The Situation Odisha is one of the poorest states in India, with a high number of tribal and scheduled caste populations in the rural areas, often migrating to the southern part of India or to other states to earn their living. A pilot study revealed that many migrant youths reside with unfavorable living conditions in […]
Women become agents of influence in their community through workshops and a work cooperative The Situation In Guaiba, Brazil, according to official data, 32% of the resident population have no income. In this situation of poverty, lack of development and a culture of submission, women are the people who suffer the most from oppression, discrimination […]
Building the technology platform the Sisters will use to connect, share experiences and best practices, and request assistance. The Sisters’ Response Sisters Rising Worldwide is building a social network platform connecting the 700,000+ Sisters in 190 countries and countless communities. The platform will allow Sisters to share ideas about effective strategies and understandings of root […]
Women better their lives through programs that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment The Situation Although India is making strategic gains, the poor, and especially women, are left behind. Statistics show the utter poverty in the Madurai District of Tamil, India. Sisters’ Response For more than 30 years, Sister-led St Joseph’s Social Service Center has […]
Provide professional social work support for survivors of domestic violence and work to prevent abuse from happening The Situation Domestic Violence is one of the most devastating and prevalent problems in Argentina. The government does not have a federal registry that tracks domestic violence and therefore cannot begin to reliably quantify the serious prevalence of […]
Prevent human trafficking in a rural area by investing in a residential school, coaching center, and Women’s Association The Situation Rural women in Assam suffer from being both economically and socially invisible. For them there is continued vulnerability and inequality in all sectors — economic, social, political, education, health care and legal. Also, female drop-out […]
Together we can build a school where gender equality and quality education provide opportunity in Bangladesh The Situation Bhadun, Gazipur District, Bangladesh, is on the growing edge of Dhaka and on one of the main roads leading into that city from other parts of the country. The parents and village leaders in this rural area […]
Provide computers and classroom supplies for life skills learning center for immigrants The Situation In 1999, two Presentation Sisters moved into a neighborhood in Watts and asked the residents what services they needed. The neighbors shared their hopes to learn English, computer skills, and to become U.S. citizens. Sisters’ Response Presentation Sisters Learning Center opened […]
Provide four scholarships for women will increase the number of women trained to be nurses and registered midwives The Situation Half the population of South Sudan had insufficient access to health care services in 2019. The country has some of the worst health indicators in the world, with a child mortality rate of 96 per […]
