Quality Education in a Safe Environment
Anthony Hannon, Project Officer for Education at Misean Cara recently travelled to Nigeria to visit some of the projects we fund. One of the projects Anthony visited was St Mary’s Nursery and Primary...
View ArticleTo the Corners of Africa
‘Missionaries have a long term commitment, and their local presence in communities enables them to have a deep understanding of the local context. The missionaries demonstrated solidarity with the poor...
View ArticleCaught Between Conflicts: Refugees Living In The World’s Youngest Country
Between fighting in Sudan and civil war in South Sudan, violence has become a sad fact of life for hundreds of thousands of refugees in Maban county. A humanitarian crisis of shocking proportions is...
View ArticleWATCH THE VIDEO: Caught Between Conflicts
Watch the video – Caught Between Conflicts: Refugees Living In The World’s Youngest Country. A humanitarian crisis of shocking proportions is currently unfolding in South Sudan, the world’s youngest...
View ArticleBLOG: Missionary Effectiveness Offers Pointers for Global Education Focus on...
Eamonn Casey, Project Officer for Human Rights shares some of the insights from a recent review of Misean Cara Education projects that support equal education rights for refugees, internally displaced...
View ArticleMisean Cara Welcomes New Board Member Sr. Jo McCarthy
Sr. Jo McCarthy Director of the Cork Migrant Centre has joined the board of Misean Cara. Presentation Sr. Jo McCarthy (PBVM) Director of the Cork Migrant Centre, has been appointed to the Board of...
View ArticleMisean Cara welcomes new Irish development policy – targeting the ‘furthest...
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney launched A Better World, Ireland’s new policy for international development. It is a strong political endorsement of Ireland’s development cooperation...
View ArticleA Living Word – Heydi Foster – Retirement, what’s that?
Misean Cara CEO Heydi Foster delivered RTÉ Radio 1’s A Living Word programme from 18th March to 22nd March 2019. Heydi highlighted the work of Misean Cara members in Ghana, Haiti, Sierra Leone, and...
View ArticleGoal 1: Uphold the Right to Quality Education
Progress in 2018 Article 26 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts the right to education for all. A child’s right to education is further endorsed in the 1990 UN Convention on the...
View ArticleMisean Cara’s work in education
Misean Cara's work in education from Misean Cara on Vimeo. In 2018, a total of almost €3.9 million was allocated to 76 education projects implemented by 38 members in 29 countries, with a target...
View ArticleMissionaries won’t stop until we create a world where no-one is left behind
Missionaries are in the business of transformation. In countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, they are working with communities to bring about lasting change, to ensure...
View ArticlePublic Event: Addressing Inclusion, Inequality & Institutions
In this side event, panelists from four of the countries presenting their Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) at the HLPF this year, initiate a conversation regarding their participation in the VNR...
View ArticleSr Brigid makes strong Misean Cara case for Girls Education at Oireachtas...
On the 17th of October 2019, the Dóchas Education Group made a submission to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade & Defence (JFATD) on inclusive and equitable education. Misean Cara...
View Article15 Years : 15 Stories ‘Transforming Education in South Sudan’
15 Years : 15 Stories ‘Transforming Education in South Sudan’ from Misean Cara on Vimeo. As part of Misean Cara’s ’15 Years : 15 Stories’ media project, this video showcases the transformative power...
View Article15 Years : 15 Stories ‘Transforming Lives. Sr. Louis-Marie’s Missionary...
15 Years : 15 Stories ‘Transforming Lives. Sr. Louis-Marie’s Missionary Approach’ from Misean Cara on Vimeo. As part of Misean Cara’s ’15 Years : 15 Stories’ media project, this video showcases the...
View Article15 Years : 15 Stories ‘Transforming Education in India’
As part of Misean Cara’s ’15 Years : 15 Stories’ media project, this podcast showcases the transformative power of Education in India. Brickfields are locations in India where bricks are made by hand,...
View Article15 Years : 15 Stories ‘Transforming Lives. Sr. Kathleen’s Missionary Approach’
As part of Misean Cara’s ’15 Years : 15 Stories’ media project, this video showcases the transformative power of the Missionary Approach to Development and highlights one Irish missionary Sr. Kathleen...
View Article15 Years : 15 Stories ‘Transforming Education in Thailand’
As part of Misean Cara’s ’15 Years : 15 Stories’ media project, this photo essay showcases the transformative power of Education in Thailand. The future is bright for graduates from the Myanmarese...
View ArticleMisean Cara CEO Praises Irish Government’s ‘Act of Global Solidarity’
Misean Cara CEO, John Moffett, today (14th Oct. 2020) praised what he called an act of global solidarity on the part of the Irish Government, when Ireland’s overseas aid budget for 2021 saw an...
View ArticleSan Isidro Labrador School in the Chaco Region, Paraguay
A young student at the San Isidro Labrador School with her homework notebook. Photo: De La Salle Brothers and Cluny Sisters. Education is a fundamental right of every child. Yet some children cannot...
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