Higher Education for Sisters in Africa
Sisters Leadership Development Initiative
Scholarships
Service Learning
"Very quietly you're impacting so many lives through this program."
"...and you're giving these wonderful, faithful women a chance to succeed, and in their own little corner of the world... feel empowered."
-Lisa Mazzarella, HESA Instructor & ASEC Donor
Our Growth. Our Goal. Our Vision.
Of the 40,000 sisters in the region ASEC serves, 80 percent have no higher education credentials. We are changing that statistic.
We educate African sisters, improving their ability to impact communities.
While Africa is a continent of vast potential, it faces serious obstacles of poverty, chronic hunger, disease, ecological degradation and violence. Catholic sisters are a strong force in harnessing that potential, addressing these obstacles head-on and creating hope for a bright future. ASEC programs are always evolving; molding to fit the specific needs of sisters working in the rural and poor communities of sub-Saharan Africa.
By providing access to education, sisters are able to impact more people and make a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalized individuals in Africa. Sisters are improving healthcare, hunger and access to clean water. They give voices to people who are wrongly persecuted and silenced. They care for the young, the old and the forgotten. They mentor others, create jobs, strengthen congregations and unite communities.
African sisters are using their education to solve some of the biggest development challenges our world is facing today. The impact they are making in communities across Africa is both admirable and heroic. At ASEC, we've learned that if you give a sister the tools to succeed, she's going to change the world.
How educated sisters are making an impact
Disability is not inability at Providence Home in Uganda
In Providence Home, one sees the endowment of the Catholic Church through the kindly serving hands of the religious women who care for marginalized members of the society.
A place for the displaced to call home
Sr. Veronica is using the skills she learned from the SLDI program to turn one village's reality into a possibility.
Recent News
Sisters use sustainable agriculture to stop hunger in Africa
2 days ago: African women religious are using sustainable agriculture to solve problems like malnutrition and food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa.
Saving the world through Quality Education (SDG 4)
last week: Sisters across Africa recognize that there is no better way to use their education than to share it, and that is exactly what they are doing.