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 …
Protecting Dignity and Human Rights in the Face of Trafficking – 6th December 9am – 12pm Read More »
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 …
Today Misean Cara announced the winners of the 2022 Misean Cara Climate Action Awards. This year’s winners come from projects in India, South Sudan and Nigeria and were received by three Misean Cara members and partners: The Salesian Sisters, Irish Jesuits International and the Multi-educational and Agricultural Jesuit Institute of South Sudan (MAJIS); and the …
After almost three years of global pandemic travel restrictions, I was lucky to be the first Misean Cara staff member to visit project teams again. In July, I left my desk behind to fully immerse myself in the fascinating projects some of our members are implementing in Peru and Colombia. Across both countries, it was …
De Viaje – Impressions from a Monitoring Visit to Peru and Colombia Read More »
On the eve of this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, held this year in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from November 6 to 18, we are republishing a recent guest blog post by Victoria Reynal, Sustainability Consultant at the Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) in Brussels. Appearing originally on the JESC website on October 6th, …
COP27 – Time to Act Decisively to Confront Climate Crisis Read More »
From November 1 to November 10, Dóchas and its network members invite all to join in a series of online learning conversations around Safeguarding and how to build a culture of safeguarding in your organisation. To learn more and register click here. The Safeguarding Sessions will each explore questions such as: ‘What is needed to …
Dóchas Network Hosts Safeguarding Sessions: Beyond Compliance to Implementation Read More »