The Social Enterprise: Empowerment Initiatives for the Indigent Youths and Women was born as a ministry of outreach to the needs of the youths and women from indigent backgrounds who were deprieved, disadvantaged or miss-match in opportunity to achieve their potential in the society. It adopted the framework of vocational training skills, offer educational scholarships and micro-business supports to help progressive beneficiaries/trainees build capacities and jumpstart their business with seed grants/starter pack kits.

This initial launch began in 2023 using the NCWR platform and the Dominican Order where i belong as a Religious in the North-west region of Nigeria. My target audience are mainly youths between the ages of 18-35 years and women who are vulnerable, socially and economically. As an accelerator , it got sponsorship from the Conrad hilton Foundation on the strategy opportunity: Sisters-Led Youth Empowerment Initiative program to train 150 youths and also from the Global Solidarity Forum on the program: ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD: EMPOWERING YOUTHS THROUGH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EXPANSION (YESADE) to train 110 youths across the six geo-political regions in Nigeria.

This program was able to cover an extended outreach through the Network Animators who act as “foot-soldiers” and monitoring units at the grassroot. Reports are transmitted digitally and social media platforms like whatsapp, program email box, was created to correspond/communicate/share ideas and feedbacks from centre supervisions periodically.

On the other hand, the program equally encountered challenges of high insecurity disturbances, especially in the rural settlement and Northern regions, no subsidy to cover trainees transportation and sometimes accomodation for safety domicile, youthful distractions and managing attrition. MOU was used to engage each service provider/centre to keep them on course.

Finally, as part of monitoring, evaluation and learning experiences, we propose strong need for workshops and seminars to engage alumni, use tell your story experience to animate trainees after training and to share unique ideas and best practice with experts through internships and hands-on. In effect, overall impact observed is high sense of dignity in labour, improved livelihood, community leadership position and build self-confidence.

Annunciation Convent School is a Combined primary School for boys and girls situated in ibex Hill Lusaka Zambia. It was established in January 2017 by theHandmaid Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As a congregation serving in the Catholic Church in Zambia, one of our main apostolate is to provide quality education to children from both vulnerable and financially stable families. However, Annunciation convent school is taking a shift to embrace more of the vulnerable children to enable them have equal opportunities in assessing quality education which will further improve their livelihood and reduce poverty. To effectively implement this initiative there is need to source for funds to expand the school with new classrooms and other related facilities.

In addition, the school plans to introduce feeding program were children will have to be provided with food two times per day, that is breakfast and lunch. To achieve this cost effectively, we intend to cultivate one of our farm land with crops that will enable us provide the food to the children while they are in school. Instead of buying everything from the market. This will equally require resources to buy farming inputs. The effective implementation of our social enterprise will respond to more than three SDG which include, to provide quality education, reduce poverty and hunger.

Our social enterprise was established in 2023. We have a coffee plantation in Kyegengwa. From time to time I travel to monitor it’s progress. Right now it is doing quite well. Our target group are the sisters and the people we serve that is, the refugees and marginalized of the society. Since we established this social enterprise the society has changed for better and the standard of living greatly improved

Nazareth Outreach Initiative is an annual outreach over twenty (20) years now.
It is dedicated to uplifting the lives of the less privileged by addressing critical social needs in Nigeria. Our work extends to orphanage homes, schools of special education for the deaf and mute, public schools lacking social facilities, street beggars, homeless persons, the poor, hungry, and abandoned children.

Products and Services

We provide a range of essential services, including:

• Education Support: Supplying learning materials, scholarships, and infrastructural support to underprivileged schools and special education centers.
• Basic Needs Assistance: Distributing food, clothing, and hygiene essentials to homeless individuals, street beggars, and struggling families.

Target Audience

Our work primarily benefits:

• Orphans and vulnerable children.
• People with disabilities, particularly the deaf and mute.
• Homeless individuals and street beggars.
• Low-income families and struggling public schools.
• Abandoned and neglected children

Impact on Quality of Life:

Through our initiatives, we have:
1. Enabled hundreds of children to access education and learning materials.
2. Empowered young people and women with income-generating skills.
3. Improved the health and well-being of marginalized groups through medical aid.
4. Fostered a sense of dignity and hope in vulnerable communities.

Other Pertinent Details

Nazareth Outreach Initiative operates with the core values of compassion, dignity, and empowerment. We collaborate with schools, faith-based organizations, and local partners to expand our reach. Our mission is not only to provide aid but to create sustainable solutions that uplift communities and restore hope.

Our project is on broilers layering.It started on June 2024.The project was prompted by a gap where we learn a technical school which caters for vulnerable youths in the society.The school not been able to cater for their training period we felt we need to get a sustainable project that can be able to offer scholarship to the disadvantaged youths.so our project we have chicken meat as a product,manual…after the sales we are able to sponsor students…last year since inception we had two students,this year 2025 we have enrolled two more…so in total we have 4 students under (SBVP) with one sitting for her national exam in April after since now she is out for attachment.

In the farm we have trained two men who are fully employed in the project to take care of the chicks since day one (they are from the local community)By this their families are assured of a bread on table.
We too have casuals who too get an assurance whenever we are harvesting the birds .
We have been able to improve health as from the students we have one who is sick and we try to check on her diet to maintain the immunity as well as following her medication closely.
In the market too we are cutting down the high demand of the supply of the broilers though at a smaller percentage,that’s why we wish to add the number a..and this will also help us to sponsor more disadvantaged youths.

My farming work started in May 2022 with the plantation of cassava, yam, and vegetables, which I used to help and improve our community food. We have enough land that can give us at least food that can sustain us for three months. I later started doing cassava food business to get some money that will enable us to buy other foodstuffs for the community. My interest is to improve our small poultry farm to generate income for the community.

It was started in 2023 targeting to provide good quality coffee and some people have been employed to work in our coffee plantation. Our targeted people are the local people most especially the poor inorder to improve their standards of living.

Little Flower Convent School is a primary school for girls from grade five to seven. Preparing the young girls to enter secondary school. We are in education.

The school was established in 2023. Our target clients are young girls from high class earning families. Our intention is to be feeder school for secondary schools for the church. There is high demand for mission secondary schools in the country.

Our social impact is the baby orphans whose Mothers die when giving birth. We supply milk up to the age of two and half or three years old. The orphans are taken care of by their relatives who we train on taking care of such orphans.

We have saved lives of the orphans from dying after their mothers death. We have touched the lives of 50 households of such orphans.
Our school will help raise funds.

This is Women Empowerment Initiative Center that was established on 19th January 2024. It focuses on helping the stranded women, girls and the children especially those on the street and the homeless.
A good number of women and children have benefitted from it. They were helped to leave the street in a dignified manner and were reinstated in their various states especially those coming from the Northern part of Nigeria who were victims of tribal clashes, insecurity due to banditry, terrorism and even political crisis.

The Women Empowerment Initiative Center sponsors them to travel back to their states of origin, reconcile with their family members.

The Center empowers them to start a genuine business according to their capacity.
Some times the Women Empowerment Initiative Center assist them in paying for their medication.
Towards the end of last year, the Women Empowerment Initiative Center heeded to the clarion call of the women prisoners in Suleja Abuja, that their sewages is over-flowing and it is affecting their health. The center sponsored the evacuation and the cleaning of their environment to improve their quality of health.
The Women Empowerment Initiative Center visited the BEMA orphanage home and the Internal Displaced Camp (IDP) brought toiletries and sanitaries for the women and girls.

It was started in 2011. With pre school section, with few children now we have more than 300 children.
We are offering educationa and Counselling to young mothers
Target audience is children from the age of 3 years to 12 years old. And young mothers
Impact. Contributed to the reduction in illiteracy and creation of employment to the local community

The Siena Altar Bread Bakery is an apostolate owned and managed by the Dominican Sisters of St Catherine of Siena, Gusau,Nigeria. It started in the Year 2006.

The primary thing we produce from this industry is Altar bread used by the Catholic Church only they are the primary beneficiaries.

But we also teach our employees how to bake cake and other snacks and also, we teach them how to make liquid soaps. We only employ youths so that even after leaving our place, they will have Something to do.

Our social enterprise is known as “LSOSF Production Unit Kenya”. It was established way back in 2013 to make clothes for the Nuns. In 2021, the Enterprise started opening its door to other garment making but could not manage since there was very little income to support its activities. Since then, it has been on and off due to financial stability.

In this Enterprise we make all sorts of Garments. These includes; Church Vestments, School Uniforms, Hospital Uniforms, Hospitality Uniforms, Sweater Knitting, Work and protective attires among others.

Our employees are people with Artisan or Craft certificates and come from the community around. We are working hard to raise their dignity in life and providing them a better standard of living by ensuring fair wages, timely payment, offering listening ear in their personal challenges etc.

We look forward to more growth, sustainability and stability in all ours works and employees as we forge for a better future.

Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Hospital (MECH) is a faith-based health facility owned by the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church (SMMC) and operated under the Catholic Health Service Trust, Ghana. As a registered member of the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), MECH offers a wide range of acute, primary, and community care services to the general public.

Since its founding in 2004, MECH has evolved from a clinic to a hospital, providing quality healthcare services to its clients. In 2018, it was upgraded to hospital status due to its popularity as a go-to medical facility in the Sokode sub-municipality. MECH’s client base extends beyond its catchment area, with patients seeking care from surrounding communities.

Guided by its core values of service, subsidiarity, solidarity, stewardship, dignity in work, initiative, innovation, and professionalism, MECH aims to provide high-quality healthcare in an effective, efficient, and innovative manner. Its mission is to cater to the specific needs of communities while upholding patients’ dignity.

Despite its infrastructure deficit, MECH offers a range of services, including acute care (emergency, medical, and surgical), allied health services (dietetics, disease control, inpatient and outpatient services, chronic disease management, substance abuse counseling, psychiatry, HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, diagnostic services, child and maternal health, and mental health), and community health services (including social support and health promotion).

Located in Sokode Gbogame, Ho Municipality, Volta Region, Ghana, MEH attracts patients from surrounding communities, including Bagble, Etoe, Lokoe, Akrofu, Bame, Kpeve, Awudome, and Abutia.

The hospital’s governance structure consists of a four-level system, with the Board of Trustees (Bishop Conference) at the top, followed by the Diocesan Health Board, Diocesan Health Director, and the Hospital’s Management Team. The Management Team comprises the Hospital Administrator, Medical Director, Nurse Manager, Hospital Accountant, Chaplain, and Pharmacist.

MECH is committed to community participation and public relations, investing in initiatives that promote community health awareness and services. The hospital defines its community as extending beyond physical boundaries, encompassing all stakeholders essential to its existence.

Through donations, staff volunteerism, health outreach initiatives, and employment opportunities, MECH maintains a positive relationship with its stakeholders. The hospital prioritizes ethical conduct among its employees and has implemented community screening programs to identify early signs of non-communicable diseases, promoting health for all.

The DSP Poultry farm is located in the suburbs of Abuja. It was established in 2022. The Poultry farm provides healthy and proteinuos chickens and eggs. Our target audience is the sisters, caterers and retirees living around the vicinity where the poultry is located. The farm has also helped young people who are around it to improve on their vegetables farm because they come over to collect the chicken poop to use as fertilizer. Two persons have been trained in the rearing of birds. The farm is small but very helpful. It keeps only between 250 to 325 birds.