Out of the Shadows: Confronting Violence Against Women

Sr. Fransiska Imakulata, of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, poses with abuse survivor Evi Bota Sao, at a shelter for women and children operated by the nongovernmental organization TRUK F, or the Flores Humanitarian Volunteer Team, in the city of Maumere in eastern Indonesia. (GSR photo/Chris Herlinger)

'We are new women': Abuse survivors in Indonesia find hope with Catholic sisters

The Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit on the island of Flores cofounded a shelter to provide women with refuge, counseling and legal support in a patriarchal society.

Steam comes from a coal-fired power station in Emalahleni, South Africa, Oct. 11, 2021. (AP/Themba Hadebe, file)

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Girls rescued from female genital cutting march through the streets of Suguta Marmar in northern Kenya to educate the community about the harms of the practice.

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Jemima Cheruto bends to fetch water outside her home in Ortum, northern Kenya.

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