Sr.Jane Wakahiu, LSOSF, PhD, Associate Vice President of Program Operations and Head of Catholic Sisters Initiative, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, describes the unique role of sisters as trusted partners in initiatives to improve human development at local and global levels.

The Global Solidarity Forum (GSF), in partnership with Mercy Corps and Salesian Don Bosco, supported by the Helmsley Charitable Trust, is implementing a transformative initiative aimed at empowering smallholder farmers in Ethiopia’s Gambela region. By equipping farmers with the resources, knowledge, and financial tools they need, this project is fostering