Agnes Gonxha better known as Mother Teresa, renowned Social worker was born on August 20, 1910. She arrived in India in 1929 and took her first religious oath as a nun on May 24, 1931. In 1937, she served as a teacher at the Loreto convent school in eastern Calcutta. Mother founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. With her constant endeavors, the foundation spread all around India and the world as well. For over forty years she worked whole heartedly for the poor, sick, orphan, and dying people.
During 1970s, she became an international humanitarian and advocate for poor and helpless human beings. Prestigious Nobel Peace Prize was conferred to her in 1979 for her gentle and kind work. Meanwhile, Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity continued to expand globally.
At the time of her death, Missionaries of Charity was operating around 610 missions in 123 countries, including hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counseling programs, orphanages, and schools. On September 5, 1997, she succumbs to death after working endlessly and selflessly for fellow human beings just to provide them a better life.
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