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

Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies

Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

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The Unlikely Women Creating Jobs and Reducing Poverty in Africa

ASEC program participants are applying their education and skills to create and sustain jobs across Africa.

Sisters Improve School Conditions for Girls in Zambia

Resource mobilization and project proposal writing skills learned in SLDI enable Sr. Christine to improve conditions at a girls’ boarding school in Zambia

The Importance of Rural Development in Tanzania

Sr. Magreth continues her education in order to assist her congregation in developing its rural ministries across Tanzania.

Women Religious are Healing Africa Through Health and Wellness

Catholic sisters are providing much needed health and wellness services throughout Africa.

Hospital in Uganda with Mission to Serve the Vulnerable

Nursing Director and ASEC alumna Sr. Harriet is a driving force behind Nkozi Hospital's mission and vision for the future.

Advancing the Girl Child in Africa: Catholic Sisters Empower the Next Generation of Women

Nuns in Africa are using their education to become change agents and forces multipliers of good by leading and supporting young women.

Unmarking Mother Earth; Sisters Solve Environmental Issues in Africa

Sisters are dedicated to solving the serious environmental issues facing Africa today, leaving the world in better condition than how they received it.

From nursing student to hospital CEO

HESA pilot nursing student achieves success as CEO of St. Francis Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

Nursing Education Helping Nuns Improve Healthcare in Africa

Catholic nuns in Africa receive quality education through ASEC, providing them with valuable nursing skills to improve healthcare in their communities.

Patient dignity comes first at healthcare facility in Ghana

Optometry Nurse and Catholic Nun Sr. Mary Frimpong follows in Jesus' footsteps with a special emphasis on patient dignity in her healthcare ministry in Ghana.

Library builds minds and improves literacy in Nigeria

Sr. Immaculata works to improve the literacy rate in Nigeria by obtaining funds to construct a children's library and the learning materials to fill it.

Improving nutrition, reducing poverty and creating jobs in Ghana

Sr. Stephany's human development projects are improving nutrition, reducing poverty and creating jobs in Ghana.

Rebuilding Tanzania infrastructure, one brick at a time

Sr. Benedicta Anslem is improving infrastructure and building hope in Tanzania, one brick at a time.

Sisters Build Hope by Improving Infrastructure in Africa

Catholic Sisters are using their education to build infrastructure in Africa as they work towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 9 (SDG 9): Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.

From computer illiterate to empowered accounts manager

Find out how Sr. Faustina Khaoya is using her ASEC-sponsored education to help revamp her congregation's economy.

Solar project creates stable electricity for Malawian health centre

The country of Malawi struggles with several problems including an unstable power grid, so SLDI Alumni Sr. Stella decided to use Malawi's natural resources to power her congregation's health centre.

Proposal writing success after SLDI training

Sr. Consolata is addressing urgent needs in local hospitals, schools, orphanages and disabled homes with her proposal writing skills. She has written over 60 project proposals, 75% of of which have been successful!