The theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is “Choose to Challenge”, an idea that has at its core the aim to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements in a world where gender bias and inequality are still an all-too-present reality for many women. It’s a global day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political […]
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To mark World Human Rights Day, Misean Cara partner De La Salle Solidarity International is co-hosting a seminar on best practices from around the world in responding to Pope Francis’s Global Compact on Education, launched in October. This is the third annual seminar on children’s rights by De La Salle and partners the International Catholic
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World Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10th December, the day when the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. The UDHR is a milestone document, supported by many other conventions and declarations since, which proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political
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The global #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence ends today, on World Human Rights Day, and Misean Cara takes this occasion to draw attention to a publication by the Loreto Sisters in India on community-based Best Practices to Prevent Human Trafficking. Kolkata Mary Ward Social Centre, supported in different stages by Misean Cara, has had considerable
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For World AIDS Day 2020, Misean Cara Project Officer Eamonn Casey (Human Rights & Policy) examines the critical lessons that can be learned from the HIV/AIDS epidemic to ensure a rights-based approach to managing the COVID-19 pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns continue to result in multiple, intersecting crises around the world (health,
Misean Cara has proudly supported the AAVE Group (Grupo Aids, Apoio, Vida, Esperanca) since 2012. Now, in 2020, the AAVE Group are celebrating 25 years of bringing support, life, and hope to people living with HIV/AIDS in the Goiania region of Brazil. Founded in 1995 by Sr. Margaret Hosty, AAVE is an organisation of the
Misean Cara Welcomes Two New Board Members Misean Cara is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members co-opted to its Board of Directors: Ms. Marie Mulvey and Mr. Charlie Lamson. Their co-option on 11th November follows the earlier appointment to the Board of Fr. David Kenneally, a member of the Missionary Society of St.
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No corner of the globe is immune from the devastating consequences of climate change. Storms are more extreme, droughts are getting longer, coral reefs are dying, oceans are acidifying, and forests are burning. At Misean Cara, we are dedicated to action in response to the global climate crisis, working to reduce our energy consumption and
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Misean Cara Congratulates Two Missionary Recipients of Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad 2020 Misean Cara offers its warmest congratulations to Fr. Kevin O’Hara and Sr. Pat Murray who on 6th November were both recognised with the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad 2020. The awards were conferred by Irish
A project of the Medical Missionaries of Mary in West Africa to raise awareness about mask-wearing and proper hand-washing technique during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take an extensive toll throughout the world in terms of lives lost, economic impact, and over-burdened healthcare systems. But the impact it is having on people