{"id":66300,"date":"2026-05-15T15:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/hic-sum\/nigeria-africa-progetto-47-di-72\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:53:29","slug":"nigeria-africa-project-47-of-72","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/en\/hic-sum\/nigeria-africa-project-47-of-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria – Africa | Project #47 of 72"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sister Theresa – Imo (Nigeria)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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PROJECT 47 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

Imo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Ahiara<\/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

5.57118 7.006226<\/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

Congregazione del Sacro Cuore di Ges\u00f9 di Ragusa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mother House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roma<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Roma<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

May 09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

42.00863 12.38072<\/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 Theresa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Superior General<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Mayla Juri<\/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 ORGANIZATION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misericordia di Adrano e Misericordia di Bompietro<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Adrano (CT) Bompietro (PA)<\/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

37.67787 \/ 14.83608 37.74845 \/ 14.10126<\/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

27\/02\/2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

30\/08\/2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Pietro Branchina Mario Riggio<\/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 Theresa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Bread of Mercy<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bread of Mercy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sister Theresa’s community, and therefore the place where the social enterprise will also be developed, is located in Imo, in the Diocese of Ahiara, Nigeria. It is an area marked by great instability, which also affects priests and religious sisters and their activities. <\/strong> Nevertheless, in the hope of supporting the community and helping the local population, Sister Theresa and her Congregation presented three projects to spazio + spadoni: chicken farming, pig farming, and fish farming. <\/strong> After careful consideration of the projects’ feasibility, it was decided to develop a pig farm. At present, the enterprise has not yet started; the timeline has been somewhat extended due to an internal reorganization of the Congregation.<\/strong> Sister Theresa is a member of the Suore del Sacro Cuore di Ges\u00f9 di Ragusa, with whom spazio + spadoni began a collaboration in May 2023 that continued in spring 2024 with the arrival of two sisters for a project in Madagascar. Sister Theresa arrived in Italy from Nigeria in February 2025 and was welcomed first by Misericordia di Adrano, which had also hosted the sisters from Madagascar, and then by Misericordia di Bompietro. Her experience in Italy was enriching not only in terms of training but also in terms of human relationships\u2014bonds that were formed and remain alive despite the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 24, 2025, an agreement was signed between spazio + spadoni and the Bishop of the Diocese of Ahiara, Most Rev. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, to establish an OPERA M center in the diocese and consequently develop a structured initiative aimed at spreading the Works of Mercy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more<\/strong> \u201cOne heart in the Heart of Jesus\u201d for the Works of Mercy<\/a> The Kidnapping Crisis in Nigeria: A Severe Blow to Mission and Mercy<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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May | Beginning of the relationship with the Congregation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

The relationship between the Congregazione delle Suore del Sacro Cuore di Ragusa and spazio + spadoni is established<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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27.02 | Sister’s arrival<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Theresa arrives in Italy from Nigeria, welcomed by Misericordia di Adrano and Misericordia di Bompietro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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27.02 | Sister’s arrival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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02.03 | Presentation Mass<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Theresa is introduced to the community during a Mass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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02.03 | Presentation Mass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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March | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Theresa takes a first-aid course<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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22.04| Arrival at Misericordia di Bompietro<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Theresa is welcomed at Misericordia di Bompietro, where she will undertake a period of training<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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22.04| Arrival at Misericordia di Bompietro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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28.04 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Theresa is taken to a dairy to learn milking and milk processing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Theresa undertakes training at a pig farm<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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15.06 | Farewell celebration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Misericordia di Adrano and Misericordia di Bompietro organize a celebration to bid farewell to Sister Theresa and allow her to say goodbye to the community<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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18.06 | Sister’s departure<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Theresa leaves Sicily to return to Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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24.06| Agreement with the Diocese of Ahiara<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Luigi Spadoni meets in Rome with Most Rev. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, Bishop of Ahiara, and they sign an agreement to establish a spazio + spadoni OPERA M center in the diocese<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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02.08 | spazio + spadoni participates in the General Chapter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Luigi Spadoni is a special guest at the General Chapter Assembly of the Suore del Sacro Cuore di Ragusa to explore HIC SUM and OPERA M in greater depth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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02.08 | spazio + spadoni participates in the General Chapter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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02.08 | spazio + spadoni participates in the General Chapter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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17.12 | Project suspension<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

The newly elected Superior General has decided to suspend the project; spazio + spadoni remains available and open to future collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Project Evaluations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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March 2025 Assessment of which project could be<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

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

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August 2025 The number of projects submitted is<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

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