Americas
23 nations
We have 4,188 Sisters working in 524 communities in 23 countries in the Americas.
In 1877 the Institute crossed the ocean to America with its' first missionary expedition to Montevideo in Uruguay. It was indeed an extraordinary achievement at such a short time since the foundation in 1872.
We have 4,188 Sisters working in 524 communities in 23 countries in the Americas.
In 1877 the Institute crossed the ocean to America with its' first missionary expedition to Montevideo in Uruguay. It was indeed an extraordinary achievement at such a short time since the foundation in 1872.
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types of service- Teaching in schools at various levels
- After school activities involving study and recreation - Evening school for the poor - Oratories and youth centers - Promotional and professional centres - Mission centers in the villages among the indigenous people - Communities inserted in slums and on the outskirts of big cities - Shelter homes for the street children - Our presence in the social administrative structure for the defending of rights of youth and women - Caring for the elderly and building clinics - Teaching in private parish and public schools at every level |