Eucharia Madueke is a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur from Nigeria. With an academic background in education, religion, development and public policy, she has taught on the secondary and university levels in Nigeria and the United States. She has led many workshops in Africa in grassroots organizing and advocacy centered around Catholic social teaching. She served as provincial of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Nigerian Province. Currently, she is the women's empowerment project coordinator for the Africa Faith and Justice Network, a religious nonprofit organization that focuses on U.S.-Africa relations.
A Conrad Hilton Sisters Initiative program in Ghana is helping communities recognize the physical, economic, social and emotional harm that early marriage brings to individuals, families and communities.
Since 2017, when the Africa Faith and Justice Network trained and mobilized Catholic sisters to tackle the menace of human trafficking, grassroots engagement has empowered local communities make change.
A workshop helped sisters from across Zambia mobilize against human trafficking. Sisters raised awareness via radio and TV, advocated for government action, and pledged to continue work in their communities.
