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Sr. Dr. Marian Scena, Medical Missionaries of Mary

Uncategorized / By Misean Cara / March 12, 2024 March 12, 2024

Since April 2006, Sr. Dr. Marian has been the Medical Officer at the Faraja Community Based Healthcare Centre in Singida, Tanzania, a remote municipality of over 200,000 people. Initially, the Centre provided services for those affected by HIV/AIDS, including voluntary councselling and testing, awareness-raising about HIV, malaria and malnutrition. Over the years, the programme has …

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Sr. Eunice Quigley, Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa

Uncategorized / By Misean Cara / March 11, 2024 March 12, 2024 / #CatholicSistersWeek, #MiseanCara20, #MiseanCara20Years

Sr. Eunice Quigley was drawn to missionary life very early, as a young girl growing up in Dundalk in the 1960s. While at school, she attended a retreat at Mt. Oliver Convent and learned about the work the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa (FMSA) were doing with poor and marginalised communities overseas. She knew immediately …

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Kolkata Mary Ward Social Centre and Human Rights Day (UDHR ) 75

Uncategorized / By Misean Cara / December 10, 2023 December 10, 2023

Human Rights Day blog by Kolkata Mary Ward Social Centre In 2023 with the support from Misean Cara the Kolkata Mary Ward Social Centre (KMWSC), a partner of Misean Cara member Loreto Sisters, is working on Human rights for the marginalised community in 10 villages in West Bengal India. The project focuses on enshrining the …

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SELL Foundation – Bringing communities, officials and energy together to build peace and development

Uncategorized / By Misean Cara / December 10, 2023 December 10, 2023

Human Rights Day Blog by: Fr. Robert Psinon, SPS – Director SELL Foundation, Nigeria. The Sharing Education and Learning for Life (SELL) Foundation in Nigeria, a partner of Misean Cara member Saint Patrick’s Missionary Society, observes a world where many desire change but are not able or willing to bring it about. Inspired by Mahatma …

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Bauleni Special Needs Project – upholding the right to education for children with disabilities in Zambia

Uncategorized / By Misean Cara / September 21, 2023 September 21, 2023 / #BauleniSpecialNeedsProject, #InternationalDayofSignLanguages

Eleven-year-old Edith Namanda was diagnosed in primary school as both hearing and sight impaired, a condition known as deafblindness. Since 2019, she has been enrolled at the Bauleni Special Needs Project and School (BSNP) in Lusaka, Zambia, the only school in the country to provide education and support to children who have deadblindness. While at …

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UNESCO International Literacy Day 2023 – The story of Maria de Jesus of Brazil

Blog, Feature, Uncategorized / By Misean Cara / September 7, 2023 September 7, 2023

“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 …

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September is My Legacy Month!

Feature, News, Uncategorized / By Misean Cara / September 4, 2023 March 4, 2024

September is My Legacy Month – Plant a seed. Grow your legacy. Include a gift in your will for Misean Cara. What is legacy giving and why is it important? Legacy giving – leaving a legacy gift to a favourite charity – can have a great impact on the future income and capacity of a …

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Missionaries in Syria – bringing relief and hope to earthquake survivors

Uncategorized / By Misean Cara / February 28, 2023 April 12, 2023 / #earthquake, #MiseanCara, #syria

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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Bauleni Special Needs Project – Lusaka, Zambia

Uncategorized / By Misean Cara / December 2, 2022 December 3, 2022

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 …

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2022 Climate Action Awards

Uncategorized / By Misean Cara / November 22, 2022 November 22, 2022

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 …

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