Sr. Scholastica Achinkumbur sings for the pupils at St. Vincent’s Centre for Inclusive Education, run by the Daughters of Charity in Uyo, the state capital of Akwa Ibom in Southern Nigeria. (Kelechukwu Iruoma)

Sisters bring inclusive education to children with and without disabilities

Nov 5, 2020

At St. Vincent's Centre for Inclusive Education in Nigeria, sisters provide education to children with disabilities, combining pupils with and without disabilities in classrooms with two teachers per class.

A booklet made in honor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Sr. Henrietta Alokha, who died rescuing students of the Bethlehem Girls College after a massive March 15 gas explosion in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria (Kelechukwu Iruoma)

Nigerian Air Force honors sister who sacrificed her life to rescue students

Jul 2, 2020

Bethlehem Girls College Principal Sr. Henrietta Alokha's quick action led to the rescue of many students from a gas explosion that left 17 people dead, including Alokha, in the Lagos suburb Abule Ado in March.

Sisters of Medical Missionaries of Mary provide free surgery to fistula patients

World
Feb 13, 2020

In Nigeria, many women suffer with untreated fistula. The Medical Missionaries of Mary run a fistula hospital that treats hundreds each year and provides reconstructive operations at no cost.