Mercy nun who aids immigrant women in California gets national honor

Published: 2004-03-01

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Mercy Sister Petra Chavez, founder and CEO of Caminos/Pathways Learning Center in San Francisco, received the 2004 Sister Margaret Cafferty Development of People Award for her efforts to empower low-income immigrant women through access to computer training. The award, presented annually by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, is named in memory of the late Presentation Sister who served as director of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and a member of the U.S. bishops' CCHD committee. It honors an individual whose life exemplifies a commitment to the development of people and the elimination of poverty. Caminos is a computer education and career training program that prepares Latina women from 22 countries to qualify for jobs in the technology field. Courses range from basic typing to common office software, Web page design, e-marketing and computer repair.

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