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ICSAP, Climate Change, and COP29: A Path Towards a Sustainable Future

As the world grapples with the escalating impact of climate change, the role of international cooperation and scientific innovation becomes ever more critical to the enhancement of sustainable livelihoods for the marginalised on the African Continent, particularly those in Sub-Saharan Africa who are most severely affected by the effects of climate change. By William N. […]

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Election 2024 – ‘Why Overseas Development Matters’: Dóchas General Election Manifesto urges support for continued ODA investment

In the lead up to Ireland’s General Elections on 29th November, Dóchas, the Irish Network for International Development and Humanitarian Organisations, has published a set of resources showing the support for overseas development aid (ODA) by the Irish public, county-by-county. Research commissioned by Dóchas earlier this year shows that fully 76% of the Irish public

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Missionaries need your support to deliver emergency assistance in war-torn communities in Lebanon

The Fratelli Project, an education project of the Marist and De La Salle Brothers, is bringing assistance to more than 1,900 Syrian refugee families living in Lebanon and displaced by the current conflict in the Holy Land.Photo: La Salle Lebanon Helping those caught up in the conflict The situation in Lebanon is dire, with cross-border

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Jenny Smyth, Mission Director Church Mission Society Ireland (CMS Ireland)

It was a great pleasure to be nominated by Archbishop John McDowell to represent the Church of Ireland as part of the Misean Cara 20th anniversary visit to Kenya. As a member of Misean Cara, CMS Ireland has benefitted from the mission accompaniment model of practice as well as receiving financial support for several of

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Sr. Josephine McCarthy, Presentation Sisters

Sr. Josephine McCarthy, Presentation Sisters (right) in Samburu, Kenya with Reverend Uel Marrs (left) and Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan (centre). I was a missionary in a remote part of the Andes mountains in Peru from 1990 to 1993 during the revolutionary campaign carried out by the Shining Path terrorist group. Their aim was to destroy Peru’s

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Journey with Us to Kenya – Misean Cara 20th Anniversary trip to our members’ projects in Samburu, Nairobi, and Thigio

In September this year, Misean Cara CEO, John Moffett, was joined by a group of staff and guests representing leadership from the three churches in Ireland represented by Misean Cara-funded projects (Roman Catholic, Presbyterian Church of Ireland and Church of Ireland). “Nothing takes the place of being on the ground at the projects we fund,

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Partners in promoting education for migrants and refugee children – Misean Cara, FMSI and Three2Six

For nearly a decade Misean Cara and our member partner Three2Six Project have partnered with FMSI (Marist Foundation for International Solidarity) in a commitment to improving the lives of refugee and migrant children in Johannesburg. Three2Six offers a safe, nurturing educational environment to children excluded from the public school system. Together, we’re making a lasting impact on

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Sr. Dr. Marian Scena, Medical Missionaries of Mary

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

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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