$15,000 grows innovation, food and hope

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June 23, 2023

Sister Maxine talks with Sr. Irene O'Neill, founder and president of Sisters Rising Worldwide. O'Neill speaks about a program in Nigeria, and describes how a $15,000 investment led to innovation in the ability to grow food.

Click here to listen to the full "In Good Faith" podcast where this clip is from.

GSR shares clips from our friends at A Nun's Life Ministry. Check out full episodes of all their podcasts (Ask Sister, In Good Faith, Random Nun Clips and more, like the archived Motherhouse Road Trips) on their website, ANunsLife.org.

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