{"id":63090,"date":"2026-05-15T15:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/nigeria-africa-progetto-5-di-72\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:28:31","slug":"nigeria-africa-project-5-of-72","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/en\/hic-sum\/nigeria-africa-project-5-of-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria \u2013 Africa | Project #5 of 72"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sister Justina – Omagba Onitsha (Nigeria)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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PROJECT 5 of 72<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MISSION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omagba Onitsha<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omagba Onitsha<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Country<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.13218 6.79192<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CONGREGATION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Congregation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Motherhouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onitsha<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Country<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Congregation feast day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Feast of the Annunciation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.17553 7.72157<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact person<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Justina<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mother General<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Germaine Ocansey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hhcj.it<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TRAINING ORGANISATION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misericordia Castelnuovo Garfagnana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Castelnuovo Garfagnana – Lucca<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Italy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

44.10383 10.40485<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Start date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11\/01\/2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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End date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tutor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olivetta<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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REAL SPACE<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Project manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Justina<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Start date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Type<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pane di Misericordia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/strong> From the outset, Sister Justina was determined to undertake fish-farming activities, a choice also driven by the extensive experience she had gained in this field in the Nigerian community where she lived before coming to Italy for the project.<\/strong> Despite her strong motivation, the project encountered several implementation difficulties due to local conditions, both in sourcing materials and in maintaining regular communication.<\/strong> On 11 March 2021, drawing also on the knowledge acquired during her training in Italy, Sister Justina revived the market in the Nigerian town, enabling local people to resume small-scale trading activities to support themselves.<\/strong> Nevertheless, through consistency and perseverance, Sister Justina established the fish-farming social enterprise with financial support from spazio + spadoni. The enterprise moved with her to Sister Justina\u2019s new community.<\/strong> Sister Justina belongs to the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus. After completing eight months of training at the Misericordia di Castelnuovo Garfagnana (LU), she returned to Nunya, Nigeria, in the Diocese of Okigwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four other sisters live with her and engage in farming and livestock rearing despite the difficulty of obtaining water. They also run a school attended by about 300 children. In 2023, Sister Justina was transferred to a new community at Omagba Onitsha Parish in Anambra State, Nigeria, where more water is available for fish farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the possibility of building a well was assessed, it proved unfeasible because of the difficult terrain. Sister Justina launched the social enterprise in the final months of 2022, with water supplied through a connection to a private water network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, the sister was transferred to another community, and the growing fish-farming project moved with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more<\/strong> After HIC SUM, a beautiful journey in the Misericordia<\/a> The life story of Mother Mary Charles Magdalen Walker<\/a> Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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19.08 | Start of the relationship<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration begins between Spazio Spadoni and the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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11.01 | Sister\u2019s arrival<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Justina is accompanied to the Misericordia di Castelnuovo Garfagnana and, a few days after arriving, begins studying Italian with the volunteers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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23.07 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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6-11.09 | Convention Fare Spazio alla Reciprocit\u00e0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Justina takes part in the Spazio Spadoni Convention held at the Convent of San Cerbone (LU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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21.10 | Project training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The training took place at the Convent of San Cerbone (LU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10.11 | Sister\u2019s departure<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Justina returns to Nunya, Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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22.02 | First funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding is intended to cover the cost of assessing the land for the construction of a well and the subsequent launch of fish farming. The tanks, fish and feed were also purchased<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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01 | Start of production<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

About 3,000 fingerlings are placed in the tanks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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14.04 | Apostolate<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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27.04 | Second funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding is intended to connect the water supply to the nearby well, since it was not possible to build one on the sisters\u2019 property because of the unsuitable terrain<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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07 | Start of sales<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Justina begins selling fresh and dried fish<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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25.08 | Transfer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Justina is transferred to the H.H.C.J Holy Spirit Parish Convent in Omagba Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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27.09 | Third funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding was used to purchase bags of feed, pay workers\u2019 wages and buy fuel to operate the water pump<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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05.02 | Transfer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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03.10 | Fourth funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding was disbursed upon completion of spazio + spadoni\u2019s financial commitment to ensure the continuity of the social enterprise<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Project assessments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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January 2021 | The project Sister Justina<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

wants to develop upon returning to her community in Nigeria is fish farming<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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March 2023 | Monitoring<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

of the activity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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April 2023 | Analysis of the<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

local market<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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July 2023 | Analysis of<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

sales performance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monitoring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 2024 | Financial<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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January 2025 | Financial<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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