Sr. Dr. Jacinta Ondeng SSND
Project Coordinator
Sr. Ondeng is a member of the congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame-Province of Africa. She is an educator and psychologist by profession.
She doubles up as the safeguarding officer for Tangaza University and the coordinator of the Safeguarding Initiatives Office, a project sponsored by Missio Aachen to help create awareness on safeguarding and protection of minors and vulnerable adults within the Catholic dioceses of Kenya and beyond.
A graduate of Diploma in Child Protection from the Centre for Child Protection and now the Institute of Anthropology- (IADC), Pontifical Gregorian University Rome, Sr. Ondeng spearheaded the development and implementation of a core course on Safeguarding of Minors and Vulnerable Adults at the School of Theology, Tangaza University.
She is a resource person, committed to the sensitization and training on safeguarding of minors and vulnerable persons. In addition, the safeguarding Initiatives Office focuses on research in safeguarding mainly in the Africa context.
The Safeguarding Initiative Office targets: training for Church personnel, Catholic institutions, religious communities, formation houses across the Catholic dioceses of Kenya and beyond.
Why Safeguarding Initiative
As a Catholic Institution guided by the Catholic Church’s educational ethos and traditions
Our call to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults is a desire to respond to the Church’s call:
“Child Safeguarding must be embedded into Church life across the globe.” (Papa Francesco – February 2019, Rome)
We acknowledge that safeguarding of vulnerable persons is a duty that is rooted in the message of Jesus Christ and mission of the Catholic Church. (Matt 19: 14)
We commited to active promotion of justice for, educate on and provide support to any victim of abuse.
We aspire to the highest standards with regard to the care and protection of children and vulnerable adults within our own environment and all areas of operation in its teaching and learning endeavours.
Our Sponsor - Missio Aachen
Missio Aachen international Catholic Missionary Organization missio is one of the largest aid organizations in Germany and promotes the development of the Catholic Church and the training of its employees. This funding strengthens the pastoral, social and interreligious work, the infrastructure and the training of lay people, priests and religious of the Catholic Church on these continents.
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Admissions Office
- +254 714 099 768
- +254 721 239 219
- sginitiative@tangaza.ac.ke
- P.O. Box 150055 - 00509, Langata South Rd.
- Langata South Road, Karen - Nairobi
- P.O. Box 150055 - 00509
- +254 722 204 724
- +254 733 685 059
- +254 208 067 667
- inquiries@tangaza.ac.ke
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