2015 annual report
contents Editorial 3 About Us
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Background 4 Areas of Focus
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Education 6 Kenya 2015 7 Nairobi: St. Joseph Upendo Orphans and Vulnerable Care Education program 7 Nairobi: St. Joseph Technical Secondary School 9 Nairobi: St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School 11 Uganda 2015 12 Gulu: Ocer Campion Jesuit College (OCJC) 12 Tanzania 2015 13 Dodoma: St. Ignatius Preparatory and Primary School 13 Dodoma: St. Peter Claver High School 14 Dar-es-Salaam: Gonzaga Preparatory & Primary School 15 Dar-es-Salaam: Loyola High School 16 Ethiopia 2015 18 Bahir Dar: Abay Mado Catholic Academy 18 South Sudan 2015 19 Wau: Loyola Secondary School 19 Rumbek: Multi-educational and Agricultural Jesuit Institute of South Sudan 20 Rumbek: St. Peter Claver Ecological Training Centre 21 Cueibet: Mazzolari Teachers Training College (MTTC) 22 Charting Progress 23 Social Justice and Communication Ministries Kenya: Jesuit Hakimani Centre Tanzania: Dodoma: Jesuit Youth Center Ngara: Radio Kwizera Ethiopia: Pedro Paez Center (PPC)
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Parish Ministries Kenya: St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Kangemi, Nairobi Tanzania: Blessed Maria Theresa Ledochowska (Airport Parish), Dodoma Tanzania: St. John the Baptist Parish, Dar-es-Salaam
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Retreats & Spiritual Renewal Kenya: Mwangaza Jesuit Spiritual Centre, Nairobi Ethiopia: Galilee Centre, Debre Zeit
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Financial Review
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Gratitude/Thank you
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EditorS: Fr. Corbinian Kyara, SJ, Director Development Office, Lucy Monari, Programmes Officer Compilation: Diana Karua | FINANCIAL REPORTING: Jeladine Barare | Graphic Designer: Jacqueline Omutimba
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Pictures: Photo Credits
• Cover Photo: Diana Karua • Diana Karua • St. Aloysius Gonzaga, pg. 11 • MAJIS, pg. 20 • St. Peter Claver Ecological Training Centre, pg. 21 • Radio Kwizera, pg. 28
• Loyola Secondary School Wau, pg. 19 • Jesuit Hakimani Centre, pg. 24 - 26
editorial Working towards a better future “Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so� David Brooks Dear Friends,
The Eastern Africa Province and the entire Society of Jesus is currently preparing for the forthcoming 36th General Congregation which will give the Society an opportunity to reflect on our milestones and forecast on the future mission of the Universal Society. I take this opportunity to share with you the progress we made over the last year and update you on our current and ongoing plans.
One of the important steps we undertook last year was the revision and development of Province Apostolic Plan 2016-2021. I am proud to say that a comprehensive plan was developed and is currently awaiting approval of the Father General. With this plan, we hope to reach more people in marginalized areas, minister to the poor through our parishes and schools, social justice and communication ministries. We continue to strengthen vocation promotion to make young men aware of how they can serve the people of God as members of the Society of Jesus. In addition, in November 2015 our novitiate, Gonzaga Gonza, in Arusha, opened its Silver Jubilee celebrations, 25 years since its establishment. The Jubilee Year was officially launched by Father. Adolfo Nicolas, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, during his visit to the Eastern Africa Province. The Novitiate has overseen the formation of more than 200 priests and brothers in the 25 years of its existence. Most of these men are currently heading and working in the various apostolic works or ministries in the province. Some of the other equally significant achievements include the fact that we have been able to assign more men to Abay Mado Catholic Academy, where plans are underway to set-up a Jesuit community. Mazollari Teachers Training College in Cueibet, South Sudan
whose first intake of students was in July 2016. These achievements are however not without challenges. The continuous inter-clan fighting, the small guns that are often overlooked by the international community, in South Sudan has for instance interrupted our work at the Multi-educational and Agricultural Jesuit Institute of South Sudan (MAJIS) and teaching and learning processes at Loyola Secondary School in the initially peaceful Wau area. Despite such challenges, our commitment to South Sudan is still strong and we are hopeful that our mission will soon be realized with continuous efforts at fostering peace. We are looking forward to creating a community in Juba so that we serve the people of God there too. Even as we may seem to exude confidence, we also realize that we cannot solely rely on our own strength to achieve our ambitions. We constantly require your support, collaboration and partnership in all our work. Therefore on behalf of all the Jesuits of the Eastern Africa Province, I thank you, our friend, partner, collaborator, and benefactor, for your generosity, prayers and support toward the realization of our dream. May the Risen Lord bless you most abundantly! Fr. Joseph Oduor Afulo, SJ, Provincial
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about us
Background Jesuits are men who belong to a Roman Catholic religious order called the Society of Jesus, founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius of Loyola. The Society of Jesus has 10 provinces across the world. The Eastern Africa Province (AOR) was established in 1986 and consists of approximately 200 Jesuits from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Sudan, and South Sudan. The Province is involved in a number of ministries including education, social justice and communication, advocating for refugee rights and spirituality. Our norm is to work where God will best be served and where people will best be helped. As we say, “we find God in all things.” We share the same values with members of the communities within which we are involved, in an effort to find the best possible way of uplifting their lives.
Mission Statement To promote faith and justice in dialogue with other faiths and cultures. We aim to promote the holistic reconciliation with God, creation, all women and men, and the fullness of life as the family of God in Africa. We also aim to empower all Jesuits of Eastern Africa Province with the spiritual depth and the appropriate skills they need to accomplish this mission effectively and universally, in collaboration with women and men in church and society.
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We are companions in Christ’s mission We embody compassion for Christ’s poor We are available for the Magis We are a discerning apostolic body We strive for fraternal apostolic communities and work in collaboration with others
Our Work Our works in Eastern Africa include: • Education Centres- These include: a) Kenya
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i. Upendo Orphans & Vulnerable Care Centre, Nairobi ii. St. Joseph Technical Secondary School, Nairobi iii. St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School, Nairobi b) Uganda i. Ocer Campion Jesuit College, Gulu c. Tanzania i. Loyola High School, Dar es Salaam ii. Gonzaga Prep and Primary School, Dar es Salaam iii. St. Peter Claver High School, Dodoma iv. St. Ignatius Prep and Primary School, Dodoma d. Ethiopia i. Abay Mado Catholic Academy, Bahir Dar e. South Sudan i. Loyola Secondary School, Wau ii. Mazollari Teachers Training College, Cueibet Retreat Centres - These include: i. Mwangaza Jesuit Spiritual Centre, Nairobi ii. Galilee Centre, Debre Zeit Parish ministry - These include: i. St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Nairobi ii. St. Francis Xavier, Mwanza iii. Blessed Maria Theresa Ledochowska, Dodoma iv. St. John the Baptist Parish, Dar es Salaam Formation Centres - These include: i. Gonzaga Gonza Jesuit Novitiate, Arusha, Tanzania ii. Hekima University College, Nairobi, Kenya Social Justice and Communication Centres These include: i. Jesuit Hakimani center, Nairobi, Kenya ii. Jesuit Refugee Service, Nairobi, Kenya iii. Radio Kwizera, Ngara, Tanzania iv. Pedro Paez Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Community Development Programs - These include: i. Jesuit Youth Centre, Dodoma, Tanzania ii. Nyashana Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania iii. St. Peter Claver Computer & Ecological Training Centre, Rumbek, South Sudan iv. Multi-Educational & Agricultural Jesuit Institute of South Sudan (MAJIS) v. Undugu Family, Uganda
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The Eastern Africa Province is one of the youngest Provinces of the Society of Jesus with 190 Jesuits ascribed members as of December 2015. The illustration below indicates the numbers in detail: 53 finally professed Priests
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Education Centres: i. Loyola Secondary School, Wau ii. Mazollari Teachers Training College, Cueibet Community Development Programs: i. St. Peter Claver Computer & Ecological Training Centre, Rumbek ii. Multi-Educational & Agricultural Jesuit Institute of South Sudan, (MAJIS) Rumbek
114 Scholastics (Ordained and non-ordained Jesuits)
ETHIOPia • Education Centres: i. Abay Mado Catholic Academy, Bahir Dar • Retreat Centres: i. Galilee Centre, Debre Zeit • Social Justice and Communication Centres: i. Pedro Paez Centre, Addis Ababa
11 Formed Brothers (6 with final vows) 12 Novices (5 First years, 7 second years)
In 2015, AOR Schools had: 16 non-ordained Jesuit Scholastics
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240 Lay teachers
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Education Centres: i. Loyola High School, Dar es Salaam ii. Gonzaga Prep and Primary School, Dar es Salaam iii. St. Peter Claver High School, Dodoma iv. St. Ignatius Prep and Primary School, Dodoma Parish ministry: i. St. Francis Xavier, Mwanza ii. Blessed Maria Theresa Ledochowska, Dodoma iii. St. John the Baptist Parish, Dar es Salaam Formation Centres: i. Gonzaga Gonza Jesuit Novitiate, Arusha Social Justice and Communication Centres: i. Radio Kwizera, Ngara Community Development Programs: i. Jesuit Youth Centre, Dodoma ii. Nyashana Centre, Mwanza
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Education Centres: i. Upendo Orphans & Vulnerable Care Centre, Nairobi ii. St. Joseph Technical Secondary School, Nairobi iii. St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School, Nairobi Retreat Centre: i. Mwangaza Jesuit Spiritual Centre, Karen, Nairobi Parish ministry i. St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Kangemi, Nairobi Formation Centres: i. Hekima University College, Nairobi Social Justice and Communication Centres: i. Jesuit Hakimani center, Nairobi ii. Jesuit Refugee Service, Nairobi
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area of focus
Education Overview:
‘Throughout the world today, whether in the advanced or in the evolving nations, there is clear recognition of the importance of education for the formation of society and particularly for the initiating of youth into life in the human community’ (GC 31, decree 28, 495) Part of the Society of Jesus’ mission is to respond to the needs of the Church through the education ministry. To this end, the Jesuits have established high schools, colleges, vocational training centers and universities that serve more than 3 million students in more than 2,000 institutions in different parts of the world. One of the distinguishing marks of Jesuit education is the Ignatian Pedagogy, which is adopted from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Through this model, students in our schools get to experience, reflect and act upon the knowledge they acquire based on their local context. The Jesuit education that we intend to share is by its nature a transformation process that engages critical thinking under the guidance of expert educators. In this way, learners’ experiences are broadened by new ideas and by people from all walks of life and they come to know God’s universe and understand God’s plan for them.
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Kenya
Nairobi: St. Joseph Upendo Orphans and Vulnerable Care Education program
Upendo Centre was started in 1995 by St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Kangemi, as a Centre for children at risk such as orphans, street children, children facing sexual and physical abuse and abandoned and neglected children. The main objective of the program is to give equal opportunities to these marginalized groups through access to education, psychosocial care and holistic support. Since its inception, more than 485 needy children have benefited from the program. The main programs include education and nutritional support, psychosocial and medical support, extracurricular activities and empowerment programs for parents/guardians. A total of 173 needy children benefitted from the program in 2015; 22 from Upendo unit (13 girls, 9 boys), 101 (52 female, 49 male) in primary school, 40 (25 female, 15 male) in secondary School, 6 in children’s home (4 girls, 2 boys) and 13 (9 female, 4
male) in post-secondary. The program also worked with an average of 150 families. The Upendo program has a total of 8 staff (5 female, 3 male).
Activities/Projects Implemented Activity 1: Enrolment & Educational support • Upendo Unit: 22 children identified by the various Christian communities in the parish were enrolled into the Unit program. After one year of training, 20 children were integrated into St. Joseph primary school while 2 were retained for further training. Scholastic materials including books, pens, reading charts and story books were provided for the children. • Primary School: 100 children (48 female, 46 male) were enrolled at St. Joseph primary school in classes One to Eight. Periodic monitoring was done by the social worker in collaboration with
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issue due to poor living conditions, parental failure to provide for the family and bad peer influence. All these resulted into lack of concentration in school which in turn affected their academic performance. Activity 3: Medical and Nutritional support • Medical Support: basic treatment to common illnesses was provided to the beneficiaries throughout the year. Key findings from the medical support showed that malnutrition cases as well as illnesses were associated to lack of good hygiene a balanced diet among the children. the school management to ensure all the students were in attendance and were performing well. • Secondary School and Post-secondary education: 40 youths (15 ladies, 25 male) benefitted from the program in 2015. 11 joined St. Joseph technical secondary school while the rest were enrolled in other schools in the country. In addition, 4 ladies enrolled in different colleges in Nairobi also benefited from the program. • Children’s Home: 6 children (4 female, 2 male) at HI Jung Oh children’s home were supported by Upendo Centre. These children have either been abused or experienced severe neglect from their homes. The children’s home is in close proximity to the school and thus allows them to continue with their studies. Continuous visits to the children’s home were conducted by the Social Worker to ensure the children are well taken care of. Activity 2: Ongoing psychosocial support • Counseling Sessions: 300 counseling sessions were provided to the beneficiaries by the social worker and unit teacher. Some of the issues that were dealt with include juvenile delinquency especially for those in secondary schools, lack of parental cooperation, child abuse cases, and poor academic performance, extreme cases of household poverty affecting basic needs such as food, hygiene and sanitation were also handled.
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• School and home visits: these were conducted to ensure progress after the counseling sessions. These visits established that trauma was a major
• Nutritional Support: Majority of the beneficiaries from Upendo live in harsh conditions due to poverty and therefore only manage to get one meal per day. This resulted into high malnutrition cases and poor physical ability, malnutrition cases and poor physical ability. Nutritional support comprising high energy porridge for breakfast and a healthy balanced diet for lunch was provided to the children at the Upendo unit. The project procured various food items including cereals, milk and vegetables, and also received food donations from members of small Christian communities, and offerings made at St. Joseph the Worker parish. Activity 4: Capacity Building • Health and economic empowerment seminars: three health and economic empowerment seminars that focused on building the capacity of parents/guardians in better finance management, savings, small business parents/guardians with skills in finances, savings, small business start-up and entrepreneurship, were conducted throughout the year. Activity 5: Life skills support • This entailed provision of skills in arts and craft, tailoring, garment making, songs and dance. The program, held during the school holidays, saw alumni and external facilitators offer life skills to the beneficiaries. Through collaboration with St. Joseph Uzima, 17 girls from Upendo received a one week mentorship in HIV/AIDS issues, gender based violence, self-esteem and self-awareness.
Nairobi: St. Joseph Technical Secondary School*
St. Joseph Technical Secondary School opened its doors to the first set of students on the 26th of January 2015. The School, previously named St. Joseph Training Centre, was originally conceived as an educational program to empower the youth in Kangemi and its environs with quality vocational skills in electrical installations/electronics, information technology, basic computer knowledge, tailoring and carpentry, at an affordable cost. In addition, the school intends to offer a broader range of courses by introducing, plumbing, metal work, adult education, information technology and music. Most of the structures have been renovated and are already in use while some furniture and fittings are yet to be installed. Over the years the Centre experienced a significant decline in student enrollment. While the total enrollment in 2010 was 119, this number had, by 2012, reduced to a mere 33 students. This rapid decline in enrollment adversely impacted the daily running of the institution. In light of this reality, it was necessary to embark on a major structural change to transform the Training Centre into a Technical Secondary School anchored on Jesuit educational tradition and offering a broader range of vocational training skills. The new strategy intends to address the problem of low enrollment while
empowering the youth with practical livelihood skills, as well as offering affordable secondary school education. Some of the facilities at the school include classrooms, laboratories, library, school canteen, and staffroom. Currently, there are 10 teaching staff (3 female, 7 male) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 female, 3 male). By the end of 2015, the school had a total of 77 students (27 (10 female, 17 male) enrolled for secondary education), 50 (28 female, 22 male) enrolled in the technical courses). Students pay an annual tuition fee of KShs. 40,000. 11 students (6 female, 4 male) receive scholarship through the Upendo Education programme. St. Joseph Technical Secondary School aims to train men and women for others by constantly working towards the greater development of their neighbours and the society, and to be morally responsible men and women who can think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully as they seek to advance the common good.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Learning visit: The school visited Don Bosco Embu, a technical secondary school that has been running for more than 15 years to learn from their experience.
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• Renovations: Repairs and restorations were carried out to convert rooms previously used as the former Training Centre to form 1 and 2 classrooms, a combined physics, biology and chemistry laboratory, staffroom, computer laboratory, school canteen and library were carried out. Renovations included floor resurfacing, replacement of windows, tables and desks repairs, and painting work. • Board of Governors: The development office identified key representatives within the various projects as well as external advisors to form the Board of Governors. The board constitutes representatives from the Jesuit Province of Eastern Africa, St. Joseph Primary school, Upendo OVC program, Uzima HIV and Gender program, St. Joseph Dispensary, Parish chairperson, school principal, development office director and administrator, and and the Father in charge. The board met in 2015 for a status update on the various projects. • Accreditation: The school commenced the accreditation process through the Ministry of
Education. Various inspections and checks on staffing and infrastructure were carried out by the quality assurance representatives from the education ministry. The school met the ministry requirements and by the end of 2015, it was in the final stages of registration. However, the technical wing of the school had already been accredited since it carried on with the courses taught in the earlier years of the training Centre and is thus fully recognized by the National Training and Industrial Authority.
St. Joseph Technical Secondary School is a new education initiative by the Jesuits of Eastern Africa.
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Nairobi: St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School
St. Aloysius (St. Al’s) is a Catholic day school in the Jesuit tradition, sponsored by Christian Life Community in Kenya. Located just outside Kibera slum, St. Al’s was opened in January 2004 to students who have lost either one or both parents due to AIDS, and are living in Kibera slum or coming from poor family backgrounds. Currently, there are 295 students (148 female, 147 male) enrolled at the school, with 29 staff members.
School Performance 64 students (30 female, 34 male) sat for the 2015 National Examinations. The school attained a 7.344 mean score and was ranked 6th out of 34 schools in the District.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Upgrading school hall: the school hall was successfully upgraded to include video technology for recording official school events and for training.
• Backup power: a power generator was acquired to help with electricity during power blackouts. This was to ensure that activities like teaching using projectors and computers could continue. • E-Learning: each classroom was equipped with a computer to make the learning experience better for teachers and students. The computers are used to project teachers’ typed notes on the white board, hence saving time. • Renovations: the school underwent massive renovations that saw the entire campus floors tiled. This makes it easier to clean and maintain the floors. • Gala Dinner: the school held its inaugural Gala dinner, in October 2015, at the Bomas of Kenya. Friends and supporters of the school attended, including three legislators from the parliament of Kenya.
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Uganda
Gulu: Ocer Campion Jesuit College (OCJC)
Ocer Campion Jesuit College was established in 2010 to address gaps in the education recovery efforts for northern Uganda.
students are on full scholarship. The school operates up to “O” level.
School Performance One major objective of the school is to improve access to quality affordable education for disadvantaged children by guaranteeing access, participation and achievement in education. This has been achieved through a multifaceted approach that involves providing boarding facilities, fees subsidies/scholarships, guidance and counseling support, a competent and committed faculty and exchange programs with volunteers from the US and France. The school employs two nurses, a matron, and a senior male or female teacher responsible for the health and social well-being of the students. OCJC in her 7th year of operation has a student population of 634 students (287 female, 347 male). Of these, 162
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In 2015, 70 students sat for Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). 52 students (29 female, 23 male) attained Division 1, while 18 (7 female, 11 male) attained Division 2. The school was ranked position 1 in the District, 2nd in the Region and position 44 out of 3,249 Secondary schools nationally.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Construction: the erection of the kitchen, dining and economic classrooms begun in January 2015 and is estimated to be completed by end of 2016. When completed, 1,000 students and 74 staff members will be able to utilize these facilities.
Tanzania
Dodoma: St. Ignatius Preparatory and Primary School The school currently has 494 students (249 girls, 245 boys). Of these, 30 pupils (15 girls, 15 boys) receive sponsorship on a yearly basis. In 2015, 12 pupils received full sponsorship while 18 received half sponsorship.
Academic performance 38 pupils (23 girls, 15 boys) sat for their final national examinations in 2015. For the 4th year in a row, the best girl in the region was from St. Ignatius Prep & Primary. The school received a trophy and certificate in recognition of this academic excellence.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Genius Cup 2015: the top 8 positions out of 120 pupils in the region were taken by pupils of St. Ignatius Prep & Primary School. Nationally, the 3rd to 6th positions out of 85 pupils were taken by our students as well.
St. Ignatius Preparatory and Primary School was the first preparatory and primary school to be established by Jesuits in Tanzania. The construction of the school started in the year 2000 and the first batch of students (45 in Kindergarten and 45 in grade one) enrolled in the year 2003. The school strives to impart education that evokes balanced and critical thinking and thus form the whole person intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically and spiritually. The aim is to holistically form men and women for others.
• Child protection/safeguarding policy: the St. Ignatius Prep and Primary School Child Protection Policy was developed to ensure the safety and protection of the pupils. The policy document was shared with all staff and collaborators because respect for dignity and integrity of every person is a fundamental principle for the school.
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Dodoma: St. Peter Claver High School with Dodoma 98.4 FM on a ‘Teenage, Women & Environment Program’. Students go to the Radio station once a week to work on the program aimed at transforming the community at large. More than 1,060 people benefited from the program in 2015.
Established in 2011, St. Peter Claver High School is located in Ihumwa, Dodoma. The realization of the school was as a result of a partnership between the Jesuits of Eastern Africa Province and Our Lady Queen of Peace Foundation of Canada. The school is found within Our Lady Queen of Peace Education Center, which encompasses a dispensary, vocational training school, Loyola Teachers Training College among other institutions. Currently, the school has more than 100 teaching and non-teaching staff and a total of 960 students (400 female, 560 male); out of these 48 (23 female, 25 male) are on scholarship.
School Performance In the year 2012, a total of 199 students were enrolled in Form One; in 2015, a total of 181 sat for their final National Examinations. The school had a GPA of 2.2076 and was ranked the top position in Dodoma Region, and 56th out of 3,452 schools nationally. 156 students are currently enrolled for their A-level studies.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Community Service Projects: Through its Campus Ministry programs, the school implemented the Internal Community Service Project which is a teaching program designed for students to learn to take care of oneself, the school and its environs. Students also took part in the External Community Service which aims at serving others, especially the disadvantaged, by volunteering in nursing homes, schools, hospitals, orphanages, elderly homes, the poor and hungry. The school is also working
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• Faith Development Programs and Retreat: The program run by the Campus Ministry aims to implement retreat ministry for students, staff and the local community. It coordinates Rite of Christian initiation of Adults, provide Sacrament of reconciliation, promote vocation, train future leaders of the church by training alter servers, ushers and lectors. 960 students and 102 staff members, lay and religious men and women benefited from the program; 35 students were trained as ushers, lectors and Alter servers. In addition, 9 students received confirmation while 3 others were approved for first communion. • Staff Ongoing Formation Project: Four seminars on Jesuit Education and Ignatius pedagogy were organized for 40 staff members. A leadership seminar and conference for student leaders were also organized. More than 210 A-level and university students benefited from the seminar and conference. • Grant in Aid Project: 26 students benefited from the program which aims to support needy students. 12 of these students were in Form IV and have since completed O-level. Currently, the department is supporting 48 students (23 female, 25 male) in O-level for the 2016 academic year. In addition, the department initiated the Claverian ParentsTeachers Association (CPTA) to get the students’ parents more involved in the school’s activities. To start with, each parent contributes TSh. 45,000 to support students in need, with special attention to girls. • Construction: the school is in the process of completing the library and chapel. A perimeter wall around the school compound is also being constructed to enhance security for the students.
Dar es Salaam: Gonzaga Prep & Primary School
Gonzaga Preparatory and Primary is a Catholic school established by the Jesuits in 2008. The school offers education based on the Ignatian Pedagogy to both boys and girls in Mabibo area and beyond. Students are thus encouraged to strive for spiritual, moral and academic excellence within and outside the school. They are also assisted to develop a sense of love and service within themselves and among others. There are currently 503 students (250 girls, 253 boys) enrolled in pre-standard one to standard seven. Out of these, 25 students (14 girls, 11 boys) receive scholarship. The number of students enrolled dropped significantly from 2014 due to a large number who could not afford to pay the full tuition fees in 2015. 23 teachers (14 female, 9 male) and 12 supporting staff (8 female, 4 male) assist in the day to day administration of the school.
school was ranked 5th out of 113 schools in the district and 23rd out of 534 schools in the region. Nationally, the school was ranked 195th out of 16,069 schools.
Academic Performance 63 Students (34 girls, 29 boys) graduated from standard seven in 2015 and are all enrolled in Form One. The
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Dar es Salaam: Loyola High School
Loyola High is a Jesuit co-educational secondary school located in Mabibo Farasi, Dar es Salaam. The school, established in 1989, was officially opened in 1995 with 140 students (70 girls, 70 boys). In 1999, the first class of 91 students sat for their Form Four National Examinations. Some of the same students were joined by students from other schools to begin the first class of Advanced Level studies when they were admitted into Form Five in the year 2000. Presently, Loyola has a total of 1,089 students (444 girls, 645 boys); of these 80 students (37 girls, 53 boys) received scholarships. Under the guidance of 68 teachers and other school staff, students are formed intellectually, spiritually and emotionally. Whereas students are challenged to strive for academic excellence, the goal held out to all is integral personal development as individuals and as members of the larger society. The staff strives to complement the role of parents, family and community in leading the youth in their care to a greater fidelity, goodness, a sense of justice for all, and a love of neighbour that will form responsible persons of tomorrow.
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Academic Performance 165 students (71 girls, 94 boys) sat for their national Form 6 examinations. Out of these 28 got Distinction, 49 attained Merit, 75 credit, 12 Pass marks while 1 student failed the examinations. The school was ranked 17th out of 25 schools in Dar es Salaam region, and 136th out of 268 ‘A’ Level schools in the whole country.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Committed Youth for the Poor (CYP): This is a program initiated by students to support the poor, especially students. In 2015, CYP held events such as CYP Day, a celebration with local youth from the House of Blue Hope which featured performances and presentations from students and alumni. CYP also hosted movies every Friday in the school’s theatre hall as an ongoing fundraiser. The funds collected from these activities will be allocated for projects and donations in the 2016 academic year. The program, which has been in existence for 12 years, has partnered with institutions such as SOS Children’s Village, House of Blue Hope, and the Missionaries of Charity at Mburahati.
• Community Service: this is a compulsory program for all students where they learn to put their generosity into practice by reaching out to the local community. They visit orphanages, remand prisons for children and homes of the sick and elderly among other places, after which they evaluate their experience as a group and as individuals. • Loyola Charity Fund (LCF): this is a sister program to CYP. It is primarily driven by students and is for the students. Students contribute for the fund out of their free will on a monthly basis. The objective of this fund is to support needy students in Loyola Community, so as to have an opportunity for education. • GRANT IN AID (GIA): Each year the school supports approximately 9% of students through an endowment fund. In 2015, 80 students (37 girls, 53 boys) had their school fees paid either entirely or in part. Those supported come from poor families that cannot afford the cost of education. Apart from school fees, they are all integrated into the feeding program for which the rest of the students pay. • Enrichment Program: This program was designed to enhance the relationship between the school and its neighbouring community by providing English and Mathematics remedial classes to
Standard VII pupils from the neighbouring public primary schools. The aim is to make them able to compete with pupils from English-medium schools in entrance exams to join Form One at Loyola High school. 118 students (51 girls, 67 boys) benefited from the program in 2015. Out of these, 60 sat for the entry examination at Loyola High and 21 were selected. • Loyola Alumni Association (LAA): The association commits itself to support Loyola High School in the provision of quality education to ongoing students. Some of the activities supported by LAA in 2015 include the Education Enrichment Program for which they helped raise TShs. 1, 239, 000. The association also took part in the Career Guidance Day for 413 ‘A’ Level Students (180 girls, 233 boys). The event provided an excellent platform for students to get information on various careers and establish contact with the facilitators. • Parents-Teacher’s Association (PTA) Orphans’ Fund: The fund is designed to support children who become orphaned after joining the school, as well as those under GIA who fail to meet other needs after school fees have been paid for them. In 2015, a total of 40 students (23 girls, 17 boys) were supported by the fund to pay for school fees, acquire stationery and for personal needs. • Pedagogical Institute: This is a workshop initiated as a joint effort between Loyola High School and the Fairfield University in Connecticut, USA, in order to strengthen the ongoing partnership between the two institutions. The 2015 workshop in which 44 teachers from 7 different schools were in attendance focused on how the principles of Jesuit pedagogy can inform and transform and how teachers can engage in their professional development as educators. It also focused on educational technology and how Jesuit pedagogy can facilitate better teaching and learning.
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Ethiopia
Bahir Dar: Abay Mado Catholic Academy
Abay Mado Catholic Academy, established in 2012, is located in Bahir Dar City, Amhara State, Ethiopia. It is in one of the areas where the first Jesuits in Ethiopia worked in the 16th Century. The main objective of the school is to uplift the local population through education. Presently, the school has 24 members of staff (17 female, 7 male) and 546 pupils (256 girls, 290 boys) in grade one to six.
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Activities/Projects Implemented • Fr. General’s Visit: the school had the pleasure of hosting Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, and his Regional Assistant for Africa, Fr. Fratern Masawe, alongside Fr. Joseph Afulo, AOR Provincial, in November 2015.
South Sudan
Wau: Loyola Secondary School
Loyola Secondary School (LSS) is a mixed day school established in the year 1982. The first intake of students was done in the year 1984. Unfortunately, due to the civil wars and turmoil in South Sudan, the school had to close down 2 years after opening. It was re-opened in April, 2008 with 180 students admitted to Senior One and Preparatory class. Currently, LSS has a student population of 540 students (256 girls, 284 boys) with 35 teachers and 6 Jesuits working full time.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Sponsorship Program: partial scholarships were offered to 150 girls; 30 in Preparatory, 55 in Senior One, 40 in Senior Two, 20 in Senior Three, and 5 in Senior Four. • Feeding program: this ensures that breakfast (tea and snacks) is provided for all the students. This program has boosted school attendance as for
some of the students, this is the only meal they have in a day. • Provision of Sanitary towels: from February to November 2015, all the girls were provided with sanitary towels. The Students’ Matron and the female guidance and counselling coordinator are in charge of this program. • The Annual Girls Forum: was held on Saturday, 18th April 2015 and was attended by all the female students in the school. The event, organized by the Matron of Students and the Female Guidance and Counselling Coordinator saw female representatives from neighboring schools also attend. The sessions were facilitated by United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Gender and Women Rights Section. The guest of honour was the First Lady of the State of Western Bahr el Ghazal.
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Rumbek: Multi-educational and Agriculture Jesuit Institute of South Sudan (MAJIS)
MAJIS was set up in 2010 to provide basic education and training in agriculture for the people of Rumbek by offering short-term courses to the local community. It aims to become a national institution for agriculture through the provision of certificate and diploma programs. The main objective of MAJIS is to increase the range of crops and their yields in the hinterland of Rumbek and to improve animal husbandry/livestock management skills in the local community. This is in an effort to improve the food security and to make the local community more self-reliant and self-sufficient in terms of food production. MAJIS aims to reach 200 to 500 households in the area of Rumbek and Akol Jal where the MAJIS compound is located.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Farming and Horticulture: 20 women from Akol Jal were recruited into the training for sustainable agriculture. The training includes good practice in the production of a range of vegetables, cereals, fruit trees, flowering trees and trees for timber, using demonstration plots. Participants are taught how to use compost made on site from organic materials. 96 layers, 120 broilers, an electrical incubator as well as 4 feeders and 6 drinkers were purchased in 2015.
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• Outreach program: two outreach programs were initiated at Holy Cross Church; one was in Rumbek town, targeting 10 people while the other was started in Abubu village, targeting 23 women. The program trains beneficiaries in vegetable growing. • Equipment: furniture for the classroom, administration block, dining area and accommodation facilities were acquired for the MAJIS farm residence. Other equipment purchased include a large JCB excavator/digger and a comprehensive set of carpentry, construction and mechanic’s tools together with a significant number of farm and garden tools including beehives and bee-keeping equipment, hoes, watering cans and spades among other equipment. • Maintenance: new wooden shelves for the barn, 12 wooden seedling trays and two 8x4m shelters with tables for transplanting vegetable and tree seedlings in the rainy and sunny weather, were made. In addition, 7,000 polythene bags for tree seedlings were purchased. • Solar System: a solar system for the residence and classroom block was delivered to Rumbek from Europe. However, due to insecurity the installation was postponed.
• Health: the ongoing life-saving partnership program with Rumbek Diagnostic Clinic for the people of Akol Jal, Abubu and Pul Chum villages saw approximately 50 female and 200 children benefit from the program. The program targets expectant mothers, children under 5 years of age, widows and widowers. Since the start of the program in 2013, no child in any of the above villages has died from malaria or typhoid.
Challenges The main challenges include: • Insecurity: 100 young cattle keepers lost their lives in the ongoing deadly clashes between local Dinka Clans. These conflicts have created a huge climate of lawlessness and violence in and all around Rumbek. Migration to Rumbek from outlying villages such as Akol Jal resulted in only 2 women
living in the village in the last quarter of 2015. There was therefore little or no activity outside the MAJIS compound. MAJIS was however one of the few signs of hope. • Finance: MAJIS experienced severe financial challenges which greatly curtailed its activities and progress on issues of building a boundary fence and the purchase of a tractor, plough and harrow. • Transport, Logistics and the Economy: Transportation still proved a huge challenge despite the little rain received in 2015. Severe flooding particularly experienced in Yirol brought road traffic from Juba to Rumbek to a standstill for a number of months. A delay in the onset of the rainy season in June allowed for the delivery of new equipment. The collapse in the value of the South Sudanese Pound against the US Dollar caused massive inflation in the price of basic food and fuel.
Rumbek: St Peter Claver Ecological Training Centre break in between the semesters. The program mainly targets members of the local community offering them both theory and practical training.
Activities/Projects Implemented
The Centre was established in the year 2008 with the aim of offering students basic computer, electricity and solar, and basic construction water and sanitation training. In addition to the technical subjects, all students are trained in Mathematics, Physics, English and Computers. The trainings are divided into 2 semesters, each lasting 6 months, with 2 months
• Student Graduation: each year, the training courses commence in July to December for the first semester and February to May for the second semester. The Centre holds its annual graduation in May; in the 2015/16 year, 21 students (1 female, 20 male) graduated. After graduation majority of the graduates are employed in local and international organizations in South Sudan while some establish their own businesses.
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Cueibet: Mazzolari Teachers Training College (MTTC)*
On 28th July, 2015, three Jesuits were missioned to Cueibet to spearhead the mission of starting, developing and administering MTC in cooperation with the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek (DOR). Despite the fact that MTC is located in the midst of warring clans that are ever in blood compensation feuds, there is hope that the College will have a good attendance. Currently, MTC is served by 3 Jesuits (lecturers and administrators), and 6 support staff (1 cook, 1 cleaner, 3 guards, and 1 grounds man).
Current Activities • Development of a Master Plan: a detailed 5 to 10 Year College Master Plan is being developed including the statute of the College. The College is expected to open in July 2016, according to the academic calendar of the Ministry of Higher Education.
• Rehabilitation and Maintenance: current facilities for teaching, accommodation, dining and others were found to be not fit-for-purpose (that is not fit to implement Teacher Education). Delays in transforming these facilities to be fit-for-purpose were attributed to poor transport systems – no proper roads from Juba through Rumbek to Cueibet - insecurity in the Lakes State, and lack of road maintenance. • Partitioning and furnishing the men’s dormitory with beds and required items such as curtains. Furnishing the staff room, library, mini-class room, and standard size classroom with appropriate furniture and fixtures. Similarly, the semblances of dining hall and kitchen for cooking will have to be fitted with appropriate items.
Mazollari Teachers Training College is a new mission by the Jesuits in Eastern Africa
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Charting Progress A total of 5,320 students benefited from our Education apostolates (primary, secondary and vocational training schools) located in the 5 countries of the Province. The pie chart indicates the total percentage of boys and girls in the different schools. The bar graph indicates the total number of students enrolled in each of the schools in 2013, 2014 and 2015
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Number of students enrolled in AOR schools in 2015: • Total students enrolled 5,320 (2,431 female 2,889 male) • 679 students received scholarship • 500 students sat for the national examinations attaining the required entry marks for universities and colleges in East Africa
54%
Male
Female
Sta$s$cs of Beneficiaries in AOR schools 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
Upendo
St. Joseph Technical Secondary School
St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Ocer Campion
Loyola High School
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Gonzaga Primary
St. IgnaGus Primary
St. Peter Claver High
Abay Mado Academy
Loyola Secondary School
2015
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area of focus
Social Justice and Communication Ministry Overview:
â€˜â€Śthe social apostolate strives directly by every endeavor to build a fuller expression of justice and charity into the structures of human life in common. Its goal in this is that every [person] may be able to exercise a personal sense of participation, skill and responsibility in all areas of community.’ (GC 31, decree 32)
The promotion of Social Justice is an integral part of our mission and as such, it is incorporated into all our ministries. Our efforts in Social Justice look at the development of economic and social progress that will be truly human. Jesuits across the world strive to see that the less developed regions of the world are supported by the more advanced in society. We educate men and women for others, and work directly with the marginalized communities. We promote peace and reconciliation and aim to end discrimination against people based on their race, religion, gender ethnic or social background (GC 34, decree 3). Our main Social Justice and Communications ministries include the Jesuit Hakimani Centre, Radio Kwizera, Pedro Paez Centre and Jesuit Refugee Service.
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Kenya
Kenya: Jesuit Hakimani Centre
Jesuit Hakimani Centre (JHC) is a research, formation and social action organization in Eastern Africa that works to promote the study and action on issues linking faith and justice in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The organization focuses on enhancing social justice for ordinary people, by working in collaboration with others to transform structures that shape society through an in-depth structural analysis and education. Initiated in 2001 as a program of the Jesuits of Eastern Africa, the Centre is a visible expression of the social justice dimension of the Jesuit identity and mission.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Fill my Basic Needs Basket: this two year research and campaign conducted in Uganda and Kenya focused on challenges that face the Small Holder Farmers (SHFs). The program involved policy dialogue meetings with state and non-state actors, and working with legislative bodies and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in developing petitions that informed formulation of policy at
the county and national level. The documents include the food security policy and the warehouse receipt system bill, which are both in the respective legislative houses (national assembly and senate). • Project against Hunger: a research undertaken in Isiolo and Garissa counties in Kenya revealed that poor management of the limited water resources not only threatened the right to food security, but increased households’ vulnerability to adversities of hard core poverty. As a result, advocacy trainings that strengthened the communities’ capacity to question government programs and interventions in connection to poverty reduction were carried out. Lastly, the project supported micro projects on hunger alleviation at the grassroots in collaboration with the Catholic Church. • Governance project: based on the findings of the project, “fencing the duty boundaries,” an examination was carried out to examine how local communities participate in national and county development. The project sought to identify some
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of the gaps and strengths that facilitate effective public participation particularly the inclusion of citizens’ views on development and monitoring and evaluation of government programs in a context of social accountability. • Video documentation: a number of video productions for the above projects were done to facilitate discussion on sustainable change especially where practice and the law seem to be defective. These videos include ‘the Land grabbing video’ on Small Holder Farmers and the use of Land, an ongoing TV drama series entitled “the Chase” currently running on the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) and a TV and radio programme on Youth and agriculture which was aired on TV and Radio Shahidi in Isiolo.
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• Think Positive Alternatives Exist: this project focuses on the capacity of young people to find sustainable, self-inspired opportunities. Some of the activities undertaken in 2015 include training, mobilization of socio-economic transformative ideas and increased capacities to compete for funding. These activities, carried out in Bungoma, Kitui, Kakamega, Nairobi and Kajiado counties, revealed the potential of untapped areas of economic and social formation of the youth. • JHC Strategic Planning: the development of the Strategic Plan for JHC, 2016-2020, added value to the internal capacity building initiatives, but importantly re-aligned the organization to the realities in the operating environment.
Tanzania
Dodoma: Jesuit Youth Center
Located half a kilometer from the Blessed Maria Theresa Ledochowska Parish, the Youth Centre was founded by the Jesuits in 1978 as one of the means of contributing to the integral formation of the youth. The Centre is non-religious affiliated, non-profit making and caters for the different needs of the youth within Dodoma municipality. The center serves as an educational and recreational venue reaching out to more than 3,000 youths in the municipality. The objective of the Youth Center is to bring together the youth from the neighborhood and help them create and foster a mutual relationship, discover and
develop their natural talents, develop their intellectual capacities, help them inculcate and foster the value of peace amongst themselves and help them face daily challenges with maturity.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Maintenance: this was carried out in the main hall and the playgrounds (basketball, football and netball). This included installing lights for the basketball playground. The playgrounds are currently used by 115 youth (45 female, 70 male).
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Ngara: Radio Kwizera
Radio Kwizera is a Jesuit non-commercial regional radio founded in 1995 as an initiative of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Catholic Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara (formally Rulenge). The Radio station was established to accompany the more than one million refugees from Rwanda, Burundi and The Democratic Republic of Congo. Its mandate included seeking an alternative mode of restoring and maintaining a culture of peace, reconciliation, security and development in areas that it covers by providing a platform for both formal and informal education and a podium for information between refugees and other parties. The station mainly broadcasts its programs to the local population in Kagera, Kigoma and Geita regions of the North-Western Tanzania and the Eastern part of Rwanda, Burundi and DRC along Lake Tanganyika.
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Objectives • To build community based organizations engaged in education, income generating activities, health and sanitation, Agriculture and environmental conservation through campaigns, contests and other social services • To accompany, empower, educate, serve and advocate for the right of refugees, the marginalized and vulnerable in the spirit of justice for all. To disseminate information on security situations of countries of origin of refugees with the idea of helping them to voluntarily repatriate • To enhance a culture of mutual understanding between refugees and their host communities • To entertain and to inform the refugees and the hosting community
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa: Pedro Paez Centre (PPC) Pedro Paez Centre was initiated in the year 2012 to promote social justice and social development in collaboration with like-minded organizations and individuals in Addis Ababa. Some of the programs the Centre focuses on include advocacy and networking, research and printing of related publications, ICT, library, resource and documentation Centre, consultancy and training, and workshops, seminars and public lectures. The main objective of the Centre is to promote philosophical and theological reflection, study, research, policy and strategic approach to leadership, peace and social development. It provides academic resources for researchers, university students, policy makers, NGOs and other interested individuals. In addition, the Centre promotes Christian Social Teaching (CST) among religious institutions that work for social justice, peace and social development.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Training Courses: 100 participants including seminarians, youth, religious men and women from marginalized parts of Ethiopia undertook two courses related to social justice, Social and Political Philosophy, and Legal Philosophy, at the Capuchin Franciscan Institute of Philosophy and Theology (CFIPT). A Formators’ course on Gaudimum et Spes, and Joy of the Gospel was also given to the Conference of Major Religious Superiors (CMRS). The course, which ran from 22nd to 23rd July 2015,
introduced religious men and women to principles of Catholic Social Teaching. 23 religious men and women were in attendance. • Workshops: a workshop on African Traditional Religions: Implications for Formation, was held for the Conference of Major Religious Superiors (CMRS). The workshop, which had 30 religious men and women in attendance, highlighted how traditional religious beliefs can enhance or be obstacles to social development. Another presentation made to CMRS was on Apostolic Effectiveness and Self-sufficiency of Consecrated Life in Africa. Two more workshops, one on Islam and interreligious dialogue facilitated by Msgr. M. L. Fitzgerald, and the other on the history of funding for development facilitated by Fr. Daniel, OMI, were conducted. • Research and Publications: the Centre facilitated research, focusing on Jesuit and Ethiopian History, for a Junior Fellow from Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa (JHIA). The 5th issue of Justice, Peace & Environment Bulletin was also published in August 2015. More than 500 Copies were distributed to major seminarians, religious, secondary School students, and religious communities in Addis Ababa and beyond. • Peace Festival: Members of Pedro Paez Centre took part in the Peace Festival held in South Wollo from 11th to 13th June 2015.
“Harmony helps us stand up in courage with others despite our differences. It would help us make an identity for ourselves. It leads us into the path of the future where everyone marches forth to create a better world together, in peace. Diverse but natural, it is what our world should be; Living in Amity.” (p. 28) Betty Getachaw, Nazareth School Peace Club, Justice, Peace and Environment, Bulletin issue No. 5 August 2015.
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area of focus
Parish Ministry Overview:
‘Jesuit parish ministry is called upon by the changing and challenging world of today, “to take the road less travelled by and thereby to make a difference“ in a wider ecclesial and pastoral arena...’ Jerry Rosario, SJ (as quoted in ‘A Historical and Ignatian Overview of Jesuit Parish Ministry’) More than 3,200 Jesuits work in two thousand parishes throughout the world. Our parishes strive to offer well-developed catechism and formation programs for both individuals and families. Our parishes also work with other faiths to promote interreligious and ecumenical dialogue. The Eastern Africa Province runs 4 parishes (1 in Kenya, 3 in Tanzania) and also collaborates with various parishes in the different countries.
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Kenya
Nairobi: St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Kangemi
Established in 1985, St. Joseph the Worker Parish is located in Kangemi, which is one of the slums in Nairobi City. The Parish was founded with the aim of supporting the spiritual and social needs of the local community. It currently serves more than 40,000 Catholics in the area, and is in the final stages of completing the construction of Christ the King outstation within the same locality.
Programs under the Parish
• St. Joseph technical Secondary School • St. Joseph the Worker Dispensary & Dental Clinic • St. Joseph the Worker Dolly craft and Women Sewing Project • St. Joseph the Worker Pastoral Centre • Upendo Intensive Vulnerable Care & Support Program • Uzima Program; Home based care for people Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs)
• Christ the King outstation • St. Joseph Nursery and Primary School * The above programs are run in collaboration with other religious congregations including Dimese and Loreto Sisters.
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Tanzania
Dodoma: Blessed Maria Ledochowska (Airport Parish) Activities/Projects Implemented The following outline the main activities/projects implemented in 2015: • New Parish Priest: on 9th August 2015, Archbishop Beatus Kinyaiya, OFM Cap., installed Fr. Eric Wanyonyi, SJ as the Parish Priest. Fr. Wanyonyi takes over from Fr. Sosthenes Luyembe, SJ who is currently on sabbatical. • Dodoma vicariate 2015 Mavuno Mass: the parish hosted 17 other parishes for the annual Mavuno event. During the event, 50% of the funds collected from the different parishes are given to the Archdiocese Treasury, while the other 50% is retained by the hosting parish. The funds collected will be used as seed funding for the construction of the new rectory for the ‘Airport parish.’
Established in 1976, the Blessed Maria-Theresa Ledochowska Parish is popularly known as ‘Kiwanja cha Ndege Parish,’ due to its proximity to the Dodoma Airport. Dodoma, the political capital of Tanzania, has a population of approximately 700,000 people. The parish serves approximately 9,000 Catholics, 40% of whom are the youth. It has a sub-parish, St. Ignatius of Loyola Sub-parish (in Miyuji South), with more than 1,700 Catholics. Currently, the parish is served with 2 Jesuit priests (two of whom are working full-time in the Parish, and one involved in the University apostolate and vocation promotions). The parish takes credit as the mother to other Jesuit Apostolates in Dodoma, namely the Jesuit Youth Centre, St. Ignatius Prep and Primary School and St. Peter Claver High School. The Parish has 46 Small Christian Communities.
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• Restructuring: in order to offer better services to the parishioners, 3 committees were restructured. The finance committee was separated from the construction committee, whereas the liturgical committee was strengthened with new members representing different groups in the parish. New members were also added to each of the committee. • Administration of Sacraments: 514 candidates were baptized, 273 received their 1st Holy Communion, and 39 others were received into the Catholic Church. In addition, 43 Catholics received the sacrament of Confirmation while 79 couples received the sacrament of Matrimony. At the St. Ignatius of Loyola Sub-Parish, 99 candidates were baptized, while 44 received their 1st Holy Communion. 11 other Catholics received the sacrament of Confirmation and 9 others received the sacrament of Matrimony.
Dar es Salaam: St. John the Baptist, Luhanga Parish
The parish, founded in the Year 2000 by Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, has approximately 7,900 faithful in 65 Small Christian Communities. As a social outreach program, the parish runs a kindergarten, primary school (Memkwa Tumaini) and a Secondary School.
male) were enrolled in the secondary school. 75% of the students enrolled for the secondary school passed their final examination.
Activities/Projects Implemented • Parish activities: 446 people were baptized in 2015, 248 received their first communion, 227 were confirmed and 36 are currently catechumens. The parish also oversaw 52 weddings. • Kindergarten, Primary & Secondary: 67 children were enrolled in the kindergarten, 37 in the primary school (19 girls, 18 boys) while 77 (42 female, 35
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Retreats & Spiritual Renewal Overview:
‘[The Spiritual Exercises]…have transformed many hearts and many lives, and have been the source of important social and cultural change.’ Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, SJ, (former Superior General, in his letter to friends and Colleagues of the Society of Jesus, Rome, September 27, 1991) “The history of the Jesuits has its beginnings in the Spiritual Exercises which St. Ignatius and his companions went through (GC31, Decree 1). Our two formal retreat centers i.e. Galilee Centre in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia and Mwangaza in Nairobi, Kenya are established in view of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises and retreatants can choose to engage in an 8 days or 30 days retreat. Programs on Retreat Direction and Spiritual Renewal are also offered to those wishing to be retreat guides or spiritual directors.
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Kenya
Nairobi: Mwangaza Jesuit Spirituality Centre has 7 full-time retreat guides (3 religious sisters and 4 Jesuits) and 18 support staff. Moreover, the Centre counts on 10 external qualified retreat guides, all formed at Mwangaza, at different times during the year.
Activities/Projects Implemented
Mwangaza Jesuit Spiritual Centre was founded in 1979 as a house of prayer. The Centre mainly specializes in guided retreat programs and formation courses based on Ignatian Spirituality. The Centre puts a strong emphasis on the integral human formation and empowerment of church personnel especially laity. To this end, Mwangaza has increased the number of full-time qualified Jesuit staff and engaged in the formation of associate staff members who assist the Centre in guiding retreats and formation programs. Furthermore, the Centre liaises with ZAIDI Centre and the Christian Life Community; these two organizations share Ignatian Spirituality as well as the Jesuit mission in Africa, and are mainly concerned with the empowerment of the laity in the Catholic Church and civil society. The Centre’s mission is to help people discover the living God present and active in their daily lives. Set in a serene location, the Centre offers one-on-one accompaniment and guide people in prayer. Programs aim at facilitating a direct encounter with Jesus, in the Scriptures, who calls each one to share in His mission of love, justice and reconciliation in the African context. Presently, Mwangaza can accommodate 55 guests. It
• Retreats: the Centre offered 2 thirty-day retreats with 58 people in attendance. 1,123 additional retreatants took part in 26 eight-day personally guided retreats, 6 eight-day thematic retreats, one 6-day retreat to priests, one 6 day retreat in Italian, and 3 week-end recollections. 1,017 other people took part in a ‘Day of recollection.’ • Certificate Courses: 244 participants took part in four 5-day blocks of the second year of the Spiritual Guides Certificate Course, jointly offered by Hekima University College and Mwangaza Retreat Centre, and four 5-day-block course for Training of Ignatian Retreat Guides. In addition, a 5-day seminar about Ignatian Spirituality was offered to Mwangaza Associate staff. 14 other participants took part in a 6-month Integral human Development Course. • Building/Maintenance: renovations on the round Chapel of Compassion, carpeting of Manresa Chapel, re-structuring of offices, meeting rooms and toilets in Xavier House were carried out. Two corridors in Manresa house were also tiled and the employees’ quarters renovated into 6 selfcontained apartments. Indigenous trees were planted and the ‘Way of the Cross’ extended. The Labyrinth was also remade and an access path added. • Easier management and online access: a hotel management software was acquired to streamline bookings and to record data and statistics on Centre’s operations. A new website for the Centre www.mwangazajesuits.org was created.
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Ethiopia
Debre Zeit: Galilee Centre Activities/Projects Implemented • Training courses: the Centre offered different training courses for Spiritual Directors and another on Pastoral methodology. The training for Spiritual Directors was structured around 11 weekends. On the other hand, the Pastoral Methodology Course, also called LUMKO, was held in consultation with the Bishops and CMRS superiors.
Galilee Centre is located in the small town of Debre Zeit, which is about 45 kilometers from Addis Ababa. The Centre is on the edge of a beautiful crater lake facing a magnificent mountain. Its surroundings are inviting and very conducive to silence, study and reflection. Galilee’s location in the geographical Centre of the country and its vicinity to the capital makes it an easy meeting point for pastoral agents coming from different regions of the country. Established by the Society of Jesus in 1975, the Centre has been rendering its services to the Catholic Church and non-confessional groups in Ethiopia. It is run in collaboration with the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Sisters, who are in charge of the daily administration. Galilee Centre is the only institution of its kind in Ethiopia. Although it is canonically dependent on the Archdiocese of Addis Ababa, the Centre is considered by the Bishops of Ethiopia as a Catholic national institution at the service of the whole Church in the country. Religious congregations and vicariates have yearly retreats for their religious and diocesan priests at the Centre, and other Christian Churches use the Centre for their prayer and seminars.
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• Christian Formation: the Centre organized 7 weekends of Christian formation for 143 youths and University students. This initiative, started in 2001, gives the youth a taste of interior prayer and an opportunity to enjoy the gift of silence. • Retreats: 4 weekend retreats were organized for 63 seminarians. The ongoing program helps the seminarians to discover personal prayer and the benefits of being accompanied in prayer. It also helps them later on in spiritual direction. In addition, 2 weekend retreats were held for 34 religious with the First profession and Sisters studying Theology, and one other held for 19 novices. • One preached retreat and 5 individually guided 8-day retreats were given to 73 retreatants. 95 retreatants took part in an 8-day guided retreats, while 32 others took themselves through an 8 day retreat. 148 other individuals took part in days of recollection. • Other events: The Conference of Major Religious Superiors (CMRS) in Ethiopia organized an 8-day Retreat for religious and one workshop for formators. The Centre also hosted the yearly retreat for the priest of the Archdiocese of Addis Ababa, the Vicariate Apostolic of Harar, Nekemte, and the Emdibir priests, as well as the Soddo and JimmaBonga.
Financial Review Introduction:
Funding Received
In 2015, a total of EUR 1,691,343 was raised through the Province Development Office to support the projects in AOR. Although a slight drop from the EUR 1,880,639 raised in 2014 was realized, much was accomplished.
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17%
Majority of these funds are allocated to our education ministries to facilitate the construction of facilities such as classrooms, laboratories, libraries and dormitories amongst other projects. The report outlined below indicates grants received through the Development Office. Grants sent directly to the projects are therefore not captured herein.
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10%
Funding by source
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Entreculturas
ERKO
FACSI
Gifts
Independent
Jesuit Provinces
Figure 1.1 shows the main sources of grants received in 2015. 51% of the total funding received was from Jesuit sources (Jesuit mission offices and Jesuit provinces). As indicated in the pie chart, 21% of the funding received are gifts sent to support the various projects in the Province. There was an increase in the funding sent by FACSI from 8.89% in 2014 to 17% in 2015.
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Fig 1.1
Jesuit Mission Offices
Funding per country Figure 1.2 shows comparative percentages of how much was received for the missions in the 5 countries of the Province. Note that Sudan is not included in the graph below since the Province is currently operating there through the Jesuit Refugee Service.
Funding distribution per country Funding distribution per country 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
2014 2015
Ethiopia
Kenya
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Fig 1.2
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Kenya, as the administrative Centre for the Jesuits in Eastern Africa, received the highest allocation of the funds at 61% (an increase from 37% received in 2014). These were used for formation of Jesuits, spiritual ministry, Monitoring and Evaluation, and administration of the projects. Ethiopia on the other hand received 5% (a slight increase from the 2% received in 2014) of the total funds, toward the establishment of Abay Mado Catholic Academy in Bahir Dar. In contrast, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda experienced about 9% decrease in funding (17%, 3%, 14% respectively, compared to 21%, 11% and 29% respectively in 2014) in 2015.
Funding Mission
distribution
Figure 1.3 illustrates the distribution of the funds received to the various missions including but not limited to education, spirituality, pastoral work, social justice and sustainable agriculture. 45.54% of the funds (a 12.75% decrease compared to 2014 allocation) were allocated to the education projects in the Province. Kenya received 36%, Uganda 23.95%, South Sudan 28.93% and Ethiopia 11.15%. Monitoring and Evaluation and administration, Peace & Social justice, sustainable agriculture and spirituality each received at least 3% less funding in 2015 compared to 2014.
Funding distribution 4.77% 4.77%
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2.57% 2.16%
M & E, Administration Education Gifts & Grants Other Missions
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45.54%
Peace & Social Justice Spirituality Sustainable Agriculture
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by Apostolate/
gratitude As we continue counting our blessings, we would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to you, our friend, partner, collaborator and benefactor for your generosity, prayers and ongoing support towards the realization of Jesuits’ mission in Eastern Africa. Your invaluable contribution has brought change to the lives of students, parents, parishioners and communities. Kindly use the contacts provided in this publication to support any of our ministries.
List of Partners & Collaborators N/B:Includes donations received directly to in-country projects, via the Development office and the AOR Province. List also includes material, financial and in-kind donations. Individuals
Organizations 1. Addis Ababa Archdiocesan Justice and Peace Desk 2. Aid to the Church in Need 3. Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) 4. Capuchin Institute of Philosophy and Theology (CIPT), Ethiopia 5. Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) 6. Conference of Major Religious Superiors (CMRS), Ethiopia 7. DKA 8. Entreculturas 9. ERKO 10. Fairfield University, Connecticut, USA 11. FACSI 12. Holy See - Apostolic Nunciature, Kenya 13. Jesuit Provinces (Wisconsin, Chicago-Detroit, Canada, North Belgian & Irish)
14. Jesuit Mission Offices (UK, Ireland, Austrian, German, Belgium, Slovakia) 15. JESAM Development Office 16. St. Laurentius Parish, Flawil 17. Little Brothers of the Gospel, Belgium 18. Local Parish community 19. MAGIS 20. Maltese Jesuit province 21. Missio-Aachen 22. Missio Munich 23. Misean Cara 24. Our Lady Queen of Peace Foundation of Canada 25. Pontificium Opus a Propagatione Fidei 26. Stem Van Afrika (SVA) 27. UNHCR 28. USAID’s Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (USAID/ASHA) 29. Xavier network
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Anne and Javier Beth and joel DeBlock Doherty Family Dubai couple Independent & Private donors 6. Jack and Mary Paquette 7. Mr. John Mugo & Family 8. Dr. Massimo 9. Parents of students & partners of Jesuit schools in East Africa 10. Ms. Ruth, St. Laurentius Parish, Flawil
Donations in Kind 1. Local Parish communities 2. Jesuit Collaborators 3. Friends of Jesuit Communities
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Kenya: Jesuit Development Office Loyola House P.O. Box 21399, 00505, Ngong’ Road, Nairobi (+254 20) 387 0436 Info.aor@gmail.com www.easternafricajesuits.org
Uganda: Jesuit Development Office Xavier House P.O. Box 7310, Kampala, Uganda (+256) 414 510 340 Info.aor@gmail.com www.easternafricajesuits.org
Tanzania: Jesuit Development Office P.O. Box 1140, Dar-es Salaam (+255)787824816/765914276 Info.aor@gmail.com www.easternafricajesuits.org
Ethiopia: Jesuit Development Office P.O. Box 30105, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (+251)11 123 6650 Info.aor@gmail.com www.easternafricajesuits.org
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