Tag Archive: Human Trafficking
News Update
TODAY SHOW: Catholic nuns lead global fight against human trafficking
In case you missed it, we wanted to share this recent TODAY Show segment on how Catholic sisters are fighting human trafficking head on, often putting their own lives on the line. The segment features Sister Jeanne Christensen, representing US Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking, which is a program raising funds through SRW. Click here […]
News Update
Double the Joy this Holiday Season
As we head into the season of gratitude and giving, we are excited to announce that one of our donors has offered to match up to $5,000 of all SRW donations between now and the end of the year. The focus of our holiday giving campaign is to raise funds for Dawn’s Place. Click here […]
News Update
Thank You from India
After recovering from COVID-19, Sister Anitha in Visakhapatnam, India, sent us this “thank you” video for fully-funding her recent program that provides girls at her school with a safe transportation option to get them to higher-level internships, allowing them to avoid human-trafficking as they prepare for careers that will help them escape poverty. Here is another […]
Program Updates
Program Update: Barrack Valley, India
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 […]
Program Updates
Great news for our project in Visakhapatnam, India
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. […]
News Update
February Fundraiser: Fans of the Van!
Sisters Rising Worldwide COO Kelly Young recently hosted a fundraiser at her home for the the Sisters of St. Joseph Community College in Visakhapatnam, India. The goal of the event was to help the Sisters purchase a minivan that would let them provide transportation to internships for at-risk vulnerable young women, allowing them to avoid […]