African Sisters Education Collaborative
In Kenya, Sr. Georgette Sawadogo, DDS, is using her ASEC-sponsored education to fight youth unemployment by creating jobs and empowering young people, especially young mothers, through vocational training and social entrepreneurship.
In Uganda, the Banyatereza Sisters are leading the way in sustainable agriculture through their Banyatereza Coffee initiative. With support from ASEC/SLDI and partnerships with the Uganda Coffee Development Authority, the Sisters are transforming 34 acres of land into a thriving coffee plantation. This innovative project not only generates income for the Institute but also fosters community collaboration, land conservation, and pastoral outreach.
Sister Mary Florence Anaso, LSOSF reflects on her transformative journey with ASEC, celebrating 25 years of empowering women religious in Uganda. Through lessons in servant leadership, entrepreneurship, and agriculture, she has become a community leader dedicated to mentoring others and promoting sustainable development.
Utilizing skills from her SLDI training, Sr. Lucy Kanjira Kirichia, RGS, a member of the first SLDI cohort in 2007, has expanded to serving over 1,600 individuals, demonstrating the profound impact of her dedication and the SLDI program on her community.
On September 27, 2023 ASEC participant Sr. Josephine Muthoni Kwenga, SJT won a People’s Choice Award for her Sustainable Agriculture Project in Kenya.
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.
Catholic sisters in Africa see how using their education to help just one person can have an exponential positive effect on their communities.
Catholic sisters in Africa are using crop and animal farming to sustainably support their local communities.
Sr. Susan is using her education to feed her community through a successful, sustainable farm in rural Kenya.
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.
ASEC program participants are applying their education and skills to create and sustain jobs across Africa.
After three Kenyan sisters received their training and education through ASEC, they needed ensure students’ needs were met holistically in order to successfully provide a formal education.
