“We are there to defend the weakest. We remain humble and never lose touch with those at the very bottom.” – Fr Gabriel Dolan speaking about his 40+ years of human rights work as a missionary in Kenya. Hear the complete recording of Fr. Gabriel Dolan’s interview with Siobhan Garrigan on RTE 1’s Witness programme, […]
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Last week, Fr. Gabriel Dolan, a Kiltegan Father of the Saint Patrick’s Missionary Society and member of Misean Cara, was interviewed by Spirit Radio, to talk about his more than 40 years of service as a missionary in Kenya, and his unwavering commitment to upholding the rights of excluded and marginalised people. Listen to his
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Misean Cara is delighted to announce that Fr Gabriel Dolan, a Kiltegan Father of the Saint Patrick’s Missionary Society, was honoured with a 2023 Presidential Distinguished Service Award at a ceremony in Dublin on 16th January 2024. Fr Gabriel received the award from President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins in the category of Peace, Reconciliation
On World Human Rights Day 2023 (10th December) Sr. Margaret Hosty of the Sisters of Saint Louis was presented with a Human Rights Award from the Brazilian State of Goiás, where she has lived and worked as a missionary since 1985. The award, presented in front of the State’s Legislative Assembly, was presented to her in
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Human Rights Day marks the annual challenge to build towards dignity, freedom and justice By Eamonn Casey, Misean Cara Human Rights & Advocacy Project Officer Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10th each year to help make people aware of the rights and freedoms inherent to them as human beings – regardless of race,
Established in 1988, World AIDS Day is observed globally each year on December 1st to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, educate around causes and prevention, and to support efforts to help those living with HIV/AIDS access the care and services they need. Each year a special theme is set, to highlight different aspects of the ongoing
Today we were pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Climate Action Awards, recognising climate action by Misean Cara members and communities on the frontlines of climate change. This year’s winners come from projects in Nigeria, India, and Zambia and were received by three Misean Cara members and their local partners: The Saint Patrick’s
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Misean Cara Health Projects Officer, Niamh Caffrey, was one of the speakers this week at the 2023 conference of the Irish Global Health Network. Presented as a TEDx style format, the conference included a line-up of speakers, storytellers and entertainers brought together to encourage creativity, innovation and activism in addressing issues of Humanity & Health
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Misean Cara is delighted to be shortlisted for a 2023 Good Governance Award, recognising excellence in charity Annual Reports. Our 2022 Annual Report is shortlisted in Category 6, for organisations with an annual turnover of between €10 million and €50 million. Winners of the 2023 Awards will be announced at an awards ceremony in Dublin
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For the 8th year in a row, Misean Cara is pleased to have been a co-presenter of a live broadcast on RTÉ of Mission Sunday Mass in celebration of World Mission Sunday on 22 October 2023. Misean Cara co-hosted the mass with MISSIO Ireland (The Pope’s official charity for overseas mission / www.missio.ie) and AMRI
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