May 26, 2016

  • A student in the sewing class uses a machine for more advanced embroidery patterns in the Daughters of Charity women empowerment project in Mekele, Ethiopia. Traditional Ethiopian dresses for festivals and holidays have a lot of embroidery, so having these skills a good income-generating tool. (GSR photo / Melanie Lidman)

"You must go to the people and really understand their needs. If you do that, people can change."

- Daughters of Charity Sr. Abeba Hadgu, from an interview published on Global Sisters Report