Solidarity in Delwende during Covid-19
MSOLA community of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) Sr Vickness Nangongo Muleya, MSOLA. In Delwende (Ouagadougou) Sr Vickness Nangogo Muleya, director of the Delwende Center in Sakoula, asked to stay at the center during the pandemic, in order to accompany the rejected women accused of witchcraft and to ensure their protection against Covid-19. The Delwende center welcomes mostly women, but there is also a few men who have been chased from their villages accused of witchcraft. Sr Vickness shares her experience: « I saw their faces light up and at the same time they were surprised that I came to stay with them at this difficult time. They were surprised to see me there the whole day and night but their faces were shining. In my heart it was like a dream and I was in awe of what was happening. The first night I prayed in the hangar because my room was…
Participating in the life of disadvantaged people
MSOLA Bunamwaya community (Kampala – Uganda) Throughout the year Sr Theopista and the prepostulants have participated regularly in praying the Rosary, the Way of the Cross and in other celebrations and activities in two special plac in our area : at Namugongo Bunamwaya and Lost City (two disadvantaged areas). These are the places where people, especially youth, addicted to drugs and alcohol, live with their families. In collaboration with Mr. Richard Yiga, the leader of laity of the subparish, we aimed at helping them in behavior change. Occasionally one or the other members of the community joined the Group. Only our presence and listening attitude made those people feel accepted, respected and loved. They were proud of having sisters interested in them and participating in celebrations organized by them. At one moment, Theopista participated in the organization of a treatment camp for those who wished to finish with their addictions. It was sponsored by…
Beginning of a transformation at Kinteko
Sr Leocadie Kana, Msola community of Butare (Rwanda) Kinteko, a subparish of the cathedral, is not far from our Butare community. Despite being close to the town, its population is very peripheral, with plenty of unemployed young people and many young single mothers. They are known to be very difficult and very poor materially, humanly and spiritually. Material poverty adds a heavy burden to the difficulties of family life which sometimes becomes hell. The first victims, the children, desert the family home while very young to live adventures in the city, turn to drugs , become criminals and an easy prey of human traffickers. The population of Kinteko is somehow left to itself. No religious was working in that area. Touched by this reality, our community reflected about it, and we decided to do something with the women and young people. Sr Leocadie meets the women and young people in Kinteko..…
Sign the Declaration « Africa, Remember Who You Are »
Our Africa Liberation Day 2020 Call to Action Let us Unite to Liberate Ourselves! – The Future is Ours! Greetings and peace to you! Please find below a Declaration from the Coalition for Africa’s Liberation and Restoration (CALAR), urging Africans on the continent, in the diasporas, and friends of Africa, as we mark Africa’s Liberation Day on May 25 to wake up and claim their rights and dignity and protect their heritage from organized criminal agents. It calls on all to work to put an end to practices that bleeds Africa, and subjects Africans to all forms of indignities at home and abroad over the past five hundred years, while their heritage is turned over to strangers. This petition will be delivered to the African Union and national governments across the continent. CALAR is a collaborative initiative of numerous groups on the continent and in the diasporas. We invite faith-based groups, civil society organizations,…
Newsletter JPIC ED April 2020
The unity of differences. This month we have stories of ecumencial and interreligious meetings. We also touch other aspects of our charism: the fight against trafficking and the care for the environment.
JPIC ED Newsletter January 2020
JPIC ED Newsletter January 2020
Read about the activities of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa for the cause of protection of the environment and their commitments to combat human trafficking.
JPIC ED Newsletter October 2019
JPIC ED Newsletter October 2019
JPIC ED Newsletter July 2019
Read about the first international day of street children in Tamale, Ghana; about our commitments for justice and peace in Spain and Canada and the islamo-christian marian day at Our Lady of Africa Basilica in Algeria.
JPIC ED Newsletter February 2019
As Pope Francis spreads the message of peace through his visit to the United Arab Emirates, read about the commitments of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa to peace and justice in interfaith dialogue, with migrants and refugees.