ASEC educates religious women who are renewing hope in Africa for poor and marginalized communities. Catholic Sisters provide hope in Africa many people living who are afraid to begin life anew due to disease, poverty and lack of resources.
South Sudan
Sisters Build Hope by Improving Infrastructure in Africa
Catholic Sisters are using their education to build infrastructure in Africa as they work towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 9 (SDG 9): Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.
Financing the Future Generation
Find out how Sr. Agnes Manzede Freda is using her ASEC sponsored education to help support a children’s program in Uganda.
Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) program, 2018 year in review
A year in review of the Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) program. Read about milestones, news and experiences from 2018 as SLDI Phase IV, Year 3 comes to a close.
Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA) program, 2018 year in review
A year in review of the Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA) program. Read HESA news, graduation announcements, student achievements and program growth as HESA Phase II Year 2 comes to a close.
The Challenges of Consent & Respect for All Human Life
Sr. Olivia’s faith in God, internal strength and education all play important roles in protecting and defending the lives of unborn children carried by young rape victims in a South Sudan health clinic.
The Sister Going Above & Beyond to Provide Health Services in South Sudan
Sr. Florence uses her nursing skills to care for her patients and her SLDI Finance training helps her to manage the clinic. Every single day she goes above and beyond to bring quality healthcare to the sick who need her.
Grant awarded to ASEC to support children in South Sudan
Through a grant from the Hilton Foundation, ASEC is providing education and supplies to children in camp sites in South Sudan.
When the Teacher Becomes the Student: Serving a Desperately Understaffed School
When Sr. Lucy arrived at the school she was eager to help mold young minds, but she never imagined that, in the end, it was her mind that would be molded.
ASEC Director Sr. Rose Jane Adiero laid to rest in Juba, South Sudan
ASEC staff attended the mass and burial of our friend and colleague Sr. Rose Jane Adiero, ASEC’s Director in South Sudan. Sr. Rose devoted much of her life to teaching and ministering children.
Catholic sisters: beacons of faith, hope and love in South Sudan
In a GSR article, Sr. Jane Wakahiu reflects on her site visit to South Sudan in December 2016.
ASEC Prayer in solidarity with the crisis in South Sudan
Please join us as we continue to pray for South Sudan