Read our guest blog on the website of the Irish Forum for Global Education! Click here to read about the contributions of missionaries to global education and the unique ways they enable access to quality, inclusive and equitable education to the furthest behind, a critical pathway to empowering people in developing countries to achieve a …
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“Because I can read, I can take care of myself now. After being in the literacy programme, I live in a world of light, because I can see and recognise letters and words!”-Maria de Jesus, Brazil Maria de Jesus – Brazil Project: Literacy project for young people, adults and the elderly Misean Cara Member: Religious …
UNESCO International Literacy Day 2023 – The story of Maria de Jesus of Brazil Read More »
Prepared by Éamonn Casey, Misean Cara Human Rights and Advocacy Officer, and Cédric Chatelanat, Institutional Development Manager for the Franciscans International, the blog ‘Where Trees Fall, Communities Rise’ highlights the environmental and human rights impact of foreign logging operations in the Solomon Islands and the research, community outreach, and international advocacy spearheaded by the Franciscans …
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 …
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.
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 »
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 »
In a recent blog authored by Misean Cara Project Officer for Human Rights & Advocacy, Eamonn Casey, he looks into the reaction of missionaries to the latest UN Global Education Monitoring report, highlighting areas of agreement and concern alike on the role of faith-based actors in providing education around the world.
This year’s International Day of Education with its theme of “Changing Course, Transforming Education”, focuses on the need to foster transformations that make sure girls and boys in every part of the world can access quality, inclusive education regardless of class, race, ethnicity, disability or legal status. In his latest blog, Misean Cara Project Officer …