Combining her advanced surgical training with her vocation as a Franciscan Missionary of Mary, Long has spent decades providing critical, life-altering healthcare to underserved populations in Madagascar, Papua New Guinea and parts of Africa.

Auto-rickshaw drivers, who work alone driving passengers during emergencies, have no one to turn to when facing difficulties of their own. Through the Sarathi Helpline for Drivers, women religious are filling that gap.

At St. Anthony Children's Village in Ndola, the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus help orphaned or abandoned children, many of whom have physical and mental disabilities, transition to independent living or reunite with their families.