General and Regional Councilors, FSSA

General and Regional Councilors, FSSA

Courtesy call with the Archbishop of Kisumu Diocese His Grace Most. Rev. Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo More »

Golden Jubilee of Lwak of Girls High School

Golden Jubilee of Lwak of Girls High School

Current and former Principals of Lwak Girls High School More »

Social Ministry

Social Ministry

A Sister serving in the sewing room More »

FSSA Sisters

FSSA Sisters

Meeting during Annual General Meeting More »

FSSA Sisters

FSSA Sisters

Celebration during Franciscan Family Day-Nairobi More »

Hostel

Hostel

Bondo Ladies Hostel More »

FSSA- African Superiors

FSSA- African Superiors

From Left- Sr. Gabriel 1987-1998, Sr. Mary Benigna 1999-2002, Sr. Irene 2003-2010, Sr. Mary Benigna 2011 to date More »

FSSA-Regional Superiors

FSSA-Regional Superiors

Left; Kisumu regional Superior, Right; Siaya Regional Superior More »

 

Education

Education Ministry

When the congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Anna (FSSA) was founded in Kenya, Lwak in 1958, the first mission the Sisters were involved in was the education of girl child.

The government of Kenya and the society focused more on the education of boy child and this inspired the sisters to carry on with the education ministry that they were doing in Holland and concentrate on girls.

The aim of the sisters was to empower the girl child and to ensure they develop intellectually. They also wanted to restore the dignity of the young girls whom the society had neglected. Through education, the girls would expand their experience and participate in public affairs.

The first sisters began teaching in an intermediate school which was already existing in Lwak.  Later, Lwak girls’ primary school was started which then developed into an intermediate school in 1960.

The need to expand services in the education sector for the vulnerable children and those challenged, arose. After receiving funds from well-wishers, the sisters started a school for the blind at Aluor now known as St. Oda School for the visually impaired. The sisters began walking in the villages searching for blind children both boys and girls seven years and below who were to take the primary school education.  These children were instructed in Music and they developed an outstanding bond which exists to date.

After completing class eight, the pupils continued with training to prepare them for life. In regard to this, a vocational institution was erected where the girls trained in dress making, cooking and knitting while the boys specialized in furniture making using local available materials.

A school for the deaf was then established in 1962 at a place called Nyang’oma, and Rapogi girls’ primary followed in 1963.

Slowly on, there was the plan to further the education of Kenya girls hence in 1965, the dream of the sisters to start a girls’ secondary school was hatched. St. Mary’s Lwak girls Secondary school came into existence as a Harambee school. 

The Congregation has since carried on with this ministry of education and to-date, more school have been established both nursery schools, primary schools, secondary schools and technical schools. These include

St. Bernadette Aluor girls’ primary,

St. Anne’s Nyabondo girls primary

Nyabondo nursery

Mother Consolata Nyango’ma girls’ primary

Nyang’oma nursery

Rapogi nursery

St. Clare Lwak nursery

St. Mary of the Angels Nyamonye academy

St. Mary Madiany Montessori and primary

St. Angela Merici Academy

St. Anthony technical School-Lwak

St. Joseph Nyang’oma Technical School for the deaf

Fr. Ouderaa Secondary School for the hearing impaired

Nicko Hausa Secondary School for the visually impaired

St. Dymphna for the physically challenged.