ASEC Alumnae Projects by SDG

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Ensure access to water and sanitation for all

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all

Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources

Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss

Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies

In Her Words: Proud to be a Fruit of Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA)

Sr. Maria N. Isaya, a religious woman of the Institute of the Little Sisters of St. Francis in Tanzania, started her journey with ASEC in 2016 through the Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA). Since then she has brought transformation to her community by using her skills to provide education to those in poverty, improving their overall quality of life.

Leadership Success: My Life Journey After ASEC

Inspired by God’s divine love and the spirit of Saint Katharina Kasper, Sister Salesiana Bach, the then Provincial Superior of the German Province, and her leadership team took a courageous decision to embark on a journey of faith on April 4th, 2006.

Ripple Effects: Sisters Serving Individuals in Need

Catholic sisters in Africa see how using their education to help just one person can have an exponential positive effect on their communities.

The Key To Success is Doing Ordinary Things Extraordinarily Well

Sr. Leonarda has incorporated what she’s learned about leadership, finances and accountability into her ministry work to better serve the disabled and marginalized.

Sisters Offering Refuge: How Training Catholic Sisters Provides Critical Help to Refugees

Catholic nuns in Cameroon, Africa are using their financial and leadership training to help those displaced by war and violence.

One Sister’s Solutions to a War Torn South Sudan

Sr. Faida noticed how difficult it was for her neighbors to obtain healthy food during lockdown. So, she and the sisters taught them how to plant vegetables using sacks and broken buckets on their veranda.

Following the Ripples - How Educating One Person Can Benefit Hundreds in Need

The stories of four African women who used their education to change the lives of hundreds of people they serve.

Meet 3 Sisters Behind Programs & Policies that Protect African Children

ASEC alumnae implement programs and policies that protect and promote the welfare of children in Kenya, Ghana and Zambia.

4 Women Changing the Sexual and Gender Based Violence Narrative in Africa

4 Catholic sisters whose service work is helping to prevent and reduce sexual and gender-based violence in Africa.

Sisters Sustaining Sisters: Bring Vitality to Communities of Women Religious in Africa

Congregations of Catholic sisters in Africa are being strengthened from within through ASEC programs.

Nigerian Nun's Grant Writing Skills Help Thousands in Need

Sr. Josemaria is using her SLDI education to improve healthcare services and strengthen the resource mobilization skills of several congregations in Nigeria.

Congregational Capacity Building in Uganda

Sr. Mary Sarah strengthens the vitality of her congregation through leadership and governance training.

Justice for All - Nuns advocate for the rights of the marginalized in Africa

SLDI and HESA alumnae are at the forefront of social change and the promotion of justice, as they address injustice in their communities.

Turning Disability Into Possibility for Girls in Africa (The Story of Cheshire Home)

HESA alumna Sr. Anne is providing opportunities for girls with mental and physical disabilities in Kenya so they can reach their true potential.

Rebirth; Sisters Renew Hope in Africa for the Poor and Marginalized

ASEC educates religious women who are renewing hope in Africa for poor and marginalized communities. Catholic Sisters provide hope in Africa many people living who are afraid to begin life anew due to disease, poverty and lack of resources.

Offering Second Chances to Prisoners in Cameroon

Sr. Gwen has made it her mission in life to ensure that inmates in Cameroonian prisons are given second chances.

Fighting for Human Trafficking Victims in the Middle East

Sr. Vanaja and her organization identify Cameroonian trafficking victims in the Middle East and bring them home. On June 27, 2017, SLDI alumna Sr. Vanaja received an award in recognition of her unrelenting efforts to combat modern slavery.

Social Justice & Peace For Marginalized Women in Kenya

Sr. Josephine began her project social justice project, Women Peacemakers with Alternative Livelihood, after recognizing the need to empower women in Kenya in dealing with social justice issues like violence, income setbacks, poverty and healthcare.

Catholic Sisters Confront FGM in Kenya [Video]

Sr. Caroline Kimani describes how the SLDI leadership course changed her perspective and helped her become a better advocate in the fight against FGM.

ASEC’s 25 Years of Impactful Service

As we celebrate 25 years of ASEC’s transformative work, we honor the women religious who have spearheaded a movement to enhance educational access for women in Africa. Since its official inauguration in 1999, ASEC has expanded to 10 countries and empowered women religious through programs like SLDI, HESA, the Scholarship Program, Service Learning, and the Research Initiative. These initiatives have equipped countless Sisters with leadership and professional skills to address challenges in their communities effectively.

Confidence gained from an education leads to facilitating a workshop

By participating in the HESA program, Sr. Caroline gained the confidence she would not have had otherwise to facilitate a 2 day workshop for the 25 junior sisters gracefully and with confidence.

In Her Words: A Heart that Appreciates 'Mother ASEC'

In 2019, Sr. Magdalena Laurent Izengo started her courses through ASEC's SLDI program in Tanzania. Since then, she has used her knowledge and skills to secure funding for projects that keep children in her community safe. Read about it in her own words.

Educating Students to Lead Exceptional Lives in Nigeria