African Sisters Education Collaborative
Sr. Gloria Maluwasa, SBVM, is using her ASEC-supported education and research to advocate for digital literacy among Catholic sisters in Malawi—empowering them to better serve their communities through technology.
ASEC’s innovative database, developed with the help of WorX Solutions Management, tracks the impact of its programs and fosters research on Catholic sisters in Africa, improving data integrity, program quality, and partnership opportunities across the continent.
ASEC’s commitment to research has been the cornerstone of its success, driving program development and shaping the future of education for Catholic sisters in Africa, while its Research Initiative continues to expand knowledge, empower sisters as researchers, and build a central repository of valuable data.
Sr. Mini Joseph, JMJ, India, is the 9th scholar selected for six month research fellowship with The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) Georgetown University.
Sr. Lucy’s research may be able to help congregations in Uganda better prepare women religious for the work of their ministries.
ASEC and the CARA Research Fellowship are excited to welcome Sr. Akello Lucy Dora, LSMIG, Ph.D, as the next visiting scholar.
At ASEC we understood clearly that the pandemic would mean some serious changes for us and our goals. We also understood that COVID-19 may make our pending goals to transform education in Africa even that much more needed. As a research organization, we did what we do – research.
US Staff hosted ASEC’s 8th Visiting Scholar, Sr. Victorine, on a virtual visit to their Marywood University office.
Sr. Victorine Atsufui Afi Dorkenoo of the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church (SMMC), from Ghana, has been selected as the 8th CARA-ASEC Visiting Scholar.
In 2021, the ASEC Research Initiative saw tremendous growth in the areas of academic publication and research-related webinars. Learn how ASEC is supporting African sisters’ in their scholarly research.
Through collaboration, ASEC and CARA facilitated a 3-day virtual webinar for the representatives of National Conferences/Associations of women religious in ASEC’s 10 countries of operation.
Marywood’s Virtual Research Day provides ASEC the opportunity to increase awareness of our mission among university students, faculty, staff and local community.
