The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur have had missions in Africa for more than 110 years. At this installation in Congo, the sisters installed a photovoltaic system that produces solar electricity.
Nuns take modern technology to Africa missions
Ipswich religious order sets up schools and health facilities
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur have had missions in Africa for more than 110 years. At this installation in Congo, the sisters installed a photovoltaic system that produces solar electricity.
At first, it seems a strange pairing, a 200-year-old order of nuns in Ipswich and high-tech solar-powered projects in Africa. But it makes perfect sense. (Full article: 870 words)
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