Sister Marie Jacqueline – Kisangani (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
PROJECT 34 of 72
MISSION
Location
Diocese
Kisangani
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Continent
Africa
GPS coordinates
0.51885 25.19916
Time zone
UTC+2
CONGREGATION
Congregation
Motherhouse
Bunia
Diocese
Bunia
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Continent
Africa
Congregation Feast Day
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
GPS coordinates
1.57466 30.24190
Time zone
UTC+2
Contact person
Sister Catherine
Mother General
Sister Justine Vive Dyosi
TRAINING ORGANISATION
Location
Villanova Monteleone (SS)
Country
Italy
Continent
Europe
GPS coordinates
40.50184 8.47684
Time zone
UTC+1
Start date
03/05/2022
End date
November 2022
Tutor
Raimondo Palomba
REAL SPACE
Project manager
Sister Catherine
Start date
19 April 2023
Type
Palm oil production
Although the sisters initially considered opening a small bakery, as the months passed and after a more detailed study of the local area, they decided to focus on palm oil production. Production and sales, funded by spazio + spadoni, have begun and are delivering the expected results.
Sister Marie Jacqueline of the Sœurs Servantes de Jésus is a Congolese religious sister who arrived in Italy in May 2022 to carry out the HIC SUM project at Misericordia di Villanova Monteleone, in Sardinia. She shared her training period at the Misericordia with another Congolese sister from a different Congregation. Before starting the project, Sister Marie Jacqueline had begun studying Italian, which made it easier for her to integrate into the community.
In November 2022, she returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the Diocese of Kisangani, where the sisters have served in education and healthcare since 1979. They carry out apostolate, especially in the prison, and work in the fields.
In 2026, Sister Marie Jacqueline is transferred to a new community in the Diocese of Mahagi–Nioka, and Sister Catherine takes over the project in Kisangani.
Learn more Sister Marie Jacqueline at work between HIC SUM and OPERA M In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Kisangani, the Spazio + Spadoni Forum on the Works of Mercy DRC: A mini oil mill takes shape in Kisangani The Congregation Des Soeurs Servantes De Jesus Remembers Bishop Matthysen
Timeline
2022
30.04 | Meeting with the Mother General
spazio + spadoni meets Sister Justine, Mother General of the Sœurs Servantes de Jésus, in Rome
03.05 | Sister’s arrival
Sister Marie Jacqueline arrives in Italy, welcomed by Misericordia di Villanova Monteleone
06-09.06 | Training
spazio + spadoni technical training at the Convento di San Cerbone (LU)
07-11.09 | Convention Fare Spazio al Coraggio
Sister Marie Jacqueline takes part in the Convention created and promoted by spazio + spadoni at the Convento di San Cerbone (LU)
02.11 | Sister’s departure
Sister Marie Jacqueline returns to Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2023
19.04 | First funding disbursed
The funding is intended for clearing the land and paying the workers
04.07 | Second funding disbursed
The funding is intended for the purchase of machinery, including the oil extractor
2024
01.06 | Technical visit by spazio + spadoni
Rodrigue, as the linker for the Congo, visits Sister Marie Jacqueline’s community to monitor the project and prepare the Forum on the riEvoluzione of the Works of Mercy
18-20.09 | Kisangani Forum
The Forum on the riEvoluzione of the Works of Mercy is held in the Diocese of Kisangani, and Sister Marie Jacqueline takes part in the event's organisation
2026
July | Sister’s transfer
Sister Marie Jacqueline is transferred to a community in the Diocese of Mahagi–Nioka, and Sister Catherine takes over the coordination of the project in Kisangani.
Project evaluations
All evaluations
- January 2022
An initial project draft is submitted. The sisters had originally proposed establishing a small bakery. - June 2022
Assessment of the practical feasibility of the bakery. - November 2022
Submission of a new project. - January 2023
Submission of the business plan. - May 2023
Monitoring. - June 2023
Production begins, with 125 litres of palm oil produced. - June 2023
Submission of a cost estimate for the well. - September 2023
Monitoring. - March 2024
Monitoring of the Social Enterprise and planning of work on the Works of Mercy – OPERA M.
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