Mother Teresa devoted much of her life to the poor of Calcutta. After her death, the Albanian-born Catholic sister was canonized and became a saint.
A symbol of goodness and devotion, she also became a profitable source of income for industries and religious merchants. The charity business is rarely acknowledged, but it is real.
Volunteers from around the world work for free in NGOs that sometimes ask them for thousands of euros when they arrive.
Some are sent to Kalighat, the home for the dying. The shock is severe, the work is grueling, and some volunteers later fall into drugs, alcohol or prostitution.
