The Assumption Centre for Popular Education (CEPA) is located in Caruaru, in the north-east of Brazil. It was legally founded on 13 May 2003 by the Little Sisters of the Assumption and lay friends who have committed themselves to working with us and living out the charism of the Congregation. The aim of CEPA is…
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Socio-cultural centre Zaidín, Granada The Little Sisters of the Assumption arrived in the Zaidín district of Granada in 1974. At the time, the area lacked essential services such as healthcare, education, and public infrastructure, including paved streets, public lighting and transportation. While 50 years have passed and Zaidín has undergone significant transformation, social challenges persist,…
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Fabrice, a local youngster, benefited from nutritional support at the Little Sisters of the Assumption Centre during his childhood; he then joined the pre-school class in 2003 and remained in the tutoring programme until his third year. In 2019, he obtained his baccalauréat with honours after high school. He then followed the paramedical course at…
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Presentation of certificates after 3 years’ training at the Mère Marie de Jésus Centre in Masina Sans Fil, Kinshasa (DRC) On 13 June 2024, four women received their sewing certificates. After 3 years of training in Sewing : Ruth, Niclette, Thérèse and Léonie now have a trade in hand and are able to live independently.…
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Today, we are almost at the end of 2024, the bicentenary of the birth of our founders, Etienne Pernet and Antoinette Fage.As we come to the end of this special year of celebration and thanksgiving, we are delighted to share with you a video featuring various images of celebrations, publications and initiatives that have taken…
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Carey Kasten and Brenna Moore published a moving account of our mission as LSA in East Harlem. Before the book launch on May 20th, Sr. Margaret and Julie Garay had a lovely visit in front of our house where Margaret presented the book, Mutuality in El Barrio, to her. Enjoy this delightful moment. May…
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Hélène Saint-Raymond was born at Paris in the 17th district into a deeply Christian family, the eighth of ten children. After her studies at the college Sainte-Marie de Neuilly, she prepared for a degree in physics and chemistry at the Sorbonne and participated at the Centre Richelieu (a centre for Catholic students created by the…
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2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of our two Founders: discover the Bicentenary video!
A short history : From the first years of the founding of the Congregation, 1865, the Little Sisters had their mission.in the working-class families, they were also attentive to accompanying the faith journey of thepeople after they stopped regular visits within the family. Father Etienne Pernet, founder of the Congregation, listened to the Sisters who shared…
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At a time when the entire media, European media in particular, is pointing the finger at Tunisia in denouncing the situation of sub-Saharan migrants in that country, it is important to highlight how much hospitality is valued in Muslim society. It avoids the confusion between political interests including all the associated inconsistencies and the daily…
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