Site Visit to Kenya
In January of 2014 Sister Marcia Sichol, SHCJ, Executive Director of the Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters, and Sister Jane Wakahiu, LSOSF, ASEC, Executive Director made a site visit to Kenya.
General News
A Force for Good: Educating Girls
GSR writer Colleen Dunne sits down with ASEC’s very own Sr. Jane Wakahiu to discuss the education of the women and girls of Africa. The focus being the education of religious women from Africa for leadership in the African Church and in offering education to others in the community they serve. From the Global Sisters Report
2014 ASEC Annual Board Meeting
Representatives from each of the eight entities that comprise ASEC were in attendance at the annual board meeting held on Marywood’s campus.
Hotelier Hilton supports sisters
The 70 years of his foundation shows his admiration, says his grandson. (From the Catholic Herald)
Foundation embodies hotelier’s admiration for religious, says grandson
“I am forever grateful to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation for living out the legacy of Mr. Hilton and (its) willingness to continue championing in the support of the education of Catholic sisters in Africa,” Sister Jane wrote. From the Catholic Sun
ASEC receives grant from the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago
As of February 2014, the African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC) received news that it has been awarded a grant by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago (FSC).
2013 Web Design Workshop Results
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Sisters Begin Degree Program at St. Augustine University – Tanzania (SAUT)
Eight sisters in Tanzania attend orientation as they prepare for entry to St. Augustine University through ASEC’s HESA program.
Site Visit to Africa – Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania
(July-August 2013) While Catholic sisters are traditionally known for teaching, nursing, social and pastoral ministries, societal needs in Africa are pushing sisters on the continent in a new direction to address food insecurity.
Three-day alumni workshops held in six countries
Three-day workshops were held in six countries (Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) in early 2013 as part of the SLDI Alumni Association’s continued support to SLDI graduates.
SLDI Graduations 2012
Phase II of SLDI (2010-2012) served 250 women religious from 176 congregations in seven countries. Of the 250 women religious, 237 successfully completed the course and graduated in colorful, well-attended ceremonies held in each country.
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Delegates Visit to Africa
Mr. Steven M. Hilton, President & CEO of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, led a delegation to Nairobi Kenya to visit with Catholic Sisters participants of the Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) program.