"When we empower a young mother, she's able to protect herself from abuse, care for her children and hopefully break the cycle of poverty," Sr. Lucy Kanjira said.
After a conservative activist's social media post suggested that they were up to something, the Benedictine Sisters went public and 'the falsehood immediately.'
Religious sisters are implementing an initiative that provides people in Zambia's remote communities with training on early childhood nutrition and development.
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ Sisters' relationship with the Indigenous Aeta people has grown, offering education and assistance in expanding the community's farming businesses.
The Sisters of Mary Immaculate, who belong to the Salesian Family, operate six clinics in the remote areas of Bangladesh where people are poor and lack basic education.
In a small border town between Kenya and Tanzania sits Savelberg Mixed Day and Boarding Primary School, founded in 2012 by the Little Sisters of St. Joseph to provide the community with a learning institution.