Kenya

Situated on the equator on Africa's east coast, Kenya has been described as ''the cradle of humanity.'' It is twice the size of the U.S. state of Nevada.

1619¹ of approximately 8,085² Catholic Sisters in Kenya have been served by ASEC programs.

CAPITAL
Nairobi

POPULATION
≈54 million

TOTAL SERVED
1619¹

ALUM FUNDS RAISED
≈$5.55 million

¹Total participants served; some Sisters may have been served by more than 1 program.
²2018 Statistical Yearbook of the Church, Libreria Editrice Vaticana

Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) in Kenya

SLDI has been working in Kenya since 2007.

ASEC has served 765 Catholic sisters from Kenya through the SLDI program.

SLDI Partners of Kenya

Advantech Consulting Limited (Kenya)
Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK) (Kenya)
Christian Organizations Research and Advisory Trust (CORAT) (Kenya)
Enterprise Management Development Center (Kenya)
Viffar Consulting Ltd. (Kenya)

Recent SLDI Reporting

SLDI Phase VI, Year 2 Report (2023-2024) (PDF)
SLDI Phase VI, Year 1 (2023) (PDF)
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Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA) in Kenya

HESA has been working in Kenya since 2013.

ASEC is supporting 850³ Catholic sisters in Kenya to study for degrees and diplomas through the HESA program.

HESA Partners of Kenya

Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK) (Kenya)
Chemchemi Ya Uzima Institute (Nairobi, Kenya)
Tangaza University College (Nairobi, Kenya)
The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) (Nairobi, Kenya)

³HESA total served is reported by the country of the institution where the sister is studying. Some sisters travel to a different country to attend specialized programs of study.

Recent HESA Reporting

The Scholarship Program in Kenya

The Scholarship Program has been active in Kenya since 2020.

In 2020, two doctoral sister-students in Kenya were selected for the pilot phase of ASEC's Ph.D. Scholarship Program.

4 women religious in Kenya have been able to attend school because of ASEC's Scholarship Program. Sisters are studying for their secondary education or two-year diploma.

Recent Scholarship Reporting

Service Learning in Kenya

ASEC has served 44 individuals through the Service Learning program in Kenya (includes students, mentors, site hosts).

June 2017: Students from Marywood University & Chestnut Hill College attended a 3-week service trip to Kenya. They provided service at various sites, including a refugee center, a hospital, a home for street boys and an orphanage for both physically and mentally disabled children

May 2018: Service learning participants traveled to Kenya, staying with the Little Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi (LSOSF), a missionary community, where they took part in service learning activities within the LSOSF compound and throughout Nairobi.