Today, on International Women’s Day, meet some of the women and girls participating in Misean Cara member projects who are empowering themselves through new job skills and improved livelihoods; returning to or completing their formal education; or overcoming the injustice of Gender Based Violence to become community advocates for other women. Misean Cara and its members …
As of today, the death toll from the February 6th earthquake in Syria and Turkey has risen over 50,000, with thousands more left injured and homeless. From the first moments after the devastating earthquake hit, missionaries based in Syria were already in place and ready to begin assisting survivors. “Many Misean Cara members live and …
Missionaries in Syria – bringing relief and hope to earthquake survivors Read More »
For Global Language Advocacy Day, Misean Cara Monitoring & Results Measurement Officer Jenny Ackermann shares insights into the importance of protecting Language Rights for all people.
Misean Cara was saddened to learn of the death of Fr Tim Galvin, a Kiltegan Father with the Saint Patrick’s Missionary Society, who passed away suddenly in Nairobi, Kenya on the 9th of February, 2023. Fr Tim, who had been a missionary in South Sudan for nearly 40 years, was passionate in his work to …
When COVID-19 emerged in early 2020 it brought with it significant new challenges to the provision of health care in poor, vulnerable communities in East Africa. At a time when unknowns were the norm and significant barriers were going up in the delivery of urgently needed health interventions, what enabled Missionary Development organisations to be …
Today, according to UNESCO figures, 244 million children and youth are out of school and 771 million adults around the world are illiterate. Without access to quality education people, especially those in vulnerable communities in the developing world, will continue to struggle to break the cycle of poverty that leaves millions of children, youth and …
International Day of Education 2023 – To Invest in People, Prioritise Education Read More »
#UNHumanRightsDay Since March 2020, 111 million students have dropped out of school in developing countries, many of them girls. In a new report launched this week at the Headquarters of the UISG International Union of Superiors General in Rome, research supported by Misean Cara and carried out by four international religious congregations, examines issues and …
For four years now, Sr Yvonne Mwalula Mwila of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary has served as the Director of the Bauleni Special Needs Project and School (BSNP) in Lusaka, Zambia. The school, which opened its doors in 1996, is recognised as a Centre of Excellence for inclusive, special needs …
Protecting Dignity and Human Rights in the Face of Trafficking: Join Misean Cara on Tuesday, December 6th from 9am-12pm when we will host a seminar at the Wood Quay Venue, Dublin on ‘Protecting Dignity and Human Rights in the Face of Trafficking. The event, supported by Irish Aid, will be a presentation and discussion of …
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Runner-Up Projects Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny, Domeabra, Ghana: Improving environmental health at Domeabra St Joseph School through biogas (for cooking) & waste harvesting (for agricultural use) Saint Patrick’s Missionary Society, Lokichoggio Kenya: Harvesting of Rainwater by Vulnerable Communities in Lokichoggio, Turkana County, Northern Kenya Medical Missionaries of Mary, Mukuru, Kenya: Mukuru Community Health …