Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Capacity Building Impact on Women Religious in Africa
The Catholic colleges and universities of ASEC are committed to global education. ASEC was initiated in 1999; its founding members are:
The Sisters of Saint Joseph, Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill College)The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton (Marywood University)The Sisters of St. Francis, Philadelphia (Neumann University)The Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Rosemont (Rosemont College)
ASEC’s accomplishments in Africa parallel what the sisters did for the immigrant populations in the United States more than 100 years ago. Courageously, the founders of ASEC started with nothing, yet their trust in God and desire to support their colleagues in Africa has had far reaching effects:
• 1995 – ASEC founding members, together with national associations of women religious in Africa, conduct needs assessment and a site visit in Africa.
• 1999 – ASEC, a movement geared towards supporting women religious in Africa, is inaugurated.
• 2001 – 2003 - ASEC undertakes planning efforts and additional site visits in Africa. Sister Anne Munley, IHM, serves as project coordinator; ASEC is awarded two $20,000 planning grants from the Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters.
• 2004 – United States Conference, “Women Religious Bridge the Gap: Collaborative Education for Service,” hosted by ASEC. A total of 25 women religious from sub-Saharan African countries attend the two-week program in USA. Each participant is provided with a laptop.
• 2004 – ASEC establishes computer labs in which the sisters in Africa can gain basic technology, Internet, and other skills for engaging in distance education.
• 2005 – Tanzania Conference Association of Sisters (TCAS) partners with ASEC to support the Bigwa School to upgrade to “A” level status in order to provide high school education to women religious there.
• 2006 – Sr. Anne Munley, IHM becomes the first Executive Director of ASEC and ASEC offices are established at Marywood University.
• 2006 – Computer labs are set up and ready for use in each of the five African countries where ASEC is active (Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania); a series of technology workshops are initiated.
• 2006 -The African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC) is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, operating exclusively for educational and charitable purposes; ASEC Board of Directors is established.
1
• 2007- The Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) program is inaugurated with a three year, $2,000,000 grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation; 304 women religious from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania participate in the Project Management, Administrative Leadership and Financial Management training.
• 2007 – Renovation of a dormitory, kitchen and dining hall at Bigwa Secondary School.
• 2008 – Service Learning Program bringing US students and faculty to Bigwa is initiated. To date, 38 students and nine faculty chaperons from ASEC colleges and universities have participated in the program, teaching ESL at Bigwa School, providing services to orphanages, and experiencing African culture.
• 2009 – First graduating class for SLDI; 267 women religious from the five countries in Africa graduate with a certificate in Administrative Leadership, Project Management and/or Financial Management.
• 2010 – The SLDI program is renewed with another $2,000,000 grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and expanded to include Zambia. SLDI Phase II starts.
• 2011 – A state-of-the-art science facility is completed at Bigwa School consisting of three laboratories: biology, chemistry and physics.
• 2011 – ASEC supports two faculty development and student tutoring programs at Bigwa Secondary School.
• 2011 – A two-week archives workshop is presented to 55 women religious from Central and East Africa.
• 2012 – Bigwa Scholarship Program is established to support over 4,000 women religious to attain a high school diploma.
• 2012 – A borehole is sunk to provide clean water at Bigwa School community.• 2012 – Faculty development training is facilitated at Bigwa School. • 2012 – The Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA) program is inaugurated.• 2012 – Signed memorandum of understanding establishes partnership with the Catholic University
of Eastern Africa (CUEA); 18 sisters begin their degree program through HESA; partnership with the Catholic University College of Ghana to support women religious in West Africa is in progress.
• 2012 – Second graduating class for SLDI; 241 women religious receive a certificate in Administrative Leadership or Financial Management. SLDI Phase I and II participants have mentored a total of 5,756 colleagues and staff, trained another 2,248 in groups and, together with their mentees, serve a population of 1,436,422 people. SLDI alumnae have raised over $3.2 million to support and expand their ministries and services to the poor.
• 2013 – The SLDI program is projected to expand to South Sudan, Cameroon and Malawi.
• 2014 – A canon law workshop is planned for women religious leaders in nine African Nations (Central and Eastern Africa), to be held in Zambia.
2
FUTURE PROJECTION
3
Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI)HIGHER EDUCATION FOR SISTERS IN AFRICA (HESA)
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Nigeria
Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Lesotho
Swaziland
Mauritania
Niger
Chad
Libya Egypt
Sudan
Southern Sudan
Kenya
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Djibouti
Central AfricanRepublic
Dem. Rep.of the Congo
Rep.of the
Congo
Angola
Botswana
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Madagascar
Mozambique
Namibia
GabonRwanda
Malawi
Uganda
Zambia
Burundi
Tanzania
Somalia
Mali
BurkinaFaso
CoteD’ivorie Ghana
Togo
BeninGuinea
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Western Sahara
Senegal
Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA)
Tangaza College
WEST AFRICA1. Ghanaian Conference of Religious (GCR)2. Nigerian Conference of Women Religious (NCWR)3. Conference of English-Speaking Religious (CESR)
EAST AFRICA4. Association of Sisterhood of Kenya (AOSK)
7. Association of Consecrated Women in East and Central Africa (ACWECA)
CENTRAL AFRICA8. Zambia Association of Sisters9. Association of Religious of Malawi (ARIMA)
INSTRUCTIONAL PARTNERS
• Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration (GIMPA)
• Hobatta Globe Nigeria Limited (HGNL)
• Christian Organizations Research and Advisory Trust (CORAT Africa)
• Mungai Wainaina Company
• Global TELCOM Zambia
• EMD Organization
Illinois
United States Partners
Marywood UniversitySisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM)
DePaul UniversityVincentians
Chestnut Hill CollegeSisters of Saint Joseph
Rosemont CollegeSociety of the Holy Child Jesus
Neumann UniversitySisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
4
MENTORING : SLDI 2007-2012 Cohort/Number of People Mentored and Served by Mentors and Mentees in their Ministries
GHANA84 Sisters complete SLDI
329 Mentored by these Sisters
119,624 Est. # served by these Mentors & Mentees
KENYA109 Sisters complete SLDI
1,461 Mentored by these Sisters
361,114 Est. # served by these Mentors & Mentees
NIGERIA103 Sisters complete SLDI
1,474 Mentored by these Sisters
374,932 Est. # served by these Mentors & Mentees
UGANDA89 Sisters complete SLDI1,676 Mentored by these Sisters
292,376 Est. # served by these Mentors & Mentees
ZAMBIA38 Sisters complete SLDI623 Mentored by these Sisters
237,994 Est. # served by these Mentors & Mentees
TANZANIA47 Sisters complete SLDI191 Mentored by these Sisters
50,382 Est. # served by these Mentors & Mentees
Total Estimated # served1,436,422
NB: Data gathered by February and June 2012 Data for Zambia, Tanzania, & Uganda- continuing workshops, not reported
5
COUNTRY
Ghana
Kenya
Malawi
Nigeria
Southern Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
TOTAL
# OF SISTERSPER COUNTRY
1,023
5,200
1,200
7,300
150
11,000
4,500
1,800
32,703
PHASE I2007 -2009
55
76
64
*******
57
51
303
PHASE II2010-2012
40
42
47
4
40
41
40
250
# OF MENTEES
285
354
333
291
276
120
1659
# OF SISTERS MENTORING
95
118
111
97
92
40
553
# OF CONGREGATIONS REGISTERED WITH THE ASSOCIATION IN THE
COUNTRY
38
147
29
73
*******
93
62
45
487
# OF SISTERS IN FORMATION HOUSES
120
206
96
302
*******
310
270
142
1446
# OF PARTICIPANTS 2013-2015COHORT I
40
50
40
50
18
50
50
40
378
*Sisters have mentored a total of 5,756 colleagues and co-workers as individual mentees and group mentoring to a total of 2,248.*Total of people served by mentors and mentees is 1,436,422
SLDI Impact Phase I & II
COUNTRY
Ghana
Kenya
Nigeria
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
TOTAL
Congregational Leadership
14
24
22
21
18
14
113
Health/Medical Field
25
17
16
11
11
9
89
Education
35
35
32
3
49
32
186
College/University
1
1
1
0
2
0
5
Social Service
7
5
6
8
9
3
38
TOTAL
82
82
77
43
89
58
431
Number of Sisters Serving in Variety Ministries
6
Associate Membership Are you interested in providing your students and faculty with global experience? Through ASEC:
• Students and faculty participate in the Service Learning Program in Africa, providing firsthand experience of global issues and perspectives.
• Faculty will engage in collaborations with partnering institutions. Research papers have been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.
• Students and faculty design and implement projects that address global issues and concerns (e.g., creating a fish pond at Bigwa School).
• Faculty have the opportunity to teach in the SLDI program. • ASEC programs have created large impacts: 5,756 staff and colleagues have been mentored by the SLDI
participants, and 2,248 have been mentored in group setting. Participants and their mentees serve a population of 1,436,422 people.
ASEC is making a difference in Africa through a variety of programs:• Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI), implemented in six sub-Saharan Countries (Ghana,
Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia) > Over 700 women have benefitted, acquiring certificates in Administrative Leadership, Project
Management or Financial Management as well as basic technology skills > 250 laptops have been provided for their ministries > Alumnae organization furthers leadership skills and promotes continued networking > Future expansion will extend programs to Cameroon, Southern Sudan and Malawi• Higher Education for sisters in Africa (HESA) > 18 women religious from four countries are enrolled in online distance learning classes > Future expansion will extend programs to Cameroon, Southern Sudan and Malawi Two Sisters are at advanced stages towards acquiring degree• Diploma in Leadership and Resource Management (DLRM) • Bigwa Secondary School Scholarship Program > 11 sisters were provided with a two-year scholarship to acquire high school education > Service Learning Program has brought 38 American students and nine faculty chaperons to Tanzania > Support provided for Bigwa School faculty development and student tutoring program
Benefits of being an ASEC Associate Member:• Opportunity to support the development of the African women religious and their invaluable work.
7
• Support of the church in Africa via educating educators and promoting global collaboration.• Opportunity to become globally engaged in making a difference in the lives of others.• Providing your students and staff the opportunity to travel and serve in Africa.• Becoming part of a movement that is increasing technological and higher education competencies to
women in Africa.
Or, will you join ASEC as an Individual Member to make a difference in Africa?• Donate any amount to ASEC programs, including > ASEC scholarship program > Adopt a Sister for a Year > Service Learning Program (individual members may also assist or participate)• Support ASEC initiatives > ASEC welcomes donations in any amount to advance and support scholarship programs for the
African Sisters > Consider supporting a Sister for one year at the cost of $7,300 > Consider supporting a Sisters to study at Bigwa Secondary School for one year at $650
African Sisters Education Collaborative2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509570.961.4700 | [email protected]
