Progress in 2018 Article 26 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts the right to education for all. A child’s right to education is further endorsed in the 1990 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child....
Misean Cara CEO Heydi Foster delivered RTÉ Radio 1’s A Living Word programme from 18th March to 22nd March 2019. Heydi highlighted the work of Misean Cara members in Ghana, Haiti, Sierra Leone, and the Lebanon. In this episode,...
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney launched A Better World, Ireland’s new policy for international development. It is a strong political endorsement of Ireland’s development cooperation programme and state commitment to achieving 0.7% ODA/GNI by 2030. Read Eamonn’s...
Sr. Jo McCarthy Director of the Cork Migrant Centre has joined the board of Misean Cara. Presentation Sr. Jo McCarthy (PBVM) Director of the Cork Migrant Centre, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Misean Cara, an...
Eamonn Casey, Project Officer for Human Rights shares some of the insights from a recent review of Misean Cara Education projects that support equal education rights for refugees, internally displaced and migrants. Read Eamonn’s blog below. Missionary Effectiveness Offers...
Watch the video – Caught Between Conflicts: Refugees Living In The World’s Youngest Country. A humanitarian crisis of shocking proportions is currently unfolding in South Sudan, the world’s youngest country. Heydi Foster, CEO at Misean Cara, recently visited refugee camps...
Between fighting in Sudan and civil war in South Sudan, violence has become a sad fact of life for hundreds of thousands of refugees in Maban county. A humanitarian crisis of shocking proportions is currently unfolding in South Sudan,...
‘Missionaries have a long term commitment, and their local presence in communities enables them to have a deep understanding of the local context. The missionaries demonstrated solidarity with the poor and worked with the most vulnerable in their inclusive...
Anthony Hannon, Project Officer for Education at Misean Cara recently travelled to Nigeria to visit some of the projects we fund. One of the projects Anthony visited was St Mary’s Nursery and Primary School, which is run by the Sisters of...
Anthony Hannon, Project Officer at Misean Cara met with staff at CAPIO (Carmelite Prisoners’ Interest Organisation) in Enugu State, Nigeria during a recent monitoring visit. Prisons in Nigeria are in a deplorable condition. Mostly built in colonial times, they are...