Justice and solidarity
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...
Children in distress and… celebration!
In the town of Maroua, capital of Cameroon's Far North region, the number of children living on the streets is rising sharply. There are several reasons for this. In addition to difficult family situations - children fleeing violence and ill-treatment by their...
Echoes of visits…
Nancy, Mercedes, Rosita, María, Violeta, Lucy… : these are names that are always in our emotions and our memories of a shared life of welcome, meeting and joy; names we repeat and repetitions that unite us. Because of forced absences for health or other reasons, as...
The CHASKA Institution and its activities
CHASKA is a community education centre that trains parents and young people in a number of areas: animal husbandry, agriculture and life skills. CHASKA also provides educational support for children. This year, we were visited by young volunteers from France who, with...
World Disability Day
3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year, 2024, a celebration was held for us on that day at St Mary's Rehabilitation and Development Centre in Ipetumodu, Nigeria, under the leadership of the owner of the noble institution, Bishop...
The ballad of words…
A look at the friendly Secours Catholique group in Flers - a French town in the Normandy region where I am involved - which decided to change its activity: instead of ‘reupholstering furniture’, it wanted to do theatre! It took us the whole year... The group is Eric,...
To each his own… My share has come!
Closing the end of the year full of hope and expectation: that was both the feeling and the conviction we felt when we received the sewing machines on 3 July 2024! These gifts from Codas-Caritas of the Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo in Cameroon are a concrete expression of...
Promotion of young women
Friday 31 May 2024 was a day of celebration at the Centre de Promotion de la Jeune Fille (CPJF) in Touloum, a town in Cameroon's Far North region: we were delighted to celebrate the completion of several girls' training by holding a ceremony to award them their...
Recognition and gratitude
As part of the jubilee year marking 70 years of the presence of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Cameroon, a pilgrimage and a Mass of thanksgiving were organised on Thursday 30 May in honour of Sister Anne-Marie VOLANT and of all the missionary Daughters of the...
A special day with children
Cameroon. On 25 May 2024, together with other people of goodwill, we organised a day of friendship with disabled children, nursery school children and children from Group II primary school in Touloum -Touloum is a commune in Cameroon's Far North region-. The theme of...
Our projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
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:...
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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...