Mother Teresa: Champion of Human Rights

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa), was a very divine women, she dedicated her life to help others. She set goals for herself and accomplished so much in her life, that even after she had passed she was recognized as a saint by Pope Paul VI in 2016. Mother Teresa was born August 26 1910, Uskup (now Skopje). Won The nobel peace prize in 1979. Then peacefully on September 5 1997, in Calcutta India she passed away.

Mother Teresa devoted her life to god. She later became a missionary to spread the teachings that she was taught. She moved to an Irish community with nuns with missions in India. She continued to share her teachings at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, there were many comforts in the suffering and poverty she noticed outside the convent walls. So moved with the thought of the needy and the sight of the poor, she began working among them in the slums of Calcutta. She was then granted by the Convent, but with no funds to leave and share her beliefs. Mother Teresa worked every day with voluntary helpers and with the financial support it was possible to expand the scope of her work. Finally, in 1950 on October 7, She received permission from The Holy See to start The Missionaries of Charity.

The Society of Missionaries was spread all over the world, including the Soviet Union. Mother Teresa provided effective help to the most struggling in more than one country starting in Asia, Africa, and Latin America moving to North America, Europe and australia. The Missionaries of Charity all throughout the world were so moved by her devotion, the lay Missionaries of Charity try to follow her spirit and charism in their families and share it with others.

Mother Teresa Contribution

The Nobel Peace Prize was given to Mother Teresa in 1979. The Prize committee expressed that Mother Teresa has the recognition in bring help to the suffering humanity. For so many years Mother Teresa worked so selflessly in bringing attention in the harshest places, to the poor and the sick. Her main contribution according to the award was her devoted emphasis on helping the needy and having respect for every individual human being she came across. The committee has placed special effort on the spirit that has inspired her activities and which is the tangible expression of her personal attitude and human qualities.

The impact this person had on the world was a huge impression that compassion in any form is what takes innate value to another life. Many others were inspired to tackle new challenges like fighting world hunger and support the sick. Mother Teresa contributed to world peace by her selfless character and her devoted efforts to care for every individual in need.

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