Congratulations to the 2013 Bigwa Secondary School scholarship recipients.
Tanzania
Signing of Framework of Reference at SAUT
On July 25, 2013 a Framework of Reference was signed between ASEC and St. Augustine University – Tanzania (SAUT) creating the second partnership in higher education for the HESA program.
Sisters Begin Degree Program at St. Augustine University – Tanzania (SAUT)
Eight sisters in Tanzania attend orientation as they prepare for entry to St. Augustine University through ASEC’s HESA program.
Site Visit to Africa – Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania
(July-August 2013) While Catholic sisters are traditionally known for teaching, nursing, social and pastoral ministries, societal needs in Africa are pushing sisters on the continent in a new direction to address food insecurity.
ASEC awarded grant for Bigwa scholarships
ASEC was awarded a grant in May 2013 from the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago for Bigwa scholarships.
Friends from Marywood donate to Bigwa
Our friends from Marywood University have donated $1,160 to ASEC to support the education of girls to attend the Bigwa Secondary School in Morogoro, Tanzania.
2013 Grant for Bigwa School from the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago
ASEC has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago (FSC) for its Bigwa Secondary School Scholarship Program.
Service Learning students make donations for Bigwa fish pond
After the Service Learning trip in May 2012, a service learning student donated funds for a second fish pond at Bigwa.
2012 Bigwa School Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the 2012 Bigwa Secondary School scholarship recipients.
Graduations in all 5 countries (2011)
By the end of the three-year program 267 Sisters from Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Nigeria completed the program and received a certificate of completion at the graduation ceremonies.
Administrative Training 2011
Administrative training in Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zambia
Service Learning Student Donates a Cow to the Bigwa School
As a result of her life-changing experience visiting the Bigwa Secondary School, one Service Learning student donated $1,000 to purchase a cow so that the students at the Bigwa School could benefit.