KENYA: Franciscan Nun “Honoured and Humbled” to Receive Sustainable Development Educator Award

Sr. MaryGoretty Owino, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Anna, received the national Sustainable Development Educator Award from the Teachers Service Commission in Kenya. The award was presented on Monday, October 5, during the national commemoration of the 60th World Teachers' Day.

Sr. Isabelle, as she is commonly known, is a biology and chemistry teacher who has taught for 14 years. Her career includes positions at Loreto Convent Msongari, St. Sylvester Madiany Girls Secondary School, and St. Mary’s School Lwak girls Senior School. She currently teaches at St. Augustine Nyamonye Senior School.

The Teachers Service Commission recognized her for contributions to environmental conservation and sustainable development in education. According to Sr. Isabelle, the award acknowledges her work engaging students, teachers, Church groups, and local communities in practical environmental steps that extend beyond her standard teaching duties.