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CUEA Seek to Empower African Sisters through Higher Education

CUEA Seek to Empower African Sisters through Higher Education

Jan 20, 2014: [Kenya] CUEA is seeking to empower African Sisters following the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between CUEA and African ASEC at CUEA Lang’ata Campus, Nairobi Kenya. From Amecea News Blog

Site Visit to Africa – Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania

Site Visit to Africa – Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania

Aug 30, 2013: [Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania] (July-August 2013) While Catholic sisters are traditionally known for teaching, nursing, social and pastoral ministries, societal needs in Africa are pushing sisters on the continent in a new direction to address food insecurity.

Signing of Framework of Reference with Tangaza University College

Signing of Framework of Reference with Tangaza University College

Jul 29, 2013: [Kenya] ASEC signed a framework of reference with Tangaza University College, marking the third partnership in higher education for the ASEC program.

A total of 18 sisters from Kenya and Uganda attended the 3-week HESA orientation for Marywood University. The orientation took place at Chemi Chemi Center in Nairobi, Kenya from November 26-December 14, 2012.

HESA Orientation 2012

Dec 18, 2012: [Kenya] The first class of 18 sisters entering the HESA program participated in an orientation session before they begin their online coursework at Marywood University during the spring semester 2013.

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Delegates Visit to Africa

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Delegates Visit to Africa

Sep 7, 2012: [Kenya] Mr. Steven M. Hilton, President & CEO of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, led a delegation to Nairobi Kenya to visit with Catholic Sisters participants of the Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) program.

Group photo of all who witnessed the signing of the MOU.

MOU Signing at CUEA

Aug 1, 2012: [Kenya] Nairobi, Kenya: Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Marywood University and CUEA launching a partnership that will promote the Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA) program.

Graduations in all 5 countries (2011)

Graduations in all 5 countries (2011)

Dec 22, 2011: [Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda] By the end of the three-year program 267 Sisters from Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Nigeria completed the program and received a certificate of completion at the graduation ceremonies.

Administrative Training 2011

Administrative Training 2011

Sep 21, 2011: [Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia] Administrative training in Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zambia

During the site visit we inspected the computer labs in Nairobi, Kenya and Cape Coast, Ghana.

Opening ASEC's first computer labs and training centers: our 2005 Site Visit

Dec 30, 2005: [Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda] ASEC was initiated in 1998 and had now matured to the point where it was time to get computer labs and training centers opened, facilitating access to the Internet and distance education. This article reflects on our 2005 site visits to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ghana.

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