Sister Yvette and Sister Caroline – Buta (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
PROJECT 40-41 of 72
MISSION
Location
Diocese
Bondo
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Continent
Africa
GPS coordinates
3.81673 23.69695
Time zone
UTC+1
CONGREGATION
Congregation
Motherhouse
Bondo
Diocese
Bondo
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Continent
Africa
Congregation Feast Day
Feast of Christ the King
GPS coordinates
3.81673 23.69695
Time zone
UTC+1
Contact person
Sister Yvette and Sister Caroline
Mother General
Sister Caroline Wongba Yabusa
TRAINING ORGANISATION
Location
Genoa (GE)
Country
Italy
Continent
Europe
GPS coordinates
44.43144 8.76452
Time zone
UTC+1
Start date
08/10/2022
End date
May 2023
Tutor
Mirko Denti
REAL SPACE
Project manager
Sister Yvette and Sister Caroline
Start date
January 2023
Type
Agriculture
Project
It was not easy to determine which project would be suitable for the area where Sister Yvette and Sister Caroline live. Following several discussions with the Mother General and a local technician, the Congregation chose to pursue an agricultural project to improve nutrition while supporting the local population. In agreement with the Institute, it was decided that once the first project had proven successful, a second would be launched.
Sister Yvette and Sister Caroline arrived in Italy in October 2022. The sisters, from the Congolese Congregation of Jesus the Educator, also have a community in Italy, in the province of Genoa, which made their integration into the Misericordia easier and reduced the language barrier.
The young volunteers of Misericordia di Ponente Soccorso welcomed the sisters with great enthusiasm. They showed them care and attention, the result of careful and thorough preparation for the HIC SUM project. Sister Yvette and Sister Caroline took part in the association’s life, enriching it with their testimony of life and faith. They attended various courses, including sewing, cooking lessons, first aid and DIY. In November of the same year, they took part in a month-long training course on the Works of Mercy organised and promoted by spazio + spadoni in Loppiano.
The sisters return to Buta, in the Diocese of Bondo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 2 May 2023
Timeline
2021
February | Start of relationship with the Misericordia
spazio + spadoni makes its first contacts with Misericordia di Ponente Soccorso
March | Start of relationship with the Congregation
spazio + spadoni begins collaborating with the Sisters of Jesus the Educator
2022
15-16-17.05 | Meeting with the Mother General
Sister Julienne, the Superior General at the time, visits spazio + spadoni at its San Cerbone headquarters in Lucca.
07-11.09 | Convention Fare Spazio al Coraggio
Sister Baldovina and Misericordia di Ponente Soccorso take part in the Convention created and promoted by spazio + spadoni at the Convento di San Cerbone (LU)
08.10 | Sisters’ arrival
Sister Yvette and Sister Caroline arrive in Italy and begin training at Misericordia di Ponente Soccorso
02.11 | Training
They begin the Community of Sant'Egidio's Italian course
21.11-16.12 | Training
Sister Yvette and Sister Caroline take part in the training course on the Works of Mercy and the Economy of Communion in Loppiano (FI)
2023
01.05 | First funding disbursed
Misericordia di Ponente Soccorso assumed responsibility for funding the first year planned for the implementation of the Social Enterprise's activities
02.05 | Sisters’ departure
Sister Yvette and Sister Caroline return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2025
08.05 | Meeting with the Mother General
During the UISG Assembly's proceedings in Rome, spazio + spadoni meets the new Mother General, Sister Caroline
Project evaluations
All evaluations
- October 2021
The Congregation and spazio + spadoni consider how to structure a HIC SUM project. - May 2022
Arrangements for welcoming the sisters are organised with the Misericordia Ponente Soccorso. - June 2022
The project is assessed with the sisters and the Misericordia present. - February 2023
Submission of a draft agricultural project. - April 2023
The agricultural project is discussed by spazio + spadoni, the Misericordia, the Congregation and Boris, an expert in project planning. - April 2023
The agricultural project is discussed by spazio + spadoni, the Misericordia, the Congregation and Boris, an expert in project planning. - May 2023
Monitoring.
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