ASEC Staff Visit Alumnae Projects in Uganda
ASEC staff and partners visit several ASEC alumnae projects in Uganda to learn more about how ASEC programs are helping Sisters in their ministry work and service to the poor and marginalized:
General News
First HESA Partners Conference takes place in Uganda
ASEC held its inaugural HESA Partners Conference June 19-23, 2019, at the Speke Resort Munyonyo and Conference Center in Kampala, Uganda.
4th Visiting Scholar Selected for CARA Research Fellowship
Sr. Hellen Anthony Bandiho, STH, of Tanzania is the fourth Sister scholar accepted for a six month research fellowship to learn applied research skills in the apostolate at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), Georgetown University.
Representative Kyle J. Mullins visits ASEC, local Scranton nonprofit organization
Rep. Kyle J. Mullins meets with Executive Director of Scranton nonprofit, African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC).
2019 ASEC Annual Board Meetings take place at Marywood University
May 1-2, 2019: ASEC’s annual Advisory Board and Board of Directors Meetings took place at ASEC USA headquarters located on Marywood University’s campus in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Dr. Tara Lopatofsky, Awarded Ph.D. for Research on Catholic Sisters in Kenya
ASEC HESA Evaluator Tara Lopatofsky, Ph.D., CCLS receives Doctorate in Administration and Leadership from Marywood University after successful defense of her research on the impact of post-secondary education on Catholic Sisters in Kenya.
ASEC staff meet in Ghana for collaborative leadership activities
ASEC staff from USA and ten African countries gather together in Accra, Ghana for a week-long staff training focused on collaborative leadership.
A day to remember
Ninety-five religious women from congregations across Nigeria graduate from ASEC’s Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) program.
ASEC’s Transformative Partnerships Book Launch Takes Place in Nairobi
Transformative Partnerships invites us into an emerging field of research on women religious in the Global South. The book launch took place Feb 2, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Time Conceals, Reveals: Executive Director reflects on her first year
ASEC Executive Director Sr. Draru Mary Cecilia, LSMIG, Ph.D. reflects on her first year in the U.S. and the role of faith, time and collaboration in healing our global community.
Scholarship Program, 2018 year in review
A year in review of ASEC’s Scholarship Program for women religious in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. Read about the program growth, celebrations and achievements as 2018 comes to an end.
Service trip to volunteer in Ghana scheduled for 2019
In May 2019, volunteers from Chestnut Hill College and Marywood University will spend three weeks volunteering in schools and rehabilitation centers in the west African nation of Ghana under the auspices of ASEC.