Catholic Education Partnership of The Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, Nigeria and The Office of Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of Chicago

In August 2006, the recently established Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, Nigeria dreamed of Catholic Schools to effectively educate students from nursery through high school.   This parthership followed based on the professional and personal friendships that are rooted in the global mission of Catholic education.  Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I. and Bishop Francis Okobo exchanged letters of agreement to establish the partnership in September 2006.   A Committee of Interest has developed strong support for the partnership and have contributed immense assistance in designing and building a foundation for effective Catholic Schools in Nsukka.  Missions trips from the Catholic Schools have studied the strengths of the Nsukka Diocese.  Read the reports and study the photos at this site.  The Catholic School Children in Chicago support their peers in Nsukka through their Dollars for Dreams program each spring.

DOLLAR FOR DREAMS 2012 is up and going for our partnership with the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, Nigeria. Thank you to all who have supported this wonderful partnership in which we are helping Bishop Francis Okobo create a vibrant diocesan system of Catholic schools. Our Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago have already contributed time, talent and treasure to assist in realizing the Vision 2020 Plan of the diocese. We are asking each of our schools this New Year to contribute $100 or more dollars to help build the beginnings of the model school, the early childhood center, where Sr. Barbara Jean Ciszek, CSJ will begin to train teachers in the Montessori method. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in joining us in Nsukka as a member of the Education Planning Team and traveling as a member of the delegation that goes annually to Nsukka please contact Esther Hicks at ehicks@archchicago.org.