wordsworth of Alight on an interview with Craig Melvin on MSNBC discussing the Sisters work in helping to stop the spread of COVID-19. “Sisters are like the Mcdonald’s of doing good,” said Wordsworth. “They’re on every corner of the world, they’re living in every neighborhood doing remarkable work.” Watch […]
We recently received this update from Sister Sherly in India: As the lockdown progresses, thousands of people in the villages are jobless and starving. The outbreak of COVID-19 is very shocking to the people of Barak Valley as most of the people are unaware of the situation, especially in remote areas where no prior information […]
