Nairobi Mission
Cottolengo
Delegation & Novitiate
Cottolengo
Priests & Seminary
Cottolengo
Centre & Sisters
Cottolengo
Adwa (Ethiopia)
Delegation and Novitiate
We make a difference in the lives of children during a very traumatic time in their life. Bringing them up and meeting their medical and educational needs.
Nairobi Mission
The Cottolengo Communities of Nairobi is located in the Karen area, on Langata Road in front of the “Karen Hospital”. It is a Catholic moral body administered by the “Kenya Cottolengo Society”; was officially erected on August 15, 1990 to welcome the members in formation of the sisters, brothers and priests, thus facilitating them to follow the training courses offered by the local church and as a reference point for cottolenghini arriving from the innermost areas of the Mission or from the ‘Italy.
Faced with the spread of HIV + / AIDS which had determined a state of emergency throughout the nation due to the increase of orphaned children, the Cottolenghina family, in 1994, responded with the “Cottolengo Center”, a specialized structure for orphans suffering from HIV + / AIDS.
Our services
Currently the “Cottolengo Communities” includes:
Regional House and Seminary of priests
Territorial Delegation, Novitiate, Community of service of the sisters
Service structure of the “Cottolengo Centre” specialized for orphans affected by HIV + / AIDS
Volunteering
Volunteers are a great resource, a gift that we always welcome with joy and gratitude, there are many possibilities of service especially in the reality of the Cottolengo Centre.
The presence of the volunteer can be well enhanced to follow the daily activities of the children.
Cottolengo Priests and Seminary
The Congregation of the Cottolengo Fathers was founded in Italy in 1840 by St. Joseph Cottolengo. We are a Society of apostolic life with a special concern for the poor, the sick and the suffering in general in the society. We are guided by the teachings of our Founder who understood very clearly that the poor are Jesus.
Our services
Our services includes:
We provide pastoral and spiritual care in our centres for the poor, in the parishes, in hospitals and in schools. Here in Kenya, we are present in the Diocese of Meru and in the Arch-diocese of Nairobi.
Cottolengo Centre and Sisters
Cottolengo Center
Faced with the spread of HIV + / AIDS which had determined a state of emergency throughout the nation due to the increase of orphaned children, the Cottolenghina family, in 1994, responded with the “Cottolengo Center”, a specialized structure for orphans suffering from HIV + / AIDS.
Our services
Currently, our services include:
Health services to the children
Cottolengo Center, a specialized structure for orphans affected by HIV + / AIDS
Education – Cottolengo School
Cottolengo Adwa (Ethiopia)
Since 2016, they have been serving in the mission of kidane Meheret in Ethiopia, two sisters who live, well integrated, with the community of the Salesian sisters. Supported by an intense spiritual life, the sisters learned the local language, Tigrinya and are serving (while work is underway to open an operational wing in the new hospital), respectively:
Our services
Currently, the cottolenghina services in Ethiopia includes;
Health services – the outpatient clinic provides health services to school children and the local villagers.
The poor are Jesus
It is towards everyone in need; children, youth, sick, disabled, immigrant, person who suffer the rejection from the family and society, “the one who nobody cares for” and we do it in; Schools, rehabilitation homes, hospitals, centre.
“The poor are Jesus”, said Cottolengo and we feel proud of being called to serve them because we serve Jesus.