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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Collaborating for Impact in Zambia
Jun 12, 2015: [Zambia] Members of the Hilton Foundation board and staff traveled to Zambia to visit ongoing Hilton Foundation projects carried out by grantee partners in two of our strategic initiatives: the Catholic Sisters Initiative and the Children Affected by HIV and AIDS Initiative. From the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
SLDI Administration Track I
Apr 27, 2015: [Zambia] Photos from the Sisters Leadership Development Initiative Administration Track in Zambia
2015 Annual Board Meeting
Apr 21, 2015: [USA] Sisters Lina, Clementina, Florence, and Anna traveled to the U.S. from Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, to participate in the Annual Board and Advisory Board meetings. The sisters also visited partner colleges and universities in Philadelphia and Scranton, Pa.
Chipapa, Zambia - Site Visit
Apr 20, 2015: [Zambia] The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Board conducted a Site Visit to the SLDI alumnae ministry at Chipapa, Zambia.
2015 SLDI Faculty Workshop
Mar 19, 2015: [Kenya] A total of 29 faculty and coordinators were present for the three-day workshop held at Donum Dei Center in Nairobi, Kenya.
Fourteen HESA sisters enroll at Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Mar 16, 2015: [Kenya] Cohort two at Catholic University of Eastern Africa, 14 sisters, enrolled in various degree programs.
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.
HESA is recruiting sisters for onsite programs to begin in Summer
Mar 10, 2015: [Tanzania] HESA is currently recruiting sisters to enroll in onsite programs at Saint Augustine University College (SAUT), Mwanza, Tanzania; Kisubi Brothers University College, Kisubi, Uganda; and Chemchemi Ya Uzima Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
HESA is recruiting sisters to begin August 2015 in Ghana
Mar 5, 2015: [Ghana] HESA is recruiting a second cohort of 18 sisters from Ghana and Nigeria for an online/onsite hybrid degree program. Sisters will begin courses online from Chestnut Hill College in August 2015.
Site Visit to Kenya
Feb 18, 2015: [Kenya] The purpose of this visit was to facilitate a two-week training course for the ASEC Staff in Africa, to explore the possibility of working with the Fund for Sisters to design a program whereby both ASEC and the Fund for Sisters could collaborate more closely with the Catholic Sisters Initiative (CSI), and to visit several SLDI alumnae ministries that have been funded by the Fund for Sisters.
Sisters in Africa break barriers via online distance learning
Feb 10, 2015: [Kenya] Catholic Sisters in Africa break the barriers to acquire higher education via online distance learning
Catholic sisters: healing, nurturing and life-giving presence
Feb 5, 2015: [Uganda] During a recent site visit to the alumnae of the Sisters Leadership Development Initiative in Ghana, Uganda and Kenya, Nouwen’s reflections brought new meaning and understanding of the work that Catholic sisters are silently doing.
A Pragmatist's View of Religion
Feb 4, 2015: [none] Article on USC by Donald Miller, who reflects on traveling to five African countries in the past six months with Sister Jane Wakahiu of ASEC. From the University of California’s Center for Civic Life and Religion.
Addressing food insecurity in Africa through sustainable farming. Sisters lead by example.
Feb 4, 2015: [Ghana, Kenya, Uganda] Changing food insecurity trajectory is daunting; however, Catholic sisters are working quietly to address the challenge in their localities in Africa – saving one life at a time. They are teaching by example –practicing sustainable and ecofriendly agriculture to ensure that there is sufficient food in their communities.
HESA Students Gather at CUEA
Jan 8, 2015: [Kenya] There are 83 HESA students studying at CUEA onsite and online via partnership with Marywood University. The sisters gathered for a group photo after a meeting at CUEA.
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