6 Catholic Nuns Building Businesses Across Africa
Entrepreneurial Catholic sisters are building businesses across Africa to meet the needs of the poor and marginalized.
ASEC News & Reflections
ASEC is serving Catholic Sisters in 11 African countries, providing access to educational opportunities. There is much to celebrate about the work of ASEC and the impact on Sisters benefiting from our programs.
Economic Growth & Opportunity For Women in Rural Cameroon
Sr. Caroline uses her ASEC education to provide quality education for children and economic opportunities for marginalized women in rural Cameroon.
COVID-19 updates from ASEC
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic it is important that we reach out to ASEC partners, supporters and beneficiaries to communicate our deep care and support.
Nun Provides Healthcare Services in a Place Where Doctors Shun to Go
Sr. Anastasia provides obstetric, gynecological and surgical treatment to patients who would otherwise have limited to no access to medical care.
Bigwa Secondary School in Tanzania achieves academic excellence
Bigwa Sisters Seminary Secondary School receives “Most Improved Schools” award for high academic performance.
Partnership provides nursing/teacher scholarships for Catholic Sisters in Africa
Education scholarships are made possible by the National Catholic Community Foundation (NCCF) Tomorrow’s Leaders: Educating Children in Healthier Families Fund.
ASEC’s Scholarship Program expands to Ghana
ASEC will now fund scholarships for Catholic Sisters in Ghana who wish to pursue degrees and training for special education.
Reducing Poverty Through Microloans for Women in Kenya
Srs. Gisele and Lucy are using the skills they learned in ASEC’s SLDI program to provide microloans for Kenyan women living in urban poverty.
Nuns in Africa Spearhead Women’s Empowerment Projects
Catholic Sisters in Africa are using education to empower women and work toward gender equality.
6th Visiting Scholar Selected for CARA Research Fellowship
Sr. Aloysia Sebueng Makoae, SNJM, Lesotho, arrives at Georgetown University for six month research fellowship with The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA).
Catholic Nuns Improve Food Security in Africa
In Africa, severe food insecurity and undernourishment is on the rise. But, educated Nuns are changing that reality for the communities they serve.
Sr. Kevin Karimi, LSOSF, Successfully Defends Doctoral Research
Exploring Nontraditional leadership training on Catholic Sisters’ self-efficacy and latent potential for sustainable leadership skills development in Africa south of the Sahara.