Sponsor a Sister

Just $20 Pays For One Week of a Sister's Education!

💜 $20 = 1 week of training
💜 $85 = 1 month of training
💜 $250 = 3 months of training
💜 $500 = 6 months of training
💜 $1,000 = 1 year of training

Education is the Key to Long-Term Sustainability in Africa

Sisters are championing development initiatives in Africa despite the fact that about 48% do not have higher education credentials. A sister's education will impact scores of people she comes in contact with as she continues her mission to serve the poor, the sick, the neglected and disenfranchised.

What Supporters Are Saying

"It makes a difference beyond what a normal person in America can understand." -Emily Schweiger, ASEC supporter and Service Learning program participant

Frances Shepherd ASEC Donor headshot "This cause has really touched me in a way I haven’t felt in so long. It is such a good feeling to be involved in a project that is so much larger than ourselves. Thank you for reminding me [there is] something bigger in this life than just ourselves." -Frances Shepherd, ASEC donor and volunteer

Lisa Mazarella headshot "...Even though we're continents away you realize... the same feelings, the same flesh, the same blood, the same worries, everything is the same. We're all the same. Except we live in different places." -Lisa Mazarella, ASEC faculty member and supporter

Dr James Sullivan headshot "I was incredibly impressed with the effectiveness of the sisters. ...how they really could organize themselves to undertake this work and clearly know which steps they had to take to accomplish it.” -Dr. James Sullivan, Marywood University Dean of Professional Studies and HESA Liason (after visiting ASEC alumnae projects in Uganda)

Rev Fr Dr Alfred Chaima headshot "ASEC is giving African Women Religious [the opportunity] to wrestle with the contemporary challenges of both the Church and Society. It is my hope that the future ASEC will not divert from this approach as we clearly see that the Religious today are more effective in the manner they are living their varied charisma and in the way they approach ministry. ASEC programs can be summed up as helping to form true and effective collaborative agents in the local Church. It will not be surprising that within the next few years, we shall begin to see a different image of the Church and Malawian Society altogether. ASEC programs need to be commended and encouraged. We pray that the sponsors continue to invest in these programs." -Rev. Fr. Dr. Alfred Chaima, Lecturer, The Catholic University of Malawi & Chancellor College; Pastoral Coordinator, Archdiocese of Blantyre, Malawi

Sponsor a Sister Today

You can make a difference by sponsoring a Catholic Sister in Africa. Our two-year scholarships provide an opportunity for these women to complete secondary school, certificate or diploma-level education.

💜 $20 = 1 week of training
💜 $85 = 1 month of training
💜 $250 = 3 months of training
💜 $500 = 6 months of training
💜 $1,000 = 1 year of training

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About ASEC

The African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC) was established in 1999 by four Catholic universities in the U.S. and their congregations:

the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill College)
the Sisters of IHM of Scranton (Marywood University)
the Sisters of Saint Francis of Philadelphia (Neumann University)
the Society of the Holy Child Jesus (Rosemont College)

That same year, ASEC set up computer labs and began providing technology workshops to African Sisters in five pilot countries: Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. We received 501(c)(3) nonprofit approval in 2006.

ASEC now serves 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with over 50 partnerships in the USA and Africa combined.

Need more info? Read our extensive evaluation reports to understand our program outcomes and performance. Our reports are dated back to 2007! Don't forget to check out our Press & Media page, too.

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