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Sr. Margaret Hosty receives Human Rights Award in Brazil

On World Human Rights Day 2023 (10th December) Sr. Margaret Hosty of the Sisters of Saint Louis was presented with a Human Rights Award from the Brazilian State of Goiás, where she has lived and worked as a missionary since 1985. The award, presented in front of the State’s Legislative Assembly, was presented to her in …

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Human Rights Day 75 – Honouring the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Human Rights Day marks the annual challenge to build towards dignity, freedom and justice By Eamonn Casey, Misean Cara Human Rights & Advocacy Project Officer Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10th each year to help make people aware of the rights and freedoms inherent to them as human beings – regardless of race, …

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World AIDS Day 2023 – Communities Taking the Lead in Supporting those Living with HIV/AIDS

Established in 1988, World AIDS Day is observed globally each year on December 1st to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, educate around causes and prevention, and to support efforts to help those living with HIV/AIDS access the care and services they need. Each year a special theme is set, to highlight different aspects of the ongoing …

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Meet the winners: 2023 Misean Cara Climate Action Awards

Today we were pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Climate Action Awards, recognising climate action by Misean Cara members and communities on the frontlines of climate change. This year’s winners come from projects in Nigeria, India, and Zambia and were received by three Misean Cara members and their local partners: The Saint Patrick’s …

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The Missing Link to Curbing Acute Malnutrition

Misean Cara Health Projects Officer, Niamh Caffrey, was one of the speakers this week at the 2023 conference of the Irish Global Health Network. Presented as a TEDx style format, the conference included a line-up of speakers, storytellers and entertainers brought together to encourage creativity, innovation and activism in addressing issues of Humanity & Health …

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Misean Cara shortlisted for 2023 Good Governance Award

Misean Cara is delighted to be shortlisted for a 2023 Good Governance Award, recognising excellence in charity Annual Reports. Our 2022 Annual Report is shortlisted in Category 6, for organisations with an annual turnover of between €10 million and €50 million. Winners of the 2023 Awards will be announced at an awards ceremony in Dublin …

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Celebrating and Supporting the Legacy of Irish Missionary Work – Read about us in the Mission Sunday Supplement of The Irish Catholic Newspaper!

Read about Misean Cara and our members’ work in international development in the World Mission Sunday Supplement of The Irish Catholic Newspaper, 19th October issue. Click here to read the issue. Articles include a feature interview with Sr Mary McAteer of the Missionary Sisters of the Assumption sharing her experiences as a missionary in South …

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Laudate Deum – Pope Francis issues second letter calling for urgent climate action

Pope Francis’s new initiative for the planet, the papal letter Laudate Deum released on Wednesday 4th October, is another Call to Action, following on from the 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ – since, as the Holy Father said, “our responses have not been adequate”. Laudate Deum is another, more urgent call to Catholics, faith leaders and …

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Misean Cara – Upholding the Right to Quality Education

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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