Summary of the Situation Thirty congregations of religious sisters came together to form a coalition to address human trafficking needs in the tristate area. In addition to legislation and education to prevent and address human trafficking of women and girls, they saw the need for a safe residence for the survivors. How will the funds […]
Summary of the Situation Kalubula Primary is a community school started by the daughters of the Redeemer. It aimed to increase the levels of welfare in Mutangama village and other surrounding villages by providing basic education. The village is remote and hard to reach, 19km from the main road. Pupils have to walk 17km to […]
Summary of the Situation According to USAID and the Ministry of Health of Uganda, 25% of school girls between 15-19 years got pregnant during the first phase of the COVID-19 lockdown (March 20, 2020 – March 2021) and the second lockdown (June 6, 2021 – February 2022). World Vision International also indicted that in central […]
Summary of the Situation In Haiti, only 1% of eligible students are able to attend college due to many reasons. These include the financial burden, which is out of reach for the majority of Haitians; logistical issues, including travel, room and board; and other systemic reasons, including the fact that there are limited higher education […]
SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION Dynamics of violence characterize Apopa, that is, the inclusion of children and young people in criminal groups; this is caused mainly by the high rates of poverty and social exclusion that the municipality presents, thus causing little access to safe public spaces for practicing sports; in addition, children and young people […]
Summary of the Situation An African proverb says it takes a village to raise a child. The sisters find that the way to achieve the greatest outcomes for these families willing to take in a relative is to begin by calling together the tribal chief and assistant chief, elders of the family, the priest or […]
Summary of the Situation Mariae College is a school that provides holistic education and entrepreneurial skill for a meaningful life in the future. Some parents can’t afford to pay their children’s school fees; some want to opt-out, making the work difficult. We want the best for them because education is the best gift we can […]
Summary of the Situation Growing social deprivation of women in Bangalore, India, is manifested by their lack of opportunity to have a personal identity and education, being socially ostracized, and dependent on the decisions of their fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons as they move from one stage of their life to another. Among the most […]
Summary of the Situation Since 2007, Lifeway Network, founded and supported by Catholic Sisters, has operated safe houses for human trafficking survivors in the New York metropolitan area. Lifeway recognizes that human trafficking is the result of many overlapping forms of systemic oppression. Traffickers often prey on financially vulnerable individuals, such as those experiencing poverty, […]
Summary of the Situation Literacy rate in the Assam Valley has increased, yet 75% of the population is still illiterate. With the enactment of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, it was expected that issues of dropout, out-of-school children, quality of education, and availability of trained teachers would be […]
