ASEC has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago (FSC) for its Scholarship Program that benefits sisters in Africa to acquire a high school diploma at the Bigwa Secondary School in Morogoro, Tanzania. Twenty nine sisters and four lay girls are enrolled in level ‘A’ there.
2013 Grant for Bigwa School from the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago
Tue, Apr 30, 2013
ASEC has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago (FSC) for its Bigwa Secondary School Scholarship Program.
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