East African Ministries

East African Ministries" can refer to government bodies like Uganda's Ministry of East African Community Affairs (MEACA) focused on regional integration (EAC) or faith-based/NGO groups like 4africa (formerly East African Ministries) and The East African Missionary Society (TEAMS) that provide aid, development, and spiritual support, with goals ranging from economic unity to community transformation through service, leadership, and faith. Our missionary focus in East Africa is to educate impoverished children and teach women skills which empower their lives. A steady growth of missions in the East African countries of Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya, led SND congregational leadership to decide that these missions were ready to become united as a general delegation under the sponsorship of the General SND Government in Rome. Our global mission priorities include uniting the SND missions of these three diverse countries, educating young native sisters in leadership and professional studies, and making a long-term plan for the delegation to one day become a province. The formation of a delegation is the next step before they become an independent province. The Holy Spirit General Delegation, also called the East Africa Delegation, was established on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2015, in Arusha, Tanzania. The initial leadership team included sisters from India, the US, and Africa. The team is now comprised entirely of African Sisters of Notre Dame.