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My mum's belief in me
… Jesus . She is currently studying educational administration at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.] …
Clarence N. Uzogara
… Clarence N. Uzogara is a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Born and raised in Ghana, she speaks the Twi language fluently. With a background in education, she ministered in several schools in Nigeria and at a high school in Ghana, in roles including school bursar, integrated science teacher, science teacher, counsellor, …
Ghanaian theologian Mercy Amba Oduyoye offers Madeleva Lecture
… director of the Institute for Women in Religion and Culture at Trinity Theological Seminary in Ghana, delivered the 33rd Madeleva Lecture at St. Mary's College, founded by the Sisters of the …
March 23, 2018
… about the photo in " Bakery gives women path to independence and makes Communion hosts for Ghana ," published on Global Sisters Report. …
Bakery gives women path to independence and makes Communion hosts for Ghana
… Dana Wachter … In the Volta Region of Ghana in west Africa, the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church Congregation run a health care … Akoto. Around 30 years ago, as priests and communities struggled with consistent delivery to Ghana, Akoto said the sisters began making their own. Sr. Regina Letsa learned how to make the …
The future of mission: Become 'less and less Western'
… but we are often quite blind to it. We work for the empowerment of women through education. In Ghana, we have the only all-female training college in the country. It is about giving women …
February 22, 2018
… Missionary Sr. Mary Nkrumah, quoted in " A long road to rural health care: Sisters serve Ghana's remote villages ," published on Global Sisters Report …
A long road to rural health care: Sisters serve Ghana's remote villages
… more bearable. The Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters' clinic isn't just far from Nyarko's home in Ghana's capital, Accra, it's far from everywhere. Even the patients who need care often walk two …
Advocating for porters in Ghana
… female "head porter" ( kayayoo in the local language) spoke with a group of women religious of Ghana being trained in advocacy. Fou's husband sent her to Kumasi to make money for the family. … migrant women, aged 7 and above. Most are from poverty-stricken families of northern Ghana who move down to southern Ghana for work. Kayayei generally live in very poor conditions …
UISG's spirit manifests in connections that sisters forge during Manila meeting
… and learn, said Sr. Faustina Hasford, superior general of the Society of the Infant Jesus in Ghana, which has 66 sisters in four dioceses working in schools, parishes and health clinics. …
Working without a lot of fanfare in a time of blaring self-promotion
… Terese Mumuni, founder of the Nazareth Home for God's Children in the West African country of Ghana. The home is a place of healing for children with mental, behavioral and physical …
Q & A with Sr. Sharlet Wagner, new president-elect of LCWR
… living outside the United States. Then in my congregation, I ministered in Uganda, Ghana, and in leadership in the congregation, and I have visited a number of countries visiting …
Web of Life retreat traces a tragedy, explores a controversial forest
… Cali, Colombia, was in Darién working on a project when she learned the story of five men from Ghana who drowned crossing the Chucunaque River in 2015 as they made their way north to the … On Wednesday, Chois came to the pastoral center with Abdullah Audu Salisu, an artist from Ghana's capital of Accra who had come to see the graves and represent the families of the lost …
God transcends beyond our imagining
… how God transcends beyond our imagining," she says, recalling celebrations during her time in Ghana. "It was very, very different than the way we celebrate. The holy was expressed in so many …
Charism is carrying our community through global changes
… Ghanaian and an American. Together we also work with provincial and regional teams in Nigeria, Ghana, France, the United States, England and Ireland. As most leaders would agree, team building … Nigerian tribes, with cultures and languages that I had never heard of. I also met women from Ghana, because the novitiate was international. Later, when sent to apostolic communities, we …
Ten noteworthy stories from 2016
… series, which can be found in total here , included: The fight against illegal gold mining in Ghana , where foreign countries have set up mines on church land with no regard to the law or the … found here , included: What daily life looks like at the Agbogbloshie electronic waste dump in Ghana, where there are no public toilets and no potable water, and residents have to buy a squirt …
Intentionality will connect our goals across the world
… indigenous farmers' rights and destroys natural environments, most recently in Cameroon and Ghana. Experiencing the Nairobi group's surprise and joy in learning about the SDGs and …
National Vocation Awareness Week
… justice … NVAWenviro … Electronic waste: Informal economy supports thousands in Ghana slum … " 'You can make harsh judgments about these people, but when you get into the …
Sisters in Africa discuss efforts to protect environment, address climate change
… addressing this issue: … Sr. Faustina Hasford, superior general, Society of the Infant Jesus, Ghana: … We in Ghana engage in health care, but we had never thought of health care as related to the …
Dana Wachter
… anchor and reporter in Tennessee, Virginia, and North and South Carolina. After moving to Ghana to manage communications for a nonprofit, Challenging Heights , she first filed video …