Project DREAM: A Vincentian Response to HIV/AIDS in Africa (Sr. Catherine Mulligan, DC)

Near and Far

A CWCIT interview with Sr. Catherine Mulligan, DC, regional coordinator for 13 years of the Daughters of Charity’s Kenya mission, which includes projects like Project DREAM. An extraordinarily successful, innovative health care model launched in Nairobi, DREAM now provides free state-of-the-art, holistic treatment for HIV/AIDS in 6 sub-Saharan countries: Mozambique, Nigeria, Congo, Cameroon, Tanzania, and Kenya. A collaboration between the Daughters of Charity and the Community of Sant’Egidio, DREAM stands for "Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition" and has a special focus on the care of pregnant women and their children. Learn more about Project DREAM at http://www.daughtersips.org/hivaids. A native of Ireland trained as a nurse/midwife, Sr. Mulligan has 14 years of experience in different medical disciplines, including psychiatry and hospital administration. She was the DCs' provincial leader in Ireland when her province was invited in 2001 to open a new mission in Kenya.