Their mission is to bring the Compassion of Christ by serving the people of God - the poor all over the world.
They were founded on 7th October 1937 by Archbishop Charles Heerey CSSP an Irish missionary who worked and died in Nigeria.
The sisters work in schools, hospitals, nursing homes they do pastoral services and other works of charity. One of the many services is to the disabled. They provide support for physical and mental needs in a secure environment, with basic education to improve the future for the disabled and the way disability is regarded in the community.
CHALLENGE
It is very common in Africa for people who have a disability to be discriminated against and made to feel invisible, ignored or abandoned especially in poor communities where the family simply don't understand how to support their child in such a condition.
SOLUTION
They provide humanitarian services in healthcare, physiotherapy, food, music, crafts, and sports to enhance the young people's standard of life in our home and outreach day projects. They also teach parents how to care for a disabled child, to live a healthy well nourished lifestyle so they can pass what they learn on to others in the community.
This is just a little snapshot of the many works they do.
Their e-mail address is: immaculateheartofmarypdo@gmail.com
Link to make donation: http://caringaid.org
