ASEC News & Reflections
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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The Year of the Family: 2017 World Day for Consecrated Life
Feb 6, 2017: [Zambia] This year's theme for World Day for Consecrated Life is "year of the family". Learn what this means to Sr. Juliana, our Programs Coordinator in Zambia.
African Sisters in the Fight Against Cancer
Feb 4, 2017: [Nigeria] On World Cancer Awareness Day, ASEC would like to acknowledge the sisters working to prevent, treat and support individuals in their fight against cancer.
Laptops have arrived in the Uganda office for HESA and SLDI students
Feb 1, 2017: [Uganda] The 100 laptops are a donation from ASEC Office in USA to the Ugandan sisters who will participate in the SLDI and HESA programs this year.
Internet connectivity issues resolved for sisters in Cameroon
Feb 1, 2017: [Cameroon] Almost all sisters have been moved to locations with internet connectivity, thanks to the understanding of the Superiors and their commitment to have the Sisters continue studies
Lesotho celebrates its first Catholic Cardinal
Jan 31, 2017: [Lesotho] Supporters joined Lesotho King Letsie III to celebrate the installation of the country's first and only Catholic cardinal, His Eminence Sebastian Koto Khoarai.
Clean Drinking Water Transforms Communities in Ghana
Jan 25, 2017: [Ghana] The urgent need to stop a major cholera outbreak prompted the Sisters of St. Louis to find funding for a filtered water project. What they didn't expect was for clean water to transform their community in so many other ways.
ASEC Uganda Alumni Association gets new executive members
Jan 24, 2017: [Uganda] Uganda Alumni Association elects new executive members during their Annual workshop and general meeting at Ggaba National Major Seminary in Kampala, Uganda.
Team Building in Tanzania
Jan 23, 2017: [Tanzania] Brighid Blake, ASEC board member, reflects on staff team building during her recent visit to Tanzania to present the draft strategic plan to ASEC staff.
The Power of Togetherness, ASEC Staff Forging Forward to Achieve ASEC Mission!
Jan 20, 2017: [Tanzania] The power of working together as a team as evident during ASEC staff development training in Tanzania.
ASEC Staff Training in Tanzania
Jan 19, 2017: [Tanzania] ASEC Program Directors and Coordinators from ten countries gathered together in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for a week-long staff training.
2017 Alumnae-mentee networking workshops held in Africa
Jan 6, 2017: [Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda] Workshops held for SLDI and HESA alumnae held in Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda.
"Building" a Global Sisterhood
Jan 4, 2017: [USA] Brad Myers, Senior Program Officer, Catholic Sisters Initiative, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, offers a few lessons learned about working with his hands to build material things that apply equally as well to working with our minds to build immaterial things like the global sisterhood.
Donate to ASEC using Amazon Smile
Jan 4, 2017: [USA] Shop on Amazon Smile and Amazon will donate to African Sisters Education Collaborative on your behalf!
Reflecting on our work in 2016 (Executive Director Reflection)
Jan 3, 2017: [USA] As we enter 2017 with hope and optimism, Sr. Jane Wakahiu reflects on all of the events and accomplishments of ASEC throughout 2016.
Voice of the Proud Mama
Dec 16, 2016: [Kenya] Sr. Rosemarie Nassif, Guest Speaker at the CUEA commencement in October 2016, reflects on her humbling role as "mama" of the sisters in the ASEC program.
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