Sr Margaret receives flowers at a special ceremony in honour of her 40-year anniversary in Brazil, held at the AAVE Group Centre in Goiana, Brazil this month. Misean Cara extends sincere congratulations to Sr Margaret Hosty, who in 2025 celebrates 40 years since arriving in Brazil to serve as a missionary with the Sisters of […]
Sr Teresa McKeon, of Misean Cara member organisation Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny, has received a Presidential Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her 70 years of service and commitment as an educator to the people of Sierra Leone. At a special ceremony this month in Freetown, Sr Teresa was honoured at a St Brigid’s
Misean Cara is pleased to join our Marist partners FMSI NGO for a special online programme looking at safeguarding strategies for protecting children from online exploitation and abuse. Taking place online, 11th February at 12pm Irish Time/ 1pm CET, ‘Safeguarding Innocence: strategies against online child exploitation and abuse’ brings together experts from the Marist Community
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Misean Cara is currently recruiting for a Grants Officer to join our Donor Engagement Team. The Grants Officer will play an integral part in ensuring that Misean Cara meets its ambitious fundraising targets each year, which in turn helps Misean Cara and its members achieve their goals to improve the lives of millions of the
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Interview with Margo O’Sullivan – Consultant to Misean Cara Entrevista Margo O´Sullivan – Consultora de Misean Cara. Dr. Margo O’Sullivan, Director of Programmes and Co-Founder of Power Teachers Africa, recently completed a trip to Colombia as a consultant to Misean Cara, conducting a research study into education projects of Misean Cara members that provide services
Misean Cara has joined forces with Medical Missionaries of Mary and the Association of Leaders of Missionaries & Religious of Ireland (AMRI) for the SafeBirth4All campaign to eradicate obstetric fistula by 2040. Obstetric fistula is one of the most neglected public-health and human-rights realities for women and girls in the global south. Caused by obstructed
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In the lead up to Ireland’s General Elections on 29th November, Dóchas, the Irish Network for International Development and Humanitarian Organisations, has published a set of resources showing the support for overseas development aid (ODA) by the Irish public, county-by-county. Research commissioned by Dóchas earlier this year shows that fully 76% of the Irish public
Many Misean Cara members were already living and working in the Holy Land before the most current conflict began, supporting communities living in poverty and hardship resulting from years of previous conflicts. Given their long-term presence in the region, Misean Cara’s members are uniquely positioned to help in the aftermath of the current conflict. Missionaries
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Misean Cara Climate Action Awards. Now in their 5th year, the Climate Action Awards recognise the outstanding efforts and commitment of our members to tackle climate change in vulnerable communities across the global south. This year’s winners come from projects in Zambia, Uganda and Mozambique.
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The vibrant, uplifting choral music of the Association of African Priests and Religious provided a joyful backdrop for the 20th October World Mission Sunday Mass, broadcast live on RTÉ Television from Dublin. For the 9th year running, Misean Cara co-hosted the mass, alongside AMRI (The Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland /
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