Catholic and Muslim communities come together in love
November 2025 – Sister Magdalene (Meg) Umoh shares a reflection on ministering with the people of Sierra Leone, particularly among the youth at the University of Makeni.
November 2025 – Sister Magdalene (Meg) Umoh shares a reflection on ministering with the people of Sierra Leone, particularly among the youth at the University of Makeni.
August 2025 -Sister Beatrice Ortserga shares her experience of living the Vowed Life in ministry and in community.
May 2025 – Sister Maureen Wekesa reflects on ministering as a pilgrim of hope, sharing her love, faith and hope, making Christ visible by her very being.
February 2025 – As a young sister, Sister Cecilia Muunda Mwende reflects on her experiences of vowed life as a journey of commitment and availability to God’s daily call in His mission. She is a member of Soma community and a teacher in Notre Dame School, Soma – The Gambia. Vowed life has helped her to follow Christ in the Spirit of Blessed Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger, our Foundress.
December 2024 – In gratitude, the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Nigeria on Saturday the 7th of December, celebrated the perpetual profession of vows of Sister Esther Peter Bassey, and 50 years of SSND presence in Nigeria presided by the bishop of Ikot Ekpene, Most Rev. Camillus Raymond Umoh. The theme of the celebration was ‘Grateful for God’s faithfulness, we honour the past and reignite the fire for the future.’
October 2024 – Saturday 26th October, 2024 was indeed a great day in the history of our SSND mission in Ghana:the celebration of perpetual profession of vows of Sister Emelia Agana Ayambire and the Golden Jubilee of SSND presence in Ghana. This celebration was held at St. Sylvanus Catholic Church, Pokuase, Accra, Ghana. and the theme was ‘Enabling Persons to bear fruits for Development through Transformative Education.’
August 2024 – The School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) live and minister in five countries on the African continent: Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. Alumni, colleagues and friends share their personal stories of how SSND have impacted their lives.
June 2024 – For Martha Mendy, working with the School Sisters of Notre Dame was a great opportunity for collaboration and giving back to the Notre Dame School, Soma in The Gambia, for the significant impact the sisters made in her life. The experiences have called her to avail herself to be a positive influence to others.
May 2024 – Sisters in Sierra Leone celebrate 50th anniversary of SSND presence in Sierra Leone, by “Honoring the past and moving into the future with joyful hope.”
January 2024 – Sister Stellamaris Syombuaa shares a reflection on her ministry after novitiate at St. Mary’s Nyabururu Girls Boarding Primary School in Kenya.