Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe: The Nun Working To End Violence, Sexual Exploitation In Uganda

Antonia Blumberg

Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe recently appeared on The Colbert Report and said she felt like punching Colbert in the face for feigning indifference toward the missing girls in Nigeria.

In reality Sister Nyirumbe, who has dedicated her life to counteracting violence in her native Uganda.

Sister Nyirumbe has spearheaded the Saint Monica Girls' Tailoring Center for nearly 15 years, offering shelter to thousands of women who come to learn tailoring, catering and other valuable professional skills. According to Pros for Africa, a development partner of Saint Monica, many of the girls who find their ways to the center have suffered abduction, rape and torture.

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