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THE MSOLA LEADERSHIP
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THE GENERAL COUNCIL IN ROME
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THE PROVINCIAL TEAMS African Province (Nairobi, Kenya) |
Sr Carmen Sammut from Malta (second right) |
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The superior general, Sr. Carmen Sammut Carmen Sammut was born in Malta in 1951. She did her religious formation in England, Canada and Rome; her first profession 1979 in London and Final Profession in 1985 in Frascati, Rome. For 30 years her host countries were the countries of North Africa, Mauritania, Algeria and Tunisia; Carmen has been to Malawi for stage and to other parts of Africa for meetings. Carmen has been in a leadership position in the then Province of Maghreb 2000-2006. She has accompanied many young sisters in the communities and animated several groups of sisters either in Tertianship or to prepare for final profession in the Juniorate.
Sr María del Carmen Ocón Moreno, General Assistant María del Carmen Ocón Moreno was born in 1970 in Spain. She did her religious formation in Kenya and Tanzania, with two years of apostolic experience in Zambia. She made her first profession in Arusha, Tanzania in 1996 and her final profession in 2003 in Spain. María del Carmen is a interior designer by profession. In the congregation she trained as social worker and has worked in this field in Spain, Mozambique and Tanzania. She also has a specialization in Biblical Spirituality and Pastoral Theology. She has experience in Mission and Vocation Animation and has accompanied young sisters at different stages of formation. This is the first General Chapter in which María Carmen participates and from where she was elected General Assistant.
Sr. Margaret Maamalifar Poreku, General Assistant Margaret Maamalifar Poreku was born in Ghana in 1962. She did her religious formation in Nairobi, Kenya, Mufulira, Zambia and in Arusha, Tanzania. Her first profession was in 1995 in Arusha and the final profession in 2003 in Piina, Ghana. Maamalifar did some studies in Development in Birmingham, U.K. and earned a Bachelor of Science in Education in Kenya. She also followed the three-year ‘Rulla Formation Training Program for Africa’ in Nairobi and an International Leadership Development Program in Uganda. She took part in various sessions offered by the congregation and has leadership experience in the East African Region. Maamalifar has already taken part in the Chapter of 2005, and has been elected General Assistant during the present Chapter.
Sr. Marie-Alice Terrettaz, General Assistant Marie-Alice Terrettaz was born in 1963 in Switzerland. When she entered the Congregation in 1987, Marie-Alice was equipped with a dual training in business and secretarial work and in nursing. She had had a year's nursing experience after gaining her nursing diploma. Her religious formation began in Toulouse, France, then in Butare in Rwanda. In between, she had the two-year apostolic experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After her first vows in 1991 in Butare, Marie-Alice was sent to Burundi to a new community in Giharo concentrating on social welfare and preventive medicine. After that, she returned to France for a year of doctrinal studies in Paris, followed by another year of "training for religious formators". She was in charge of the initial formation, first in Bukavu and then in the postulate in Goma, both in DR Congo. It was from there that she came to the 2005 Chapter - having also attended the 1999 one - which elected her an Assistant General. During her first mandate, Marie-Alice, together with the other members of the General Council, followed a leadership training, which she has been able to implement already. It will also be a precious tool for her second mandate.
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Sr. Carmen Sammut |
María del Carmen Ocón Moreno |
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Margaret Maamalifar Poreku |
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Sr. Marie-Alice Terrettaz |
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(Belgium, France/Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom) The Provincial Superior is Sr. Helga Franke, from Germany. On the picture from left to right: United Kingdom. The regional is Sr. Catherine Booth, from England. She has worked in Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya. Belgium: The regional is Sr Lucienne Reynders, she has worked in Tunisia and Mauritania. Spain: The regional is Sr. Carmen Garcia Sedeño. She has worked in Burkina Faso. France-Switzerland: The regional is Sr Marie Josée Blain. She has worked in Burkina Faso. The Netherlands' regional is Sr. Jeanne Simons. She has worked in Tanzania. Germany: The regional is Sr Elisabeth Biela. She has worked in Ghana.
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