COLLABORATION TOWARDS INNOVATION
The Institute for Social Transformation (IST) was founded in 1994 by Fr. Francesco Pierli, a Comboni missionary.
The Comboni Missionaries was founded in 1867 by Daniel Comboni who strongly believed in the regeneration of Africa by Africans, and spent most of his life empowering communities around the continent.
AGENTS OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
The Institute for Social Transformation (IST) was founded in 1994 by Fr. Francesco Pierli, a Comboni missionary.
The Comboni Missionaries was founded in 1867 by Daniel Comboni who strongly believed in the regeneration of Africa by Africans, and spent most of his life empowering communities around the continent.
The institute is a continuation of this work and it does this through offering academic programmes and all other kinds of community engagement programmes such as University Mtaani, which is a university based in an informal settlement area and utilises a unique community-focused methodology.
IST offers diploma, graduate and postgraduate programmes that are all linked to social transformation.
Director – Institute for Social Transformation
IST can harness its huge potential for social transformation by promoting innovation through the integration of learning, research and community support, promoting the recognition and rigorous development of indigenous knowledge and social praxis through partnerships with social movements and become an agent of international cooperation with her unique contribution to transformation of the world thanks to her cultural perspective, sensitivity, ingenuity and the new opportunities that are emerging in the Continent.
Former director – Institute for Social Transformation
COLLABORATION TOWARDS INNOVATION
Our programs are meant to offer you opportunities for growth and spiritual guidance that contribute towards their welfare, acquiring knowledge.
The group was launched in 2019. PAST seeks to reestablish relationships among alumni and spearheading its agenda of training social agents. It has taken part in trainings like the University mtaani, research trainings and awarding of scholarships to needy students.
We are a social, educational and economic platform that supports small farmers and micro entrepreneurs with innovative solutions that make agribusiness profitable and access to information and financial services easy for local small businesses.
Making agribusiness profitable for local micro, small and medium enterprises
This is a partner organization to IST which offers support to social enterprises across Africa. It has participated in the 3 AACOSE conferences organized by IST and its partners, and has inspired the establishment of several student-led social enterprises.
Contributing to social entrepreneurship
It was founded in 1982 and introduced to Kenya in 1991. It carries out projects on training, governance, child protection, protection of refugees, education, environment, health and nutrition in about 30 African countries, Latin American, middle eastern, Asian and Eastern Europe.
From “For Rights and Against Poverty” to “Rights, Change, Sustainability”
Talitha Kum Mission is to end human trafficking through collaborative initiatives focused around prevention, protection, social reintegration and rehabilitation of survivors, partnership and advocacy, promoting actions that affect the systemic causes.
“Talitha Kum. Little girl, I say to you, rise up.” | Gospel of Mark (5:41)
