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Sr. Germina, ASEC Country Director in Uganda, signing the DHL delivery note to receive the laptops

Laptops have arrived in the Uganda office for HESA and SLDI students

Feb 1, 2017: [Uganda] The 100 laptops are a donation from ASEC Office in USA to the Ugandan sisters who will participate in the SLDI and HESA programs this year.

Uganda Alumni new executive members with Uganda ASEC staff. From L-R: Sr Mary Germina Keneema MSMMC (ASEC Director-- Uganda), Sr. Mary Goretti Nassuuna LSOSF (Member), Sr. Anne Jolly GSS Namugga (Secretary), Sr. Julie Awacango SHS (Treasurer), Sr. Theresa Nakamya DM (Chairperson), Sr. Petronilla Kyomugisha MSMMC (Vice-Chairperson), Sr. Irene Lucy Onyai LSMIG (ASEC Programs Coordinator-- Uganda)

ASEC Uganda Alumni Association gets new executive members

Jan 24, 2017: [Uganda] Uganda Alumni Association elects new executive members during their Annual workshop and general meeting at Ggaba National Major Seminary in Kampala, Uganda.

Alumnae Workshop, Tanzania: 64 attendees, including 4 new alumnae from HESA (graduated in December 2016) and 9 mentees of SLDI Alumnae participated in the ASEC alumnae meeting in Tanzania from January 6-8, 2017

2017 Alumnae-mentee networking workshops held in Africa

Jan 6, 2017: [Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda] Workshops held for SLDI and HESA alumnae held in Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda.

Sister's Voices: ASEC partnership HESA in collaboration with AOSK, Chemchemi ya Uzima Centre

Dec 14, 2016: [Kenya] Sr. Emma reflects on how HESA, in collaboration with the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya and Chemchemi ya Uzima Centre, is training a new breed of catechists who are integrated.

Transformed Person... Transformed Society

Dec 13, 2016: [Kenya] Sr. Rosemarie Nassif, guest of honor at the CUEA graduation in October, 2016, shares 3 stories exemplifying a transformed person... transformed society through the themes of know yourself, give yourself away, and live your passion.

CUEA/ASEC Partnership Producing Large Pool of Professionals

Nov 28, 2016: [Kenya] The partnership through ASEC's HESA program exemplifies the commitment to the mission of both ASEC and CUEA. Sisters study in a variety of fields related to their ministerial needs following the charisms of their congregations.

Educated, inspired, and transformed by the partnership between ASEC and CUEA

Nov 24, 2016: [Kenya] “With a unique experience of pre-university orientation and annual reflective workshops I learnt to strike balance between academics, co-curricular activities and community life.”

Rosemont Online Orientation takes place in Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria

Nov 14, 2016: [Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria] Sisters from Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria are participating in a one month orientation for the online-onsite hybrid B.B.A. program offered by Rosemont College in partnership with Veritas University in Nigeria and Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda.

Rosemont College to offer a hybrid of online/onsite learning for sisters in Africa.

Nov 9, 2016: [Ghana] Rosemont begins accepting sisters in the new collaboration with ASEC's HESA program to provide a hybrid education

HESA Orientation for new students entering Chemchemi Ya Uzima Institute, Regina Pacis University, Tangaza University and Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Fall 2016.

HESA Cohort Chestnut Hill

Nov 3, 2016: [none] Sr. Pat Mengel, IHM discusses Chestnut Hill College's partnership with our HESA program.

HESA Orientation for new students, Fall 2016

Sep 23, 2016: [Kenya] HESA Orientation for new students entering Chemchemi Ya Uzima Institute, Regina Pacis University, Tangaza University and Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Fall 2016.

Chestnut Hill College and Catholic University College of Ghana's (CUCG) Partnership Yielding Positive Results

Sep 13, 2016: [Ghana] Rev. Msgr. Dr. Stephen Ntim, Dean, Faculty of Education for CUG reflects on their HESA partnership with Chestnut Hill College.

ASEC awarded grant through the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

May 31, 2016: [none] The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation provides a grant to expand ASEC's Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA) program.

CATUC hosts and graduates pioneer batch of sisters on ASEC/SLDI program- Cameroon

Nov 21, 2015: [Cameroon] The pioneer batch of sisters – trainees in Administrative Management and in Finance Management have graduated after following an intensive one-year course work that started in August 2014. From the Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda

College-bound Sisters - Higher Education for Sisters in Africa

Nov 3, 2015: [none] In partnership with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the University of Southern California Center for Religion and Civic Culture, we are delighted to share new videos showcasing our work, mission and impact. We are grateful to everyone involved in this project and we look forward to hearing your feedback.

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