Justice and solidarity
Training in psychosocial support
In agreement with the National Conference of Major Superiors of Cameroon, the Association Foi et Justice organised a training session for religious and lay people from the ecclesiastical province of Garoua with a view to strengthening their capacities in psychosocial...
Children in distress and… celebration!
In the town of Maroua, capital of Cameroon's Far North region, the number of children living on the streets is rising sharply. There are several reasons for this. In addition to difficult family situations - children fleeing violence and ill-treatment by their...
Echoes of visits…
Nancy, Mercedes, Rosita, María, Violeta, Lucy… : these are names that are always in our emotions and our memories of a shared life of welcome, meeting and joy; names we repeat and repetitions that unite us. Because of forced absences for health or other reasons, as...
The CHASKA Institution and its activities
CHASKA is a community education centre that trains parents and young people in a number of areas: animal husbandry, agriculture and life skills. CHASKA also provides educational support for children. This year, we were visited by young volunteers from France who, with...
World Disability Day
3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year, 2024, a celebration was held for us on that day at St Mary's Rehabilitation and Development Centre in Ipetumodu, Nigeria, under the leadership of the owner of the noble institution, Bishop...
The ballad of words…
A look at the friendly Secours Catholique group in Flers - a French town in the Normandy region where I am involved - which decided to change its activity: instead of ‘reupholstering furniture’, it wanted to do theatre! It took us the whole year... The group is Eric,...
To each his own… My share has come!
Closing the end of the year full of hope and expectation: that was both the feeling and the conviction we felt when we received the sewing machines on 3 July 2024! These gifts from Codas-Caritas of the Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo in Cameroon are a concrete expression of...
Promotion of young women
Friday 31 May 2024 was a day of celebration at the Centre de Promotion de la Jeune Fille (CPJF) in Touloum, a town in Cameroon's Far North region: we were delighted to celebrate the completion of several girls' training by holding a ceremony to award them their...
Recognition and gratitude
As part of the jubilee year marking 70 years of the presence of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Cameroon, a pilgrimage and a Mass of thanksgiving were organised on Thursday 30 May in honour of Sister Anne-Marie VOLANT and of all the missionary Daughters of the...
A special day with children
Cameroon. On 25 May 2024, together with other people of goodwill, we organised a day of friendship with disabled children, nursery school children and children from Group II primary school in Touloum -Touloum is a commune in Cameroon's Far North region-. The theme of...
Our projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
PERU
Help with activities at a community center in Huaura - Peru. A Huaura community center regularly welcomes elderly people to spend time together and engage in income-generating activities: making bags or purses, woolen flowers, dolls, shawls and scarves... The Huaura...
NIGERIA
Purchase of a knitting machine for the Renée BUREL Center in Ilesa The Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Nigeria is committed to providing training services to the poor in and around Ilesa. After the closure of the Stephen Social Center, Ilaje,...
CAMEROON
Support for displaced families in Far North Cameroon For some years now, the Koza pastoral zone in Cameroon’s Far North has been plagued by violence of all kinds. With the repeated attacks of Boko Haram, the precariousness of the populations is very visible....
BURKINA FASO
Project for the partial renovation of the Postulate henhouse in Diébougou The Postulate of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Burkina Faso is located in Diébougou, in the southwest of the country. It is a formation center for young girls seeking to give meaning to...
JNVIC
VERNOTTE Marie Paule
Religious Name : Sister Marie-Thérèse Year of religious profession : 1953 Date and place of birth: 6 December 1926, Saint-Aubin (39) Date and place of death: Wednesday 19 February 2025, in Lons-le-Saunier, EHPAD Maison François d'Assise Age: 99 Date and place of...
LE HENAFF Thérèse
Religious Name: Sister Thérèse de Saint-Louis Year of religious profession: 1959 Place of birth: Plogonnec (29) Date and place of death: Tuesday 18 February at Sainte-Anne d'Auray Ker-Anna/Lann Eol Retirement Home Community Age: 86 Date and place of funeral: Friday...
GEFFROY Denise
Name of religious: Sister Marie-Joseph Lucienne Year of religious profession: 1954 Age: 95 Place and date of birth: born in Plufur (22), on 31 December 1930 Date of death: Wednesday 12 February 2025 Date and place of funeral: Saturday 15 February at 10am, in...
Gospel – Prophecy – Hope
On the initiative of Father Marivin, parish priest of Vannes cathedral - a city in Brittany, France - the religious men and women of the Vannes-Arradon deanery were invited to gather at the Collège de Saint-François-Xavier to celebrate the day of 2 February (the...
Gratitude to our partners
In Chile, the group of Associates in Antofagasta, of which I am a member, is for me an example of faith, commitment, perseverance, joy and love. For years, we've asked each other ‘What an example are those who are ill and who faithfully attend the monthly meetings?’...
Jubilee of consecrated life in Peru
Hope, a light that transfigures our paths! On 2 February, we had the great joy of celebrating together at national level, in Lima Cathedral, the Eucharist of the Jubilee of Consecrated Life. By entering the Holy Door and carrying out the other acts foreseen for this...
Consecrated Life Day in the Diocese of Oyo, Nigeria
The celebration of consecrated men and women was instituted by Pope John Paul II in 1997. This celebration is associated with the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2, day which, with candles, presents Christ as the Light of the whole world. The...
JAMET Emilienne
Religious Name: Sister Gabrielle de Saint Paul Year of religious profession: 1946 Date and place of birth: Cruguel (56) Age: 98 ans Date and place of death: Thursday 30 January in Saint-Brieuc Date and place of funeral: Tuesday 4 February at 2.30pm, in Saint-Brieuc,...
Inauguration of the renovated EHPAD nursing home
The invitation to the inauguration of the Maison-Mère EHPAD (home for the elderly and dependent) in Saint-Brieuc, France, came both from the Congregation, via the Superior General, and from the ‘Jeanne Guernion’ Association, via Mr Le Goff, President. Is 4 years a...
Training in psychosocial support
In agreement with the National Conference of Major Superiors of Cameroon, the Association Foi et Justice organised a training session for religious and lay people from the ecclesiastical province of Garoua with a view to strengthening their capacities in psychosocial...