Core to the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship program is building and supporting a growing network of fellowship alumnae. The alumnae network will connect the sisters who have participated in the fellowship over time, while also addressing broader objectives relevant to the Catholic sisters and their networks, for example working on specific Sustainable Development Goals-related matters.
July 31, 2026
Women Faith Leaders Fellowship alumna Sr. Georgette Sidbewendin Sawadogo (2024-2025 cohort) coauthored an op-ed in Devex showing how Catholic sisters' work in communities around the world strengthens trust and local leadership, therefore advancing sustainable development.
April 15, 2026
Sister Hedwig Muse, LSMIG, a member of the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship 2023-2024 cohort, published an essay in the Global Sisters Report describing how she protects and uplifts children's rights in Kenya through her work as a lawyer.
September 25, 2025
In a recent National Catholic Reporter article, Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti, HHCJ, director of the Centre for Women Studies and Intervention in Nigeria, highlights the UN's role as a bridge between local realities and global commitments. In an interview with ACI Africa, Sr. Ngozi also called on major institutions, including the World Bank, to work directly with faith-based organizations that have long been at the forefront of humanitarian response across Africa.
September 11, 2025
WFLF alumnae Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti and Sr. Hedwig Muse were highlighted in a recent Hilton Foundation article on Catholic sisters' leadership at the G20 Interfaith Forum. The piece underscores how sisters are bringing their voices and experience to global conversations on development, equality, and interfaith collaboration.
November 14, 2024
Santa Clara University has announced that Sister Francisca Ngozi Uti, HHCJ—a member of the 2023-2024 cohort of the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship—is the 2024 winner of the $1 million Opus Prize. Read an interview with Uti and further reflections on her nomination by Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall.
October 1, 2024
Sister Jane Frances Kabagaaju, DST, and Sister Hedwig Muse, LSMIG, participated in the 2024 UN Summit of the Future. Sr. Kabagaaju spoke on a panel about maternal health issues in rural African villages and Sr. Muse gained insights for future human rights trainings. Both sisters were part of the 2023-2024 cohort of the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship.
