We are currently recruiting for a Project Officer in the area of Human Rights & Advocacy, to support and accompany our members as they implement development projects in more than 50 countries around the world. For a full job description, including complete instructions on how to apply, please click here. Closing date for applications: 12pm Monday 22nd …
Each year, from March 8-14th, Misean Cara celebrates Catholic Sisters Week by recognising and celebrating the contributions that Missionary Sisters have made, and continue to make, around the world. Through long-term commitment to communities in need – sometimes over decades- Missionary Sisters work for the common good and dignity of all people with development projects …
Misean Cara joins UNESCO in celebrating International Women’s Day 2024 (March 8th), under the theme Invest in women: Accelerate progress. Throughout our 20-year history, Misean Cara has supported the projects of Irish missionary congregations, many of them with education and jobs training for women and girls at the centre of the efforts. The Power of …
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Women and Girls in Science – Think Science … Think Girls … Think Global Education Coming up on Wednesday, February 28th, Misean Cara is pleased to participate in the ‘Women and Girls in Science’ online event of the Irish Forum for Global Education. The event will commemorate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, …
Human Rights Day marks the annual challenge to build towards dignity, freedom and justice By Eamonn Casey, Misean Cara Human Rights & Advocacy Project Officer Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10th each year to help make people aware of the rights and freedoms inherent to them as human beings – regardless of race, …
Misean Cara Health Projects Officer, Niamh Caffrey, was one of the speakers this week at the 2023 conference of the Irish Global Health Network. Presented as a TEDx style format, the conference included a line-up of speakers, storytellers and entertainers brought together to encourage creativity, innovation and activism in addressing issues of Humanity & Health …
For the 8th year in a row, Misean Cara is pleased to have been a co-presenter of a live broadcast on RTÉ of Mission Sunday Mass in celebration of World Mission Sunday on 22 October 2023. Misean Cara co-hosted the mass with MISSIO Ireland (The Pope’s official charity for overseas mission / www.missio.ie) and AMRI …
Read about Misean Cara and our members’ work in international development in the World Mission Sunday Supplement of The Irish Catholic Newspaper, 19th October issue. Click here to read the issue. Articles include a feature interview with Sr Mary McAteer of the Missionary Sisters of the Assumption sharing her experiences as a missionary in South …
Read our guest blog on the website of the Irish Forum for Global Education! Click here to read about the contributions of missionaries to global education and the unique ways they enable access to quality, inclusive and equitable education to the furthest behind, a critical pathway to empowering people in developing countries to achieve a …
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Conflict, Climate, Hunger: A Call to Action Yesterday, Misean Cara joined with other Dóchas members in the launch of a public Pre-Budget submission campaign, which amongst its recommendations is that the Irish Government fulfill its longstanding commitment of spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA by increasing the ODA budget in 2024 by €305m. Dóchas members …
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