Sr. Jane Wakahiu

Associate Vice President of Program Operations &Head Catholic Sisters Program @HiltonFound. Advancing the vitality of congregations of women religious globally.

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

As the Church celebrates the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, Sr. Jane Wakahiu, LSOSF, shares the work of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to support religious sisters in their mission to accompany people facing hardship in all corners of the globe.

#SistersProject
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[Hans Zollner SJ @hans_zollner]

Great interview with Sr. Jane Wakahiu @hiltonfound
@uisg_superiors @sistersreport
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[Hilton Foundation @hiltonfound]

Sister Mary Sean Hodges founded the Partnership for Re-Entry Program (PREP) in 2002 to help people who have been incarcerated. Now, her incredible work is being recognized by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Human Development @VaticanIHD.

Hear from Sr. Mary Sean herself:

[George Mwaniki @grmwaniki]

Next week I am honored to share experience working with Cities in Africa to improve air quality and accelerate climate action #ExpoCityDubai | #SustainableCitiesForum @WRIafrica @WRIClimate

[GlobalSistersReport @sistersreport]

Sr. Jane Wakahiu told GSR's Chris Herlinger that the @hiltonfound symposium's theme of Roots of Resilience "has so much interconnect with how sisters are resilient, working with the poor and staying in these spaces helping one life at a time."
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[Hilton Foundation @hiltonfound]

Congratulations to the 3 Catholic sisters who received the Common Good Award, Servant Leadership Award & Human Dignity Award at the 2023 SATAs, hosted by @Arise, @UISG & the Hilton Foundation. Thank you for your outstanding courage & service to anti-trafficking efforts worldwide.

[Hilton Foundation @hiltonfound]

Sr. Jane Wakahiu, the Head of our Catholic Sisters initiative, presented the Human Dignity Award to Sr. Patricia Ebegbulem while Sr. Seli Thomas and Sr. Francoise Jiranonda received the Common Good Award and Servant Leadership Award, respectively.

[Hilton Foundation @hiltonfound]

In partnership with the @uisg_superiors, the largest global organization of women religious, and @arisefdn, an anti-slavery organization, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation was proud to host the Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards (SATAs) ceremony earlier this week in London.

[Hilton Foundation @hiltonfound]

Resources for survivors of human trafficking are crucial. We were inspired to see Catholic sisters like our partners @TalithaKumRome and others who are advancing efforts to help survivors recover and thrive.

Read about the event and award recipients: https://t.co/h6oz0uGe8Z

[Hilton Foundation @hiltonfound]

To celebrate their 10th anniversary, @alliancetoendHT honored the anti-human trafficking impact of our partners @FADICAnetwork & @TalithaKumRome with the Sister Margaret Nacke Bakhita Award. Congratulations to Catholic sisters & colleagues for these tremendous accomplishments!

[Holy Child Sisters @HolyChildSister]

In The News! Josephine Anto, SHCJ (Ghana), sat on a panel discussion at a "side event" during the United Nations meetings. When discussing education in Africa, she states

"Each girl has a God-given gift...We must empower them."

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#ActionsNotWords

[Hilton Foundation @hiltonfound]

As leaders & advocates, Catholic sisters will attend & lead discussions during the @UN General Assembly about women’s empowerment & the role of faith-based organizations in connecting global conversations with community-level impact. @IPEDFordham @UNESCO @UNICEF #UNGA78 #UNGA2023

[JCoR (Justice Coalition of Religious) @JCoR2030]

The Sisters of #JCoR were honored to welcome and introduce the Women in Faith Leadership Fellows to our UN community and advocacy work. We look forward to continuing the conversation on Friday.

Thanks to the @hiltonfound for making this gathering of Sister-leaders possible!

[Hilton Foundation @hiltonfound]

Catholic sisters are committed leaders & advocates locally & globally. Our Catholic Sisters initiative and the Women in Faith Leadership Fellowship attended @gatesfoundation's #Goalkeepers2030 where important discussions about women’s empowerment and education took place.

[Sr. Jane Wakahiu @CatholiSisters]

Catholic Sisters join The World Union of Catholic Women Organization in Assisi - to discuss women issues.

[Sr Nathalie Becquart, xmcj @SrNatB]

Thank you @wucwo for your invitation to join the official opening of your assembly in Assissi to speak about "women on the synodal journey". Wish you a good and fruitful general assembly. #Synodality #Synod2023

[Hilton Foundation @hiltonfound]

During #AANHPI Heritage Month, we celebrate our partners at The Lovers of the Holy Cross, a network of Vietnamese Catholic sisters, leading their congregations with strength & compassion rooted in their immigrant experience. https://t.co/6qTCVnmhUy

[The Generosity Commission @generositycomm]

At the heart of the @generositycomm mission is the belief that the engaged citizen, “everyday” volunteers and givers are the core of a resilient society and robust democracy. They build community, trust, and the capacity to solve hard problems together.

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[Hilton Foundation @hiltonfound]

Head of our Catholic Sisters initiative, Sr. Jane, moderated a panel to launch the Women in Faith Leadership Fellowship @Georgetown. The panelists discussed why girl's empowerment is important to women religious & the opportunities & challenges they have witnessed in their work.

[The Generosity Commission @generositycomm]

"I am most struck when watching generosity build communities, locally or around the world." says, @Davidpking1, Co-Chair, Faith and Giving Task Force. Through in-depth research & public conversations, we learn how Americans are reimagining generosity in powerful ways.