On October 25, Talitha Kum received the Res Publica Award for the category “Solidarity and Inclusion”. The ceremony was held in the city of Mondovi in the North of Italy and celebrated “exemplary models of civic sense”, said Antonio Maria Costa, the president of the Senso Civico e Buon Governo association. The Res Publica Award recognizes individuals and organizations that promote civic responsibility and the pursuit of the common good.

In her acceptance speech, Sr. Abby Avelino, Talitha Kum International Coordinator, declared:

“This award belongs to the thousands of Sisters of Talitha Kum present in more than 100 countries — women who rise each day to accompany those who have been silenced and forgotten. It belongs to the 46,000 survivors we supported last year — women rebuilding their lives, children rescued from forced labor, and young people finding strength to begin again. It belongs to our collaborators, volunteers, interfaith partners, youth ambassadors, and communities who walk with us in this mission of restoration. And it belongs above all to the survivors themselves, whose resilience transforms pain into purpose, and whose voices continue to guide our path.”

This recognition strengthens Talitha Kum’s commitment to act in solidarity against injustice – for a society rooted in care, compassion and human dignity