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Sisters in Africa discuss: Anticipating Pope Francis' visit

Nov 20, 2015: [none] GSR asks sisters to share their hopes and dreams for his first visit to Africa Nov. 25-30. In the photo, Sr. Agnes Wamuyu Ngure poses with two of her nieces in Naromuru, Kenya. From Global Sisters Report

Catholic Sisters Lead the Way in Africa

Nov 2, 2015: [Kenya] In this video, Sister Caroline Kimani describes her ministry and how a leadership course from ASEC changed her perspective and helped her become a better leader for this ministry. From the Center for Religion and Civic Culture

Voices of Courage: New publication on Catholic sisters in Africa

Oct 16, 2015: [none] ASEC awarded $48,300 through GHR Foundation for creation of Voices of Courage—a first-of-its-kind collection of scholarly texts on the work of Catholic sisters in Africa. From GHR Foundation

ASEC Anthology "Voices of Courage" book launch

Oct 1, 2015: [Kenya] A book launch for Voices of Courage was held at CUEA, Nairobi, Kenya.

Open House welcomes community and partners to ASEC’s new offices

Sep 21, 2015: [none] ASEC held its first Open House in commemoration of its new Headquarters at Emmanuel Hall on the grounds of Marywood University.

A caretaker with the children at Cottolengo Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

Cottolengo Centre for Orphaned HIV+ Children in Kenya (SLDI Participants Visit Alumnae Project)

Jun 23, 2015: [Kenya] SLDI Administration class takes a field trip to the Cottolengo Centre in Nairobi Kenya.

Collaborating for Impact in Zambia

Jun 12, 2015: [Zambia] Members of the Hilton Foundation board and staff traveled to Zambia to visit ongoing Hilton Foundation projects carried out by grantee partners in two of our strategic initiatives: the Catholic Sisters Initiative and the Children Affected by HIV and AIDS Initiative. From the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

2015 Annual Board Meeting

Apr 21, 2015: [USA] Sisters Lina, Clementina, Florence, and Anna traveled to the U.S. from Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, to participate in the Annual Board and Advisory Board meetings. The sisters also visited partner colleges and universities in Philadelphia and Scranton, Pa.

Site Visit to Kenya

Feb 18, 2015: [Kenya] The purpose of this visit was to facilitate a two-week training course for the ASEC Staff in Africa, to explore the possibility of working with the Fund for Sisters to design a program whereby both ASEC and the Fund for Sisters could collaborate more closely with the Catholic Sisters Initiative (CSI), and to visit several SLDI alumnae ministries that have been funded by the Fund for Sisters.

Thanks to Hilton, sisters are trooping back to school!

Oct 30, 2014: [Kenya] From the National Mirror (in Kenya)

Take the Journey, Walk the Same Path - A GSR Article

Jul 14, 2014: [none] 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).

Challenges to sisters' education in the Global South

Jun 30, 2014: [none] 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