Begoña Iñarra

Sr. Begoña Iñarra is from Bilbao, in the Spanish Basque country. She studied music (piano) and chemistry in Spain, and taught sciences in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a lay missionary. After three years in Africa, she joined the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa. She taught in Uganda, did adult education in Ethiopia and Mozambique, and worked on justice and peace in Kenya. In Brussels, she lobbied on African issues at the European Union, and in Paris and now in Madrid, she is committed to fighting human trafficking.

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Sr. Begoña Iñarra of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa attends Christmas celebration in Paris at the Bakhita Center for women in situations of sexual exploitation. (Courtesy of Begoña Iñarra)

Walking with women on their way to freedom

In Paris and now Madrid, the fight against human trafficking has been my mission, working with women who are being exploited and raising awareness of this hidden reality in Europe.