Ministries in Uganda
Sisters of the Holy Cross sponsored ministries:
Holy Cross Family Centre Education Unit
Kirinda, Uganda
Historically, the education unit was a program for women directed toward self-sufficiency. With the advent of free primary education in Uganda, the need for this program declined. In 2008 the Moreau Nursery School in Kirinda was begun, and a primary unit was started in 2009. Sister Stella Maris Kunihira is now the headmistress of the Moreau Nursery and Primary School. Currently, there are 112 students enrolled from nursery and kindergarten through primary grade 3. Sister Lilian Briege Awino is director of the sewing project at the center.
Holy Cross Family Centre Health Unit
Kirinda, Uganda
A multifaceted health center recognized by the government of Uganda, the health unit provides outpatient, maternity and postnatal care for all who come to the center. In addition, it provides outreach services in the adjacent villages, including immunizations and AIDS counseling. Sister Daisy Kabuleeta is the health unit’s director.
CSC Fund/Ministry With the Poor grant recipients
for 2011-2012:
Moreau Nursery and Primary School
Fort Portal, Uganda
Sister Edith Tumuhimbise received funding to help pay school expenses such as salaries, textbooks, scholarships, food and furniture. |
Sister Edith Tumuhimbise with children |
Program for Capacity Building on Child Trafficking and Youth Empowerment and Survival
Fort Portal, Uganda
Sister Lilian Briege Awino received funding to work with Rural Development Initiative (RUDI) in Kenya to eliminate child trafficking and educate the community in order to secure a better future.
St. Paul's National Seminary Library
Fort Portal, Uganda
Sister Lillian Sullivan received funding to defray renewal costs of periodicals for the library, which is used extensively by the staff, student body, 19 dioceses of Uganda and some neighboring countries.
Holy Cross Family Health Unit
Jinja, Uganda
Sister Angelica Birungi received funding to purchase equipment and medicines, as well as materials for HIV/AIDS ministry. She also received funds to assist with school tuition fees for three young girls from families burdened by HIV/AIDS.
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To read more about the sisters’ educational ministry in Uganda, see Lake View Senior Secondary School and Saint Andrew’s Primary School, Fort Portal, Jinja.