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Laudate Deum – Pope Francis issues second letter calling for urgent climate action

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Pope Francis’s new initiative for the planet, the papal letter Laudate Deum released on Wednesday 4th October, is another Call to Action, following on from the 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ – since, as the Holy Father said, “our responses have not been adequate”. Laudate Deum is another, more urgent call to Catholics, faith leaders and […]

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Bauleni Special Needs Project – upholding the right to education for children with disabilities in Zambia

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Eleven-year-old Edith Namanda was diagnosed in primary school as both hearing and sight impaired, a condition known as deafblindness. Since 2019, she has been enrolled at the Bauleni Special Needs Project and School (BSNP) in Lusaka, Zambia, the only school in the country to provide education and support to children who have deadblindness. While at

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Misean Cara – Upholding the Right to Quality Education

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Read our guest blog on the website of the Irish Forum for Global Education! Click here to read about the contributions of missionaries to global education and the unique ways they enable access to quality, inclusive and equitable education to the furthest behind, a critical pathway to empowering people in developing countries to achieve a

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Budget 2024 – Help Us in Reaching the Furthest Behind

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Conflict, Climate, Hunger: A Call to Action Yesterday, Misean Cara joined with other Dóchas members in the launch of a public Pre-Budget submission campaign, which amongst its recommendations is that the Irish Government fulfill its longstanding commitment of spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA by increasing the ODA budget in 2024 by €305m. Dóchas members

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UNESCO International Literacy Day 2023 – The story of Maria de Jesus of Brazil

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“Because I can read, I can take care of myself now. After being in the literacy programme, I live in a world of light, because I can see and recognise letters and words!”-Maria de Jesus, Brazil Maria de Jesus – Brazil Project: Literacy project for young people, adults and the elderly Misean Cara Member: Religious

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Missionaries’ support ‘fundamental’ to developing strong communities – Sr Josephine McCarthy speaks with Ruadhán Jones of the Irish Catholic Newspaper

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In the September 7 Legacy Giving supplement of the Irish Catholic Newspaper, Misean Cara Board Vice-Chair, Sr Josephine McCarthy, PBVM speaks with Ruadhán Jones about the critical role that legacy gifts can play in helping to support missionary development projects and the strong communities they are helping to build overseas. “Handouts are very temporary, but

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Irish Global Health Network 2023 IGHNx Event

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Misean Cara is delighted to partner with the Irish Global Health Network as a Silver Sponsor of the 2023 IGHNx event Humanity and Health: Inspiring Creativity, Enhancing Innovation, Promoting Activism which will be held on October 24th at the Richmond Barracks in Dublin. IGHNx – a TEDx format event – will consist of a variety

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Misean Cara Finance Team Named Finalist in 2023 Charities Excellence Awards

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Misean Cara is delighted to announce that our Finance team has been named a finalist in the 2023 Charities Excellence Awards in the category of Finance Team of the Year 2023. The prestigious Charities Excellence Awards are bestowed annually by the Charities Institute Ireland to Irish non-profit organisations exhibiting innovation and professional approaches to sustainability,

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Where Trees Fall, Communities Rise

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Prepared by Éamonn Casey, Misean Cara Human Rights and Advocacy Officer, and Cédric Chatelanat, Institutional Development Manager for the Franciscans International, the blog ‘Where Trees Fall, Communities Rise’ highlights the environmental and human rights impact of foreign logging operations in the Solomon Islands and the research, community outreach, and international advocacy spearheaded by the Franciscans

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