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 …
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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 …
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 …
In today’s publication of The Irish Catholic Newspaper, coverage of Misean Cara and its members’ work in international development is featured in the paper’s World Mission Sunday supplement. To read more about the missionaries profiled in the Mission Sunday supplement please click the links below: To learn more about Haki Yetu and to support the …
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 …
Thomas Pallithanam, Salesian Representative to the UN, looks back over the Forum which was held online for the first time this year. The High Level Political Forum 2020, the 8th to be held since the Forum’s inception in 2013 under the auspices of the UN ECOSOC ended on 17th July, with closing remarks by H.E. Ms Mona …
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The report notes challenges around varying understandings of inclusion, difficulties with teacher training and support, inappropriate infrastructure and the persistence of parallel systems and special schools. Every year the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report assesses progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 on inclusive and equitable quality education and this year it is drawing special attention to challenges …
In Central America, migrants and their defenders – those who provide food, shelter, medical or legal services – are facing an increasingly hostile environment. This was the message from Misean Cara’s project partner Franciscans International who addressed the Human Rights Council in Geneva this week. Br Fray Armando González OFM from the Franciscans’ Justice and …
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“When we talk about migrants and displaced persons, all too often we stop at statistics,” said Pope Francis in his 2020 Message for World Refugee Day on 20 June, inviting all people of faith and goodwill to get to know migrants and refugees, as well as those who have been forced from their homes but …
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Misean Cara’s Annual Report was presented to members at the AGM on 24th June, 2020. The Report provides an overview of how Misean Cara supported over 350 projects worth over €15.2 million last year. Misean Cara’s member organisations live and work with communities across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, delivering …