Option for the poor has been the pillar of Benedictine apostolate. In that regard, the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing responded to the new signs of the times and implemented various pro-poor programs for social transformation among communities.  For several years now, the Sisters have reached out to the less fortunate sectors of the rural population in some parts of the country. These initiatives had already moved lives and spontaneously branched out into varied forms.