Stories Featured in MAJSM
Story 1
 Denial
to Healing
The suffering of children with HIV/AIDS is a world-wide tragedy.
Kenyan children are dying of this disease at an increasing rate.
Low rainfall and deep poverty give rise to malnutrition which
pre-disposes
children and babies to increased infection.
The denial of HIV/AIDS in this society is a serious concern
to health practitioners and community educators.
Story 2
 Violence to Empowerment
A mercy student in South Africa expresses the silent suffering
of many in relation to family violence.
The Sisters of Mercy in South Africa support many local programs
of empowerment for the people in the informal settlements.
Economic empowerment alleviates potential domestic violence.
Story 3
 Building and Strengthening
Mercy Housing programs across North
America provide homes for low income
earners.
The extensive building and renovation
programs engage the local people and develop
strong support for families and communities.
Mercy support for low cost housing is also offered in Newfoundland.
Story 4
 Ways
to Come Home
Mercy facilities in England and Newfoundland
shelter the homeless, feed the hungry from
the streets and provide programs of healing
and rehabilitation for the addicted.
Story 5
 Centres
of Support and Skill
Centres for skills training,
education and the support empowerment for women are
central to the Mercy presence in Latin
America and Central America.
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Story 6
 Displacement to Resettlement
Refugees and displaced people are suffering uncertain futures in many places across the globe.
Mercy Refugee Services
and Networks support refugees and asylum seekers through-out the
world.
Story 7
 Accepting Difference
Minority groups experience division, fear and exclusion even in their own countries.
Citizens in Guyana and Northern Ireland know the pain and
complexity of unresolved social and religious difference.
Story 8
 Hope
on the Margins
Marginalised people are often the subject of
discrimination and neglect in 'mainstream'
society.
Stories from Indigenous People in Australia and the Travellers
in Ireland give testimony to the resilience
of the
human spirit.
The support of Mercy programs in these diverse
cultural settings offers healing and hope.
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