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2015 Bigwa Scholarship Recipients and Site Visit Report

African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC)

28 sisters were awarded an ASEC scholarship to study at Bigwa Sisters Secondary School. Professor Donald Miller & Sr. Jane Wakahiu visited Bigwa in January 2015.

Tanzania has more than 12,500 catholic sisters of which a large number are in dire need for high school diplomas. ASEC runs a scholarship program geared toward supporting sisters to attend Bigwa School and to acquire a high school diploma.

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A portion of 28 Sisters awarded an ASEC scholarship to study at Bigwa Sisters Secondary School pose for a photo during a site visit, January 2015. Sr. Jane Wakahiu, Executive Director (left, in tan) and Sr. Tryphina, Programs Coordinator, Tanzania (far right, in grey) are pictured with the sister students.

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Student Sisters at Bigwa Sisters Secondary School dance with joy, happy for the opportunity to be in school!

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Bigwa Sisters Secondary School provides an opportunity for sisters to engage with students. Learning is a journey of self-discovery.

Transportation has been a challenge at Bigwa Sisters Secondary School. Through the support of ASEC, the Hilton Fund for Sisters and TCAS, a bus was obtained to serve the transportation needs of students.

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Reports on religious life show a decline of vocations in the West; in Africa, vocation streams are alive and flowing. Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters of Morogoro (commonly known as Mgolole) has many entrants, however, learning English and opportunities for education are a pressing need.

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Young women in Tanzania on their journey to religious life at Mgolore Novitiate, Tanzania

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Students at the Bigwa Sisters Secondary School fetch water from a borehole sunk by efforts from ASEC fund. A borehole constructed at Bigwa School has resolved water problems; students now have fresh vegetables grown in the school compound.

by Professor Donald Miller & Sr. Jane Wakahiu, LSOSF

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Sr. Kathryn Miller, SSJ, Ph.D.
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