Justice and solidarity
KENYA, day of Mazingira
In KENYA, we, Daughters of the Holy Spirit, encourage environmental protection and we are delighted to take advantage of every opportunity: on October 10, 2025, the day of Mazingira* provided us with one of those beautiful opportunities! We had left to plant trees...
… Lazare
‘This is an important day for our community,’ said Father Pierre yesterday, 28 September, in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon, at the beginning of his homily, ‘because it is the start of the catechetical year for the students, but also the day of the sacraments of initiation into...
KOZA Training Centre
During the 2024–2025 academic year, the"RENÉE BUREL" Training Centre in Koza, CAMEROON, welcomed 89 female learners (single mothers, displaced girls and vulnerable indigenous girls) from the districts of Far North Cameroon - Mayo-Moskota Koza. Although the cost of...
Days of the African Child
‘Let the little children come to me, do not hinder them...’. Mark 10, 14From 12 to 15 June 2025, the 3rd Provincial Days of the African Child (JPEA) took place in Maroua, the capital of Cameroon's Far North region. Every two years, one of Cameroon's dioceses hosts...
Proud of their training…
On Saturday, June 7, 2025, the end-of-year ceremony was held at the Vocational Training Center for Youth and Women of the Catholic Mission of Touroua, in the Archdiocese of Garoua, in northern Cameroon. On that day, five “learners” received their training completion...
Tremendous joy at the Touloum CPJF
On 30 May 2025, the girls in the 23rd year of the ‘Centre de Promotion de la Jeune Fille’ (CPJF) in Touloum, Cameroon, received their certificates of completion. In a festive and emotional atmosphere, many people came to support them and celebrate the achievements of...
Chaska community education centre
The CHASKA school, in PERU, is organising an inter-age tutoring programme to promote collaborative learning, with teenagers helping children with their homework. The aim of this initiative is to develop socio-emotional skills, strengthen leadership, camaraderie, trust...
‘Hope does not disappoint’
We are only in the first half of the year, and heaven never ceases to give us concrete opportunities to give thanks to God for the charity of our hearts. ‘Hope does not disappoint’ said St Paul (Rom 5:1-2.5): Pope Francis reminded us of this when he opened the Holy...
Daily solidarity and fraternity
Because we are all linked to each other in the mission, the visit to Touroua - a town in the North Region of Cameroon - of Sister Angèle SILIKAM HARANGA, the person most responsible for the vitality of our charism in this country, gave us the opportunity, from 24 to...
Training in psychosocial support
In agreement with the National Conference of Major Superiors of Cameroon, the Association Foi et Justice organised a training session for religious and lay people from the ecclesiastical province of Garoua with a view to strengthening their capacities in psychosocial...
Our projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
PERU
LATIN AMERICA News from the Huaura Community Center - Peru Thank you to our donors and to all the people of good will who do everything to help and support others. The money we had for food aid or the local canteen, to support women in their activities and the...
NIGERIA
Grant application for the purchase of ocular equipment for paediatric eye examinations at the Holy Spirit Clinic, Iree, Osun State. The Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Nigeria has been ministering in Iree and its suburbs for over 15 years. Their...
CAMEROON
Dormitory equipment project at the Catholic Mission’s Vocational Training Center for Youth and Women in Touroua. The Center for the professional formation of Youth and Women in Sainte Monique parish, Touroua, was created in 2001. It is a vocational establishment....
BURKINA FASO
Project to help internally displaced people. Over the years, Burkina Faso has been plagued by insecurity, with armed groups appearing throughout the country, especially in the East and North. These groups sow terror, attacking villages and burning everything in sight:...
JNVIC
Dignity – Cemetery
"There is someone who died in the cellar, come see if it’s indeed your boyfriend..."Jean-Marie discovers Daniel’s body in a sorry state: dirty and poorly dressed. Angry about this situation, he meets Jean-Claude and shouts his indignation at him. "It’s not possible!...
LECHAT Irène
Name of the nun: Sister Marie-Pierre Year of religious profession: 1949 Born in Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers (53) Age: 96 years Date and place of death: Sunday, November 2 in Briouze, Communauté Mère Olivier The funeral will take place at the church of Briouze,...
A joyful beginning
In a spirit of gratitude and joy, our congregation officially opened in KENYA on October 25, 2025, during a Eucharistic celebration at Eldama Ravine, two new communities The Holy Mass was celebrated by Fr. Francis Chepkuto, parish priest of St. Patrick’s Catholic...
Laudato Si’ – CHILE-PERU
For more social and environmental justice On October 4th, the DHS unit Chile-Peru (religious, secular branch and associates) celebrated the Eucharist "For more social and environmental justice in the world". The Eucharist was presided over by Fr. Santiago Vallebuona,...
KENYA, day of Mazingira
In KENYA, we, Daughters of the Holy Spirit, encourage environmental protection and we are delighted to take advantage of every opportunity: on October 10, 2025, the day of Mazingira* provided us with one of those beautiful opportunities! We had left to plant trees...
« Welcome Days 2025 »
Called to come from Cameroon to France for the service at the general commissary, I had the grace to participate in the session "Welcome Days 2025", a meeting organized each year by the CORREF (Conference of Religious and Sisters of France) to allow foreign...
Laudato Si’ – UNITED STATES
Happy Birthday Laudato Si “Praise be.” This is how St. Francis of Assisi began his Canticle of the Creatures 800 years ago and also how Pope Francis began his encyclical 10 years ago on the Care for Earth, our “common home”. St. Francis' canticle was groundbreaking in...
On the way… for loss to turn into gain
"The path of FEDEAR* is part of our lives" said the president, Marie-Lise MILHE in her welcome message for this last Congress. We were 137 gathered at the "Bon Pasteur" of Angers -France-, coming from all regions and 38 religious congregations. The host was...
‘Laudato Si’ – Asamblea CAMERÚN
«Mejor tomar el cambio por la mano antes de que nos tome por la garganta», decía Winston Churchill Del 3 al 4 de octubre de 2025, las Hijas del Espíritu Santo y los asociados de la Viceprovincia de Camerún se reunieron en el centro de acogida 'Renée Burel' en...
Laudato Si’ – CAMEROON
"Better take change by the hand before it takes us by the throat." said Winston Churchill From October 3 to 4, 2025, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit and the associates of the Vice Province of Cameroon met at the ‘Renée Burel” reception center in Maroua-Galdima, to...