History and Ministries of the Jinja Mission
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In 1993 three Sisters began missionary work in Jinja, a station in Uganda, at the northern shore of Lake Victoria. On July 11, 2009 the Sisters dedicated their new Convent. Jinja is a part of the Generalate District.
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St. Benedict's Center with a clinic and kindergarten was opened in 1996.
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The fertile land and moderate climatic conditions allow the sisters to maintain fruits and vegetable gardens, as well as some cattle.
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The Sisters own and administer St. Benedict's grade school with over 600 students.