African Province - Society of the Holy Child Jesus

Welcome to the African Province!

We are a group of women religious with diverse cultural heritage asdressing, dancing, arts, language, etc. We are saying:

Zaare! E-kaabo! Bienvenue! Nnoo!

Akwaaba! Emedi! Ahinya owa laa!

Asor be song! Sanu de zuwa! Welcome!

In 1930, our first sisters from America and Europe arrived in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Today, we minister in three African countries: Chad, Ghana and Nigeria. We work in organic agriculture, education, leadership training, health services, pastoral work and religious formation.

In whatever we do, we honor the richness of our cultures while fulfilling our mission of "helping others believe that God lives and acts in them and in our world."

Five Sisters of the Holy Child to make profession of final vows. Click here for names and photos.

Several Holy Child Sisters attended the keynote delivered by His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Turkson on Catholic Social Teaching and Global Poverty, on 22 March 2011 at Villanova University. Click here for photo.

For Photos and Videos on Holy Child Projects in Africa, please click here

First Year Novices: 2010. Clck here for photos.

Good News! Four Sisters will make Perpetual Profession of Vows in 2010.