Roma Celebrates the Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita

The Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita is celebrated annually on the 8th February a day designated as the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking by Pope Francis. Josephine Bakhita was kidnapped as a child and endured severe violence.

The Religious Sisters of Charity who are the proprietors of Roma Girls Secondary School among their many other Ministries continue to love & serve through the School in Lusaka Zambia. The Sisters of Charity have been engaged in the advocacy against Human Trafficking for over 15years.
Roma Girls Secondary School is not just focused on academics but also on Human trafficking awareness and Social Justice issues through Mentoring the learners as the Alumni continue to love & serve across the World. The Pupils are mentored & helped to become more aware of these vices by holding talks, from various organizations such as TAKUZA one of the many organizations helping to fight against Human Trafficking.

Gratitude to Talitha Kum Zambia - TAKUZA & Religious Sisters of Charity Zambia-Malawi Vocation for Mentoring & Empowering the Roma Girls Secondary School pupils in Social Justice & Human Rights as inspired by the life of St. Josephine Bakhita the Patron Saint of Victims of Slavery and Human trafficking, serving as a beacon of hope for survivors. A Sudanese-born Canossian Nun who survived childhood kidnapping and enslavement
Talitha Kum is the International Network of Consecrated Life Against Human Trafficking & You get to learn more via https://www.talithakum.info/ and https://www.youtube.com/@TalithaKumUISG/featured.