Kitui, Kenya Partnership

In 2004, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis joined with the Diocese of Kitui, Kenya in a global solidarity partnership as a way to share faith, culture and resources. In 2005 and 2008, delegations from Minnesota visited Kitui.  In September of 2006 and 2009, leaders of the Kitui Diocese were hosted by their new friends in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.  This partnership was initiated as a result of the U.S. Bishop's 2001 pastoral letter "A Call to Solidarity with Africa."  Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ overseas relief and development agency, assists with the effort.

The partnership is one of mutuality.  The visits are a time to exchange faith and our inner giftedness.  We try to deepen the relationships and to continue discussing how we can be a mutual support to one another on our journey.

During our visit in 2005, as the Kenyans' struggle for access to clean water became so evident, the partners decided that addressing the challenge of water would be their top resource sharing priority.  From these discussions and many meetings the H2O and Harvest of Hope projects were born.

The most recent partnership trip to Kitui was June 28 - July 12, 2011. This delegation focused on experiencing education in Kitui schools at many levels

If you are interested in participating as a delegate from the Archdiocese in the future, please contact Mike Haasl at haaslm@archspm.org.

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