The Sisters of Our Lady of Kilimanjaro

In 1931, Rev. Henry Gogarty founded the Congregation of Our Lady of Kilimanjaro, dedicated to the Immaculate Mary. Since then, the Sisters of the Congregation have strived to live as Mary did and to spread that purity and their love to whomever they can.

One of the teachers at the school.

Their Mission

The mission of the Sisters is simple: to live as Mary did through prayers for all people, social work, pastoral care, administrative tasks, teaching, arts and crafts, parish ministries, hospitals, and health services as well as caring for the disabled, the poor and homeless.

 

To follow Christ through the sanctification of individual members doing apostolic work and other charitable services for the well-being of humanity and their salvation.

— Our Lady of Kilimanjaro Mission Statement

Potential site for the dormitories we are building.

The Sisters’ impact on Imani

Since the Imani school opened in 2000, the Congregation has grown the school from 20 to 550 students, with 14 classrooms, 4 school buses for commuting students, 2 dormitories for boarding students, and 1 dining hall. The Imani school is just one of the successful schools under the Sisters’ supervision.

More Schools Under the CDNK

  • Mailisita Vocational Training Centre, Hai (since 1982)

  • St. Felistas Luguruni Primary School, Dar-es-Salaam (since 2005)

  • Mtakuja Primary School, Chekereni (since 2006)

  • Igoma Primary School, Mwanza (since 2005)

  • St. Joseph Pimary School, Rombo (since 1996)

  • St. Mary Goreti Secondary School, Moshi (since 1999)

  • Imani Vocational Training Center 2, Chekereni (since 2000)

  • Tumaini Center (since 2006)

  • St Francis Assisi Primary School, Boma Ngombe (since 2004)

  • Bishop Henry Gogarty Secondary School, Arusha (since 2011)

  • St. Mary Goreti Preschool, Moshi (since 2015)

  • Archangels Primary School, Moshi (since 2016)