The vision of the Mary and Joseph Life Centre (MJLC) is “A society where the dignity of human life, women and children, including the unborn, are free from violence and unjust social structures.” Women and girls in urban slums and informal settlements often face overwhelming challenges, including economic hardship, poverty, social stigma, and rejection. These […]

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2024 Mary and Joseph Life Center (MJLC) Outputs and Achievements 98 educational workshops/seminars implemented, empowering 2,232 women in informal urban settlements/slums with supportive guidance: psychological, spiritual and economic livelihood resilience (holistic livelihood resilience capacity, survival skills and mechanisms). 941 pregnant girls and women benefitted from Ultrasound (Sonogram) 197  children born from MJLC Crisis Pregnancy Interventions. […]

Mary and Joseph Life Center in Nairobi serves women in crisis pregnancies (This article was first published by California Catholic Daily on October 27th, 2024) Of the 98 Catholic parishes in the diocese of San Diego, two steadily send counselors and prayer warriors to Planned Parenthood at First and Grape. One is St. Anne, the […]

By: Ms. Paula Soumaya Domit MA, & Rev. Dr. Patrick. R. Devine (Briefing Paper No. 13). Briefing Paper No 13. (Peer reviewed by Department of Research) (Shalom-SCCRR’s implementation of its Educational Module on the Prevention and Response to Human and Organ Trafficking is operationalized at the ‘Shalom Empowerment Center addressing Violence against Women and Children’(SEC),  […]

By: Esther Kibe MA, “They were very kind and receptive to all of us. I appreciate the care they offered my baby and me; they treated us with dignity. I am now confident in my journey of motherhood, and I look forward to delivering a healthy baby in five months.” (Ms. Helen Kasandi, a resident […]

By: Sr. Catherine Mutua Dipl, I’m Sr. Catherine Mutua, Daughter of St. Ann, working at the Mary and Joseph Life Centre (MJLC). Day to day, I work with women in urban informal settlements (slums), empowering them and witnessing their lives transformed, especially their family lives. Dysfunctional families are one of the most commonly shared reasons women […]

By: Sr. Jovalet Ariho BA, MA Candidate It is within an era characterized by immense and rapid social changes and evolving family dynamics that the Mary and Joseph Life Center (MJLC) operates. MJLC works toward actualizing its vision of ‘a society where the dignity of human life, women and children, including the unborn, are free […]