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    The Spirituality of Euphrasie As an Inspiration for Providing New Approaches Towards the Challenges Facing Needy Women Today in Machakos
    (Tangaza University College, 2019) Kisese, Jacinta Kasili
    The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions (RNDM) are an International Missionary Congregation , founded in Lyon France in 1861 by Euphrasie Barbier. The RNDM have largely been involved in formal education with girls and boys at primary level and girls only in secondary level. Since second Vatican council, in 1962 to 1965, which invited the religious congregation to go back to their roots, the RNDMs have moved away from running large institutional educational facilities, in favour of being closely involved in informal teaching with those on the margins. For example ethnic minorities, refugees communities, the street children and the needy women in the society. This was the spirituality of their foundress Euphrasie Barbier who had great compassion on the people who were poor people and had zeal for mission which enabled her to help many poor people in different countries despite of the travelling challenges. She had a special love for the needy women. This paper will focus on how the spirituality of Euphrasie can be better utilized by the sisters today to provide new approaches towards the challenges facing needy women today in Machakos, Kenya, where the sisters have a project for empowering women called Muuo women project. The project was established in 2001. After my profession, I was privileged to be missioned in that project where I worked and interacted with these needy people for a period of time. The women are empowered with both economical skills and faith formation.