Serving Across the Digital Divide: Catholic Religious on the Role of Digital Technology in Social Inequalities
As members of the Justice Coalition of Religious, which unites the voices of many United Nations-accredited organisations representing Catholic Sisters, Brothers, and priests, we have been working alongside “the furthest behind” toward sustainable development for centuries.
From this vantage point, we have witnessed COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns widening pre-existing socio-economic inequalities to a veritable chasm.
In this side event, we will learn from the experiences, perspectives, and visions of several Catholic women and men Religious who are dedicated to service of those on the disconnected side of our current digital divide. They will shine a light on the particular ways the digital divide has impacted the marginalised communities in which they live and minister. They will also offer their insights into what the first steps toward digitalization could look like in their communities and the role they are ready to play in that process.
SPEAKERS:
- Sr. Lorraine Connell, SNDdeN,General Treasurer & Founder of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur’s AfricanPhotovoltaic Rroject inWest & Central Africa
- Sr. Coltridah Mooya,RSHM, Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary’s St. Mulumba Special School in Choma,Zambia
- Naydesign JoanTalasan, Medical Mission Sisters Associate, Teacher at two MMS Indigenous Peoples schools& Secretary of Indigenous Peoples Apostolate for the Malaybalay Diocese inthe Philippines
- Sr. Elena Saavedra, PDO Coordinator for the Daughters of Mary Help ofChristians and Salesians of Don Bosco’s Fr. José Vicente Rivadeneira Bilingual Intercultural Community Education Unit in Ecuador
- From the Society of the Sacred Heart’s Saint Madeleine Sophie Foundation: Bethanie Sulleza, rscj, SMSF President; Lizette Santillan-Paas, SMSF OIC Executive Director; and Joy Luz, rscj, Coordinator of the Society’s JPIC Learning Hub
