{"id":67687,"date":"2026-05-15T15:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/hic-sum\/repubblica-democratica-del-congo-africa-progetto-16-di-72\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:55:05","slug":"democratic-republic-of-the-congo-africa-project-16-of-72","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/en\/hic-sum\/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-africa-project-16-of-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Republic of the Congo – Africa | Project #16 of 72"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sister Perpetue – Isiro (Democratic Republic of the Congo)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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PROJECT 16 of 72<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"HIC<\/figure>\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

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

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

Isiro<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/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

2.462388 27.37066<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

UTC+2<\/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

S\u0153urs Dominicaines Filles de Sainte Catherine de Sienne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Isiro<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Isiro-Niangara<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/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

29 April<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

2.462388 27.37066<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

UTC+2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

Sister Celestine Sumanende<\/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 Orta Nova<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Orta Nova (FG)<\/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

41.33331 15.71010<\/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

15\/08\/2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

Gaetano Volpe<\/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 Perpetue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

29 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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The project involving Sister Perpetue concerns poultry farming. On the 65-hectare plot where construction of the chicken coop has been completed, they also grow peanuts, corn, rice, and oil palms. The Congregation\u2019s goal is also to teach village residents how to raise chickens so that they can become self-sufficient.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Perpetue belongs to the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters, Daughters of Saint Catherine of Siena. In September 2021, she arrived in Apulia at the Misericordia di Orta Nova to begin her training. She stayed there for six months before returning to Isiro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isiro, the capital of Haut-Uele Province, is a city of about 200,000 inhabitants. It is located in northeastern Congo, on the border between the rainforest and the savanna. Because of the poor condition of the roads, it is not easy to reach; as a result, trade costs are very high and there are few job opportunities. The Isiro community consists of about ten sisters: some work in the Congregation\u2019s church, while others work at the school. Before coming to Italy, Sister Perpetue managed the reception center and was a psychology assistant at the university. She also worked on the diocesan youth committee. Today she is the Congregation\u2019s secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After her first experience at the Misericordia di Orta Nova, Sister Perpetue returned to Italy in November 2022 to take part in the course on the Works of Mercy and the Economy of Communion, organized by spazio + spadoni and held in Loppiano (FI). At the end of the experience, Sister Perpetue returned to the Misericordia di Orta Nova for about a month to spend the Christmas holidays with the volunteers who were waiting for her with open arms, a sign both of their personal bond and of the positive impression Perpetue left on the Foggia community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more<\/strong> Interview with Mother General Celestine (Democratic Republic of the Congo)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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January | Start of the relationship<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration between spazio + spadoni, the Misericordia di Orta Nova, and the Dominican Sisters, Daughters of Saint Catherine of Siena begins<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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15.08 | Sister\u2019s arrival<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Perpetue arrives in Italy and is welcomed by the Misericordia di Orta Nova<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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17.10 | Book Club<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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29.10 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Further study of the HIC SUM project. The training is held online<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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15.08 – 31.12 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

During her stay at the Misericordia, Sister Perpetue took technical courses in first aid, baking, and animal husbandry <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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19.01 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Technical training by spazio + spadoni at the Misericordia di Orta Nova<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Technical training by spazio + spadoni at the Convento di San Cerbone <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Sister Perpetue returns to Isiro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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30.04 | Meeting with the Mother General<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

spazio + spadoni meets with the Superior General in Rome to discuss the project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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19.11 | Sister\u2019s return to Italy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Perpetue returns to Italy to attend the Course on the Works of Mercy organized by spazio + spadoni. The course ends on 16 December, and that same day Perpetue returns to the Misericordia di Orta Nova, where she will remain until February 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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21.11 – 16.12 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Together with other religious sisters, she takes part in the course devised and promoted by spazio + spadoni on the Works of Mercy and the Economy of Communion in Loppiano (FI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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29.11 | First funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding is intended to start construction work on the chicken coop<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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01.01 – 06.03 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

During her stay at the Misericordia, Sister Perpetue took technical courses in first aid, baking, and animal husbandry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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09.02 | Sister\u2019s departure<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Perpetue returns to Isiro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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16.03 | Testimony<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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04.04 | Second funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding is intended to continue construction work on the chicken coop<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Third installment for construction of the chicken coop<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September | spazio + spadoni in Orta Nova<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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14.11 | Fourth funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Funding to complete construction of the chicken coop and purchase the chickens<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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February | Start of production<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Poultry farming has begun despite the major transportation difficulties caused by the condition of the road<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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04.05| Meeting with the Mother General<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On the occasion of the UISG Assembly, held in Rome from 5 to 9 May, spazio + spadoni met Mother Celestine and hosted her for the entire conference at the Motherhouse of the Missionary Daughters of Mary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Project evaluations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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January 2022 The project that Sister Perpetue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

wants to develop upon her return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be poultry farming<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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August 2022 A new<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

estimate is sent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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December 2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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

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March 2023 The report on the<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

activities is sent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

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May 2023 Analysis of the report<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

submitted<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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August 2023 Monitoring of the<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

chicken coop construction work<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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Photos and videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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