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ASEC is serving Catholic Sisters in 10 sub-Saharan African countries, providing access to educational opportunities. There is much to celebrate regarding the work of ASEC and the impact of Sisters who are benefiting from our programs.
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22 ASEC scholarship recipients graduate from Bigwa Secondary School
Jun 14, 2017: [Tanzania] ASEC donors supported the scholarships of 22 students who successfully graduated from Bigwa Secondary School in April, 2017. Sr. Maria discusses the success of Bigwa school in the area of society development.
African Women and Girls Pursuing Science-Related Fields
Feb 11, 2017: [Tanzania] On #WomenScienceDay, ASEC shines a light on gender barriers in the science field and aims to support women and engage girls in STEM education.
2016 Bigwa Scholarship Recipients tell their stories
Nov 2, 2016: [Tanzania] Read these short stories from 2016 Scholarship Program applicants from Bigwa Sisters School.
Dormitory expansion in Tanzania is slow but keeps girls in school
Mar 29, 2016: [Tanzania] In so many places around the world, the challenge to lowering teen pregnancy rates is a complicated combination of social pressure, poverty and oppression of women. Tanzania suffers from all of those issues, but they've also found a startlingly simple solution: Build a dormitory. From Global Sisters Report
Franciscan Sisters of Chicago support Scholarship Program for 3rd consecutive year.
Dec 7, 2015: [Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania] ASEC awarded $63,100 grant through Franciscan Sisters of Chicago. This is the third consecutive year the Franciscan Sisters have supported the Scholarship Program.
2015 Bigwa Scholarship Recipients and Site Visit Report
Mar 12, 2015: [Tanzania] 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.
2014 Bigwa School Scholarship Recipients
Aug 11, 2014: [Tanzania] Congratulations to the 2014 Bigwa Secondary School Scholarship Recipients
2013 Bigwa School Scholarship Recipients
Sep 23, 2013: [Tanzania] Congratulations to the 2013 Bigwa Secondary School scholarship recipients.
2013 Bigwa Scholarship Recipients
Sep 23, 2013: [Tanzania] Four girls receive 2013 ASEC scholarship to attend the Bigwa School
ASEC awarded grant for Bigwa scholarships
Jun 27, 2013: [Tanzania] ASEC was awarded a grant in May 2013 from the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago for Bigwa scholarships.
Friends from Marywood donate to Bigwa
Jun 27, 2013: [Tanzania] Our friends from Marywood University have donated $1,160 to ASEC to support the education of girls to attend the Bigwa Secondary School in Morogoro, Tanzania.
2013 Grant for Bigwa School from the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago
Apr 30, 2013: [Tanzania] ASEC has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago (FSC) for its Bigwa Secondary School Scholarship Program.
2012 Bigwa School Scholarship Recipients
Nov 30, 2012: [Tanzania] Congratulations to the 2012 Bigwa Secondary School scholarship recipients.
Bigwa Science Lab Construction Complete
Mar 15, 2011: [Tanzania] Funding was generously provided by the GHR Foundation out of Minneapolis, MN. A total of $458,222 in funding for the Bigwa Secondary School was was generously provided by the GHR Foundation to build labs for physics, chemistry, and biology and to upgrade science and math curriculum.
Project Bigwa Secondary School
Mar 15, 2010: [Tanzania] The goal of this project is to raise the classification of Bigwa Secondary School in Morogoro, Tanzania, from the "O" (ordinary) to the "A" (level). This will enable the sister graduates to apply for higher education.
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