Mudzi-wa-Moyo, founded by the Sisters of Charity of Sts. Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa, currently cares for 60 girls in Chirundu, Zambia, by meeting their essential needs for shelter, food and clothing.
Nearly half of Zimbabwe's youth are out of school. Behind that statistic are individuals, each one a fig tree someone was ready to give up on. But I keep working the soil even when the tree shows no obvious signs of life.
The sisters of the Association of Lay Missionary Institutions work alongside religious brothers and oversee 32 houses, collectively called Bhakti Luhur, caring for children of different ages, needs and abilities.
Plus, a recent profile highlights a small community in Siberian Asia engaging in intercultural dialogue, and UISG is hosting a webinar on depression in later life.
Catholic sisters have encouraged vertical sack gardening across many of Nairobi's slums. They also oversee food plantations and greenhouse production in the area.
Eight nuns from India and Mexico run a guesthouse beside Tallinn’s ruined medieval convent, blending prayer, hospitality and care for the poor in one of Europe’s most secular countries.
For 13 years, the Dominican Sisters of Peace have built relationships in New Orleans' Gert Town neighborhood through a community center offering programs for children and seniors.
The Africa Faith and Justice Network is tackling child labor and domestic servitude in Nigeria with advocacy, awareness campaigns, economic empowerment, and partnership with government and traditional institutions.
Founded in 1972 as a joint initiative between the Sisters of St. John the Baptist and the Zambian government, St. Joseph's School for the Deaf aims to meet the needs of an expanding population of deaf children.
