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Dancing with Sister Water and all our sisters and brothers
… joy. Global Water Dances linked us with the Street Children Empowerment Foundation in Accra, Ghana, where children were dancing near the sea to create awareness of water pollution. The …
Navigating the complex interconnectedness of culture, identity and leadership
… that shape leadership within many religious communities today. Panelists from India, Ghana, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Kenya, the United States and the Dominican Republic shared … a personal transformation of self-discovery and empowerment. Sr. Esther Adjoa Ensiwah, born in Ghana, and now a leader in the Sisters of the Holy Cross congregation in Indiana, provided …
Catholic sisters connect across continents to improve care for older members
… CERRA-Africa Data Center's 2021 study on elderly and sick sisters in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Ghana was commissioned by Hilton and yielded similar but not identical results to the survey in … focus groups to identify three key gaps: Three-quarters of congregations in Kenya, Uganda and Ghana felt financial constraints. That number rose to 91% in Zambia. In Kenya and Uganda, 41% …
'Prayer is life': Sisters share how they pray, and how that prayer evolved
… heart of God. … Gifty Atampoka Abane is a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus from Ghana. She is a teacher in a Catholic girls' high school in Ghana and serves their province in leadership. … Prayer as an integral part of the Christian life …
Through Africa Faith and Justice Network, sisters fight early marriage in Ghana
… of their community. Africa Faith and Justice Network , or AFJN, and our coalition network in Ghana are tackling this practice. Catholic sisters, through community engagement, are targeting … before age 18, while in West and Central Africa two girls out of five marry before age 18. In Ghana, 1 in 5 girls marries before the age of 18, and 1 in 20 marries before her 15th birthday. …
Q & A with Sr. Assumpta Ndidiamaka Okoli, helping Nigerians get health care
… a nun. Okoli completed her yearlong postulancy at the Holy Child postulancy in Cape Coast, Ghana, in 2006, after which she had her novitiate for two years and professed vows Sept. 14, …
Women in Faith Leadership Fellowship provides hope, connection for 10 African sisters
… Peace, and World Affairs , came amid two weeks of lectures and seminars for the sisters from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. For Nyirumbe and the other sisters, "healing … believe that "the name of God permeates everything we do," said Sr. Josephine Apiagyei, a Ghana educator and a member of the Sisters of St. Louis in Kumasi. All four sisters said their …
'Everything is connected': How sisters are responding to the climate crisis
… … ______ … Gifty Atampoka Abane is a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus from Ghana. She is a teacher in a Catholic girls' high school in Ghana and serves their province in leadership. … The creation story from the book of Genesis …
Sisters nurture young children in Zambia by teaching mothers parenting skills
… by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and is being implemented in Malawi, Zambia, Kenya and Ghana . In Zambia , as part of a holistic approach to early child development, SCORE-ECD project …
Congregations and cultures mix as novices learn and grow together
… A novice with the Sisters of the Precious Blood in Dayton, Ohio, … Juliana Wuur … moved from Ghana to Columbus, Ohio, nearly six years ago. In addition to navigating the challenges of the …