ASEC News & Reflections
ASEC is serving Catholic Sisters in 10 sub-Saharan African countries, providing access to educational opportunities. There is much to celebrate regarding the work of ASEC and the impact of Sisters who are benefiting from our programs.
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HESA is recruiting sisters to begin August 2015 in Ghana
Mar 5, 2015: [Ghana] HESA is recruiting a second cohort of 18 sisters from Ghana and Nigeria for an online/onsite hybrid degree program. Sisters will begin courses online from Chestnut Hill College in August 2015.
Site Visit to Kenya
Feb 18, 2015: [Kenya] The purpose of this visit was to facilitate a two-week training course for the ASEC Staff in Africa, to explore the possibility of working with the Fund for Sisters to design a program whereby both ASEC and the Fund for Sisters could collaborate more closely with the Catholic Sisters Initiative (CSI), and to visit several SLDI alumnae ministries that have been funded by the Fund for Sisters.
Sisters in Africa break barriers via online distance learning
Feb 10, 2015: [Kenya] Catholic Sisters in Africa break the barriers to acquire higher education via online distance learning
Catholic sisters: healing, nurturing and life-giving presence
Feb 5, 2015: [Uganda] During a recent site visit to the alumnae of the Sisters Leadership Development Initiative in Ghana, Uganda and Kenya, Nouwen’s reflections brought new meaning and understanding of the work that Catholic sisters are silently doing.
A Pragmatist's View of Religion
Feb 4, 2015: [none] Article on USC by Donald Miller, who reflects on traveling to five African countries in the past six months with Sister Jane Wakahiu of ASEC. From the University of California’s Center for Civic Life and Religion.
Addressing food insecurity in Africa through sustainable farming. Sisters lead by example.
Feb 4, 2015: [Ghana, Kenya, Uganda] Changing food insecurity trajectory is daunting; however, Catholic sisters are working quietly to address the challenge in their localities in Africa – saving one life at a time. They are teaching by example –practicing sustainable and ecofriendly agriculture to ensure that there is sufficient food in their communities.
HESA Students Gather at CUEA
Jan 8, 2015: [Kenya] There are 83 HESA students studying at CUEA onsite and online via partnership with Marywood University. The sisters gathered for a group photo after a meeting at CUEA.
Thanks to Hilton, sisters are trooping back to school!
Oct 30, 2014: [Kenya] From the National Mirror (in Kenya)
Not just facts and figures: Accounting is empowerment
Oct 29, 2014: [Uganda] One innovative approach is securing education so that sisters can take charge of their finances, to help congregations become financially self-sufficient. From Global Sisters Report
Finance Course II - Ghana
Aug 11, 2014: [Ghana] The SLDI Financial Management course runs from July 28, 2014 to August 23, 2014. The course is offered at the Institute of Continuing Formation.
2014 Bigwa School Scholarship Recipients
Aug 11, 2014: [Tanzania] Congratulations to the 2014 Bigwa Secondary School Scholarship Recipients
Administration Course I - Malawi
Aug 11, 2014: [Malawi] The SLDI Administration I course runs from August 1, 2014 to September 1, 2014. The course is offered at AWRIM G/H & St. Theresa.
Finance Course I - Uganda
Aug 4, 2014: [Uganda] The SLDI Financial Management I course ran from June 29, 2014 to July 26, 2014. The course was offered at ARU Kampala.
Administration Course I - Tanzania
Jul 22, 2014: [Tanzania] The SLDI Administration I course ran from June 7, 2014 to July 5, 2014. The course was offered at the Holistic Center.
Take the Journey, Walk the Same Path - A GSR Article
Jul 14, 2014: [none] You never know where that “yes” will lead you, and who you will meet along the way. Sr. Jane Wakahiu has served in various capacities and countries, and have encountered the numerous cultural, social and economic challenges that women have to endure in Africa (from Global Sisters Report).
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