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The Hidden Consequences of Covid-19: Increase of Child Labour
In various countries around the world, minors have been considered “spared” by COVID-19: it is also for this reason, that they are put to work instead of adults.
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SMA Monthly News (May)
Welcome once again to our monthly magazine looking at SMA activities around the world.In this Edition, we will go to:Ghana: “Hope for Life” Redinamization Project with the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church (SMMC)Kenya: Opening of a New Mission in Namoruputh in the Diocese of LodwarPhilippines: Relocation of the SMA Formation House in the…
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SEASPIRACY, or the question of sustainable fishing
We celebrated in April 22, Earth Day; a day dedicated to support the protection of the environment. It is a day called to raise awareness in each one of us, not only because we care about the natural world, but also because we live in it. It is in this context that we…
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125 Years Church of Côte d’ivoire: the Blood of the Martyrs
The beginnings of evangelization in Côte d’Ivoire were promising. In 4 years, 7 missions and 7 schools were created. In 1898, the OLA Sisters arrived. The mission of the Ivory Coast is thus definitely founded.But the beginnings of this evangelization were also laborious.Missionaries were quickly confronted with disease and death.
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SMA International News of April
Here we are again with a new episode of our SMA monthly news.In this episode, we will go to Liberia, to meet Father Gary Henkins and the blind people of Bomi County; Then we will go to Tanzania, to discover the Tanga project; And we will end in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the formation house of…
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Mission experience of Fr. Evantus, SMA
Fr. Evantus is an SMA missionary who has been in South Africa for over 20 years; and that, since his ordination in 1999.Fr. Evantus is from Nigeria. In this interview, he gives us an insight on certain certain areas of his missionary activity.
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SMA International News of March
Welcome back once again to this edition of SMA International News. We will cover events surrounding the conflict of Central African Republic; then we will look at the ongoing developments on the issue of human trafficking; and we willl have a look at the celebration of Ash Wednesday and lent in Ireland in…
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125 years of the Church of Côte d’ivoire_Ep. 2: Landing and Primary Expansions
On October 28, 1895, Fathers Alexandre Hamard and Émile Bonhomme landed in Grand Bassam, sent by Father Augustin Planque, Superior General of the Society of African Missions, for a teaching mission.
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A Sabbath day at the heart of the Desert
“When the eyes have nothing left to cling to the essentials may appear.” On Saturday 13th February 2021, Michel Cartateguy – former Archbishop of Niamey, Niger – led a day of recollection with the theme; “a Sabbath day at the heart of the desert,” for the 17 SMA Fathers from 8 different countries who live…
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Islam Radicalism in Kenya And What the Local Islamic Community Is Doing to Curb It.
Many people often ask what Muslims and their community are doing in the face of rising radicalism and extremism within the Islamic world. We can take the example of what is happening in Kenya. Religion is extremely important in the cultural, social, and political life of Kenyans. The Kenyan society is religiously plural with a…
SOCIETY OF AFRICAN MISSIONS
