//Client project

Canossian Sisters NE Africa

A warm, mission-first website for the Canossian Daughters of Charity — Servants of the Poor — serving across Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan through education, evangelization, healthcare and prayer.

year
2026
role
Design & full-stack development
type
Client project
stack
4 technologies
Canossian Sisters NE Africa — 'Loving without measure' mission homepage

The problem

The Canossian Sisters touch over 100,000 lives across four countries, but their story — the ministries, the causes, the communities they serve — had no strong online home where supporters could learn about the work, get involved and give.

My approach

I designed and built a warm, mission-first website led by a 'Loving without measure' hero and the sisters' ministries and causes, with Donate and get-involved paths throughout — plus a gallery and a feature marking the 250th anniversary of St Magdalene of Canossa. It runs on a fast Next.js stack the team can keep current.

How it's built

  • Next.js 16 App Router with static export — fast, secure, cheap to host.
  • About, Ministries, Causes and Gallery sections driven by a typed content model.
  • Prominent Donate and get-involved calls-to-action throughout the journey.
  • SEO, Open Graph, sitemap and JSON-LD so the mission is discoverable.

Highlights

  • A mission-first hero and stats that lead with real reach — 100,000+ lives, four countries.
  • Clear Donate and get-involved paths to turn visitors into supporters.
  • Fast, mobile-first experience for a largely mobile audience across East Africa.