Meet Our Graduates

Every success story begins with a spark of hope—and for thousands of children, that hope came through the Sisters of Mary. 

Get to know the Graduates of the Sisters of Mary who have overcome extreme poverty through the power of education and care. To date, over 160,000 students have graduated from our school programs worldwide. These young men and women, though coming from the poorest communities, found hope and opportunity through our Boystowns and Girlstowns. Thanks to your continued generosity, our graduates received the education, care, and support they needed to overcome poverty.

You can meet the graduates of the Sisters of Mary and discover their inspiring stories in their own words. Indeed, their journeys show how your generosity has helped shape successful careers, strong families, and good leaders—clear proof that your support creates a legacy of lasting change.

We invite you to watch this moving video testimony and meet one of the proud graduates of the Sisters of Mary.

Jonalyn

Jonalyn

Girlstown Talisay, Class of 2007 I’m originally from Davao City, Philippines, where I was born and grew up. ...

Philippines

Talisay

Adonis

Adonis

Boystown Adlas, Class of 1992 I was accepted to the Sisters of Mary Boystown in 1988 and spent 4 years of high ...

Philippines

Adlas

Sherlyn

Sherlyn

Girlstown Manila (now Biga), Class of 1999 I come from a very poor farming family outside of Manila in the ...

Philippines

Biga

Nágila

Nágila

Hi! My name is Nágila Laryssa Silva da Conceição. I belong 14th batch. I graduated year 2021.  I was cared by ...

Brazil

Brasilia

Thais

Thais

Hi! My name is Thais Araujo. I belong to 6th batch graduate. I graduated year 2011. I am now working on the ...

Brazil

Brasilia

Patricia

Patricia

As a small girl, Patricia slept uncomfortably in a bed with her siblings each night. Food was often scarce. ...

Mexico

Chalco

Learn more about the children

The children at our schools come from the poorest of the poor. Each child has their own stories of what their life was before coming to our schools and how their lives are being transformed by the Sisters of Mary programs.  Read the moving stories of our children in their own words. 

Meet Our Graduates

There are 160,000+  graduates from the Sisters of Mary Schools. Many of our graduates went on to live prosperous lives, helping their families and local communities. Read the inspiring stories of our graduates in their own words. 

Life At Our Villages

Learn more about how we help children break free from a life of poverty.