One billion people, or 15% of the world’s population, experience some form of disability. Prevalence is significantly higher in low-income countries, fragile states and humanitarian settings. Misean Cara’s Project Officer Mary O’Connell highlights some of the key issues around...
Missionaries are in the business of transformation. In countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, they are working with communities to bring about lasting change, to ensure dignified lives. This was the message from Heydi Foster,...
Misean Cara's work in health from Misean Cara on Vimeo. In 2018, Misean Cara supported 52 health projects implemented by 27 members in 22 countries to a value of over €3.3 million, with a target population of almost 825,000...
Progress in 2018 Missionaries have an extensive track record in implementing health care projects in developing countries. In some cases, projects involve stand-alone health interventions while, in others, health care is delivered as part of an integrated approach that...
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. We are working to realise their human rights through delivery of basic services...
Universal health coverage means that all people have access to the quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. We believe this is possible and it starts with strong primary health care. Primary...
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...
WATCH: Surviving A Life in Crisis: Resilience in the Aftermath of Ebola in Sierra Leone from Misean Cara on Vimeo. Five years on since the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, Ebola survivors are living on the margins of society due to...
Heydi Foster, Misean Cara CEO writes that Sierra Leone’s Ebola survivors are living on the margins of society due to the stigma of the disease. But Misean Cara’s members are offering support and hope. Read Heydi’s blog below. The Impact...