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Sr. Marie Stella Kouak, a member of the Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, holds babies who live at the St. Monique orphanage in Togo. She cares for children living with AIDS/HIV or who have had one or both parents die of the disease through the organization she founded 21 years ago, Vivre dans l'Espérance (To Live in Hope) Her work has gotten wide acclaim internationally, but now she and the people she serves face additional challenges with COVID-19. (Provided photo)