Media CenterCarolyn Woo on the Importance of Empathy
During Marquette University's Annual Mission Week, which focused on educating students on how they can help those in need, CRS President and CEO Carolyn Woo spoke with NPR's Milwaukee Public Radio about CRS' work, empathy and the importance of continuing to inspire and empower a new generation of youth to care for their international brothers and sisters.
“The idea of a person suffering, a mother who cannot provide food, an older person who has no access to medicine, in the end we are all human in the same ways, we cry over the same things, we suffer over the same things, and people really rise when they can identify with the suffering of other people.
What is most important for me now is for students to think big, for students to have dreams which are worthy of them, worthy of their education, worthy of their gifts."
Listen to the full interview, Catholic Relief Services CEO Says Challenges Still Ahead in the Fight Against Ebola, from Milwaukee Public Radio
Related article:
Ben Backe is a former communications intern at Catholic Relief Services. He was based in Baltimore, Maryland.More
