St. Louis Sr. Clara Azubuike tells GSR about her experience working in Akure, Nigeria, on community-based rehabilitation programs serving persons with disabilities and countering societal stigma against them.
Sr. Princy Fernandopulle has helped develop two child care centers in Sri Lanka. She spoke to GSR about the process of deinstitutionalizing child care centers and placing children back in their families and communities.
Salesian Sr. Baptista Rema is in charge of treating an average of one to two snakebite cases daily — around 400 patients annually at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Baromari, Sherpur, Bangladesh.
In 2003, Muia established Upendo Village, which is now a modern facility designed to support people living with HIV in low-income communities, about 60 miles northwest of Nairobi, Kenya.
"I am simply doing what any responsible citizen and baptized Christian would do": Sr. Sujata Jena accompanies interstate migrants from rural villages who move to South Indian states in search of employment for survival.
In Filipino culture, caring for aging parents is the responsibility of the children. But when that does not happen, the Kanlungan ni Maria Home for the Aged steps in.
"This award reinforces the importance of my mission and inspires me to continue advocating for the rights and dignity of all individuals," Naddaf said.
In Goa, India, Canossian Sr. Grasy Rodrigues organizes human trafficking awareness campaigns in hotels, colleges, villages, schools and slums, as well as helps rehabilitate rescued trafficking victims.
Sr. Anne Victory is one of the three laureates of the 2024 Sisters' Anti-Trafficking Awards. She received the Servant Leadership Award for excellence in network building, and spoke about her efforts to end human trafficking.
