About 40 Catholic Sister Communicators from about 22 Female Religious Congregations in Ghana have gathered at the Centre for Spiritual Renewal, Christian Village – Santasi, Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, for a 3-day in-person workshop on various aspects of Media and Communications.
The Conrad-Hilton Foundation funded training which began on the evening of July 29, 2026, and run till August 2, 2026.
The Sister Communicators are being taking through the following topics: Website Management and Ethics, Interview Techniques and Mock Sessions, Photography, Videography and Editing, Livestreaming and Social Media Skills, amongst others.
The Training is being facilitated by a team of experts Global Newswatch Media and Communication Ghana.
Addressing the Sister Communicators during the July 29, 2026 welcome ceremony, Sr. Emmanuella Dakurah, HHCJ, Executive Director of the Catholic Sister Communicators Network, Ghana (CASCON-GH) extended a hearty welcome to all the Sisters
She reminded them of the purpose of the gathering, which is to equip them with skills necessary for telling the stories of their respective Congregations.
She entreated all to make maximum use of the opportunities offered them by their individual Congregations.
The Sister Communicators were also welcomed by Rev. Fr. Andrew Sitsofe, SJ, Director of the Centre who invited them to feel at home and make the best of their time at the Centre.
The Opening Mass of July 30, 2026, was celebrated by the Director of the Centre, who in his homily, challenged the Sister Communicators to be malleable enough for God to mould them into what they were created for,
and they in turn must dispose themselves to help mould others into their full potentialities, as he reflected on the experience of the Porter and the clay in the First Reading (Jer. 18:1-6).
By Srs. Clara Adwoa Konadu SSL, Adelaide Bemah Saahene SSL, Helena Adwoa Koisi FST, Jennifer A. Aikins HDR, Saraphine Ankrah FST and Sylvie Lum Cho, MSHR (Catholic Sister Communicators Network, Ghana CASCON-GH)
