About Misean Cara
Misean Cara is an international and Irish faith-based missionary movement working with some of the most marginalised and vulnerable communities in developing countries.
How the indigenous Ava Guaraní have used traditional knowledge and practices in the battle against COVID-19
Children from the Ava Guaraní indigenous community in Paraguay, holding balloons inscribed with COVID-19 safety messages to stay at home and remain within one’s village, a community outreach measure to help prevent the spread of the virus.Photo Credit: Pastoral...
Missionaries are uniquely positioned to work with the most marginalised and vulnerable people worldwide.
External consultant Mike Williams has developed a framework in consultation with Misean Cara members to illustrate how the Missionary Approach to Development Interventions (MADI) Framework contributes to the UN principles of Leaving No One Behind and Reaching the Furthest...
It is not about me, it is about the victims, and it is a just fight.
After receiving her award as El Salvador's Human Rights Defender of 2020, Krisia Mariela Moya captures for Misean Cara the importance of the struggle for justice, and of honouring the massacre victims and survivors.
Loreto Sisters highlight adolescent girls’ empowerment to combat human trafficking
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...
San Isidro Labrador School in the Chaco Region, Paraguay
A young student at the San Isidro Labrador School with her homework notebook. Photo: De La Salle Brothers and Cluny Sisters. Education is a fundamental right of every child. Yet some children cannot exercise this right, simply because they...
Karidaari Seed School in Rwentobo, Uganda
Rushooka Parish in south-western Uganda consists of some 21 villages scattered through the countryside. Most people living in the area are poor, struggling to make ends meet from day to day. In such circumstances, children living with disabilities are...
ERI online course creates a buzz for human rights in Misean Cara projects
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...
KADCOS Nsambya Cooperative in Kampala, Uganda
Since 2009, Misean Cara has been supporting the development of economic cooperatives in Uganda through our member organisation Viatores Christi. Initially the programme began as a partnership with KADCOS Nsambya Cooperative in Kampala but has expanded into a partnership...
The Sal da Terra Association in Paraíba, Brazil
In the State of Paraíba, in the Northeast region of Brazil, about 518,000 people over 15 are illiterate, a rate of roughly 16 of the total population, the fourth highest rate in the country. The city is also home...
Marist Asia Foundation HIV & AIDS project in Ranong, Thailand
As part of the Distance Monitoring approach developed in response to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Misean Cara staff held virtual visits with the Marist Asia Foundation’s HIV & AIDS project in Ranong, Thailand. The project seeks to help migrants from...