Sister Cyril, former principal of Loreto Day School, Sealdah, Kolkata, is a widely respected educationist and social worker. She has lived and worked in India since 1956, actively involved in the education and social uplift of deprived children. At Loreto, she set up the Rainbow Program to house, feed and educate former street children. She also started the Barefoot Teachers Training Program to educate young men and women from slum/rural backgrounds, who then go on to become primary educators in villages. Sister Cyril is involved in combating domestic child labour as well. In recognition of her social work, the Government of India awarded her the Padma Shri in 2007.