Administration Course I – Kenya
The SLDI Administration I course ran from May 5, 2014 to May 30, 2014. The course was offered at the Tumaini Center/ChemChemi.
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.
Take the Journey, Walk the Same Path – A GSR Article
You never know where that “yes” will lead you, and who you will meet along the way. Sr. Jane Wakahiu has served in various capacities and countries, and have encountered the numerous cultural, social and economic challenges that women have to endure in Africa (from Global Sisters Report).
Administration Course II – Kenya
The SLDI Administration II course ran from June 2, 2014 to June 27, 2014. The course was offered at the Tumaini Center/ChemChemi.
ASEC Signs a Framework of Reference (FOR) with Catholic University College of Ghana
ASEC signed a FOR with Catholic University of Ghana (CUCG) to affirm its participation in the HESA program, July 11, 2014.
Q & A with Sr. Mary Germina Keneema
Sr. Mary Germina Keneema, executive secretary for the Social Communications Commission of the Archdiocese of Mbarara in southwestern Uganda and the assistant coordinator of the leadership program in Uganda through the African Sisters Education Collaborative discusses her work in this Global Sisters Report Article.
Challenges to sisters’ education in the Global South
Higher education for women in the Global South is discussed. Online education is mentioned as the most realistic way to educate sisters, yet there are still challenges to meet with that means of communication. ASEC’s Executive Directior Sr. Jane Wakaihu, LSOSF was quoted within. From Global Sisters Report
SLDI Finance Course I – Tanzania
The SLDI Financial Management I course was held from May 3, 2014 to May 31, 2014. The course was offered at the Holistic Center in Tanzania.
Marywood University Partners with Kisubi Brothers University College to Educate Catholic Sisters
Marywood University president, Sister Anne Munley, IHM and Professor John Ssebufu signed a memorandum of understanding with a goal to provide education for the Catholic Sisters in Uganda.
Technology allows Sisters in Africa to take online classes
Photos of the sisters who attended the HESA Reflective Learning course at ARU Secretariat.
ASEC partners with the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA)
ASEC forms a partnership with CUEA in Nairobi. Students in the HESA program will transfer to CUEA in their second year of studies.
Cultural Workshop held at Chesnut Hill College
In preparation for teaching in the HESA project for Catholic Sisters in Ghana and Nigeria, Chestnut Hill College held a one day African Culture Workshop.
SLDI Finance Course I – Zambia
The SLDI Financial Management I course runs from June 1, 2014 to June 28, 2014. The course is offered at the Kalundu Study Centre, Zambia.