About Us
The Little Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi of the Third Order Regular, is an indigenous Institute of Diocesan Right. It was founded on 1st May, 1923 in Uganda by the late Mother Mary Kevin Kearney, a Franciscan Missionary now a Servant of God.
The Institute is an inter-ethnic group with over forty groups. There are 837 professed members, 685 perpetually professed and 152 temporary professed and over 50 in the Novitiate programme in the three Novitiates and one Postulancy. To foster peace, love and unity, the English Language is the medium of communication.
The Little Sisters in collaboration with associates, staff, benefactors, donors, and volunteers are actively involved in works of mercy, bringing the good news to those in the margins of society. Through love and service the sisters continue to improve the lives of the very poor. Our missionary work is growing within the three East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda as well as in the United States and Germany where we have a number of sisters serving the needy and the marginalized.