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Throughout Africa, many Catholic Sisters are dedicated to protecting the environment through innovative projects like...
Sr. Yvette Sam's closed loop recycling project in Cameroon that increases food production, manages waste and lifts the economic burden from her community.
Sr. Mary Lucy Afful started the Louisville Filtered Water Project following a major cholera outbreak that threatened the lives of thousands in Kumasi, Ghana. She used her ASEC education to secure grants to start the project - and there hasn't been a single cholera outbreak in Kumasi since.
Sr. Jane Perpetual Chitete teaches women how to make their own firewood briquettes from sawdust and water - so they no longer cut down trees. Her innovative solution combats deforestation in Malawi where firewood (used for heat + cooking) is in short supply.
And more...
Read all about these projects here --> http://asec-sldi.org/footprints
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