ASEC - African Sisters Education Collaborative

05/29/2026

Join ASEC in ONE WEEK for NEPA Gives, a 24-hour online giving extravaganza! 💚

On June 4–5, your support helps educate Catholic sisters in Africa as they strengthen their leadership and serve their communities through healthcare, education, social work, pastoral ministry, and more.

ASEC is proud to participate in this regional day of giving as a Scranton-based nonprofit with a global mission. Save the date and help your donation go further during NEPA Gives!

05/27/2026

We are proud to celebrate the accomplishments of the sisters who completed the HESA Program in partnership with Rosemont College. Their dedication to higher education and service continues to create a lasting impact in communities across Africa. Congratulations to all of the graduates on this remarkable achievement! 🎓🌍

👨‍🎓We are incredibly proud of our Rosemont College Alumni who have successfully completed the ASEC - African Sisters Education Collaborative HESA Graduate Program!

Many of these graduates earned their degrees with honors, showcasing their hard work and the strength of a Rosemont education.

Congratulations to all! View the full list of HESA graduates here: https://rosemont.edu/hesa-graduates/

Drop a congratulations below for our accomplished alumni!

05/27/2026

We are excited to share that the African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC) is now a member of the Catholic Media Association!

As we continue sharing the stories, impact, and voices of Catholic women religious across Africa, we are grateful for opportunities to connect with and learn from fellow Catholic communicators around the world. We look forward to engaging with this network and continuing to strengthen how we share stories of Catholic sisters in Africa accessing education, developing as leaders, and responding to the needs of their communities.

05/24/2026

On Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the Spirit that unites us as one body in Christ. Across Africa, Catholic sisters continue to bring hope, compassion, and service to their communities through education, leadership, and ministry.

As we reflect on this day, may we remember the strength found in community and the call to serve one another with faith and love.

05/21/2026

Across continents and cultures, collaboration creates stronger communities. This World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, ASEC is proud to partner with the Mother Cabrini Institute on Immigration at Villanova University for the global initiative, Refugees & Migrants in Our Common Home.

This June, educators, researchers, faith leaders, and advocates will gather at ASEC partner university, Tangaza University in Nairobi, Kenya, for the Africa Regional Conference focused on migration, dialogue, and building more inclusive communities. Through partnerships like this, ASEC continues working alongside institutions across Africa and beyond to strengthen leadership, expand understanding, and respond to global challenges with compassion and collaboration.

Learn more about the conference: https://migrationandacademia.org/africa-regional-conference-nairobi

05/16/2026

Peace begins in the way we care for one another. 🌍

On the , ASEC celebrates Catholic sisters across Africa who are building bridges to strengthen bonds in their communities by creating spaces of compassion, understanding, and hope! Through their presence and service, sisters bring people together, respond to challenges with dignity, and remind us that lasting peace is built through human connection.

05/12/2026

Sr. Draru Mary Cecilia, LSMIG, ASEC Executive Director, and Sr. Nancy Kamau, LSOSF, ASEC Development Director, will be the featured speakers at the final Theology on Tap of the season hosted by the Diocese of Scranton this Thursday, May 14, at Sabatini's Bottle Shop beginning at 7 p.m.

Join young adults from across the Diocese for an evening of faith, fellowship, and conversation as Sr. Draru and Sr. Nancy share about ASEC’s mission to educate Catholic sisters in Africa, and the impact sisters are creating in their communities through leadership and service!

Learn more: https://www.dioceseofscranton.org/theology-on-tap

05/10/2026

This Mother’s Day, we honor mothers in all the ways they nurture, guide, and care for others. We recognize May as the Month of Mary, the mother of Jesus, whose example of faith, compassion, and service continues to inspire us.

Across Africa, Catholic sisters serve as spiritual mothers in their communities each day, caring for those in need, uplifting others through education, healthcare, pastoral ministry, and outreach, and offering hope where it is needed most.

Today, we celebrate all mothers and mother figures whose love creates lasting impact. Happy Mother’s Day from ASEC! 🌷🩷

05/07/2026

Across Africa, Catholic sisters are gathering for something more than a workshop. Through ASEC’s HESA Reflective Learning Workshops, participants are reflecting on their journeys, reconnecting with peers, and renewing their sense of purpose within their studies and ministries.

Held throughout the year across partner countries, these workshops create space for sisters to celebrate progress, strengthen support networks, and respond to real challenges identified by participants themselves.

Workshops have already taken place in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Cameroon, and Kenya, with more scheduled this May in South Sudan, Malawi, Lesotho, Zambia, Ghana, and Kenya. Together, these gatherings continue building connection, learning, and shared purpose across countries.

Read more: https://asec-sldi.org/hesa/rejoice-rebirth-renewal-reflective-learning-in-action

Across Africa, Catholic sisters are gathering for something more than a workshop. They are coming together to learn and, beyond that, to reflect, reconnect, and renew their sense of purpose […]

05/05/2026

ASEC’s 4th annual Night of Storytelling brought our community together for an evening of powerful reflections, meaningful connections, and stories of impact that continue far beyond one night!

From Sr. Kathleen Burns, IHM, sharing how ASEC-supported education is changing the face of religious life in Africa, to Kelsi Curren, LCSW, reflecting on lessons of dignity and compassion learned alongside Sr. Agnes Muni, LSOSF, in Kenya, to Rev. Stephen Kow Bosomafi, V.F., speaking about sisters in Ghana who are strengthening their communities through education, each story demonstrates that investing in sisters creates lasting impact.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, supported the event, and continues to help build bridges and strengthen communities through ASEC’s mission.

Read the full recap from the evening: https://asec-sldi.org/general/building-bridges-strengthening-communities-a-night-of-storytelling-with-asec