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The Mary Slessor Foundation

Committed To Improving The Lives Of People In Akpap Okoyong, Nigeria

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Building a Better Future

Committed to improving the lives of people in Akpap Okoyong, Nigeria

The Vision

The MSF Vision is to emulate the social and medical work of the great missionary, Mary Slessor, from Dundee in the late 1800's.

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The Foundation

Dr Lawrie Mitchell MBE and Mrs Eme Mitchell decided in 2002 to continue the work of Mary Slessor, the renowned Scottish missionary.

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Centenary of the life and work of Mary Slessor

Mary Slessor died on 13 January 1915 after 38 years in Calabar. To celebrate the centenary of her death in 2015, we have arranged a series of events in and around Dundee, so that Mary's extraodinary work will not be forgotten.

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Programme of events

Tuesday 13 January 2015 - Saturday 30 May 2015Photography competition- African connections to Dundee
Tuesday 13 January 2015 - Saturday 30 May 2015Short Story Competition
Tuesday 3 March 2015Dundee Arts Cafe: Mary Slessor- No Ordinary Missionary with Ruth Kirkpatrick
Thursday 5 March 2015Guest Lecture as part of Dundee Women's Festival
Sunday 8 March 2015International Women's Day, Spotlight Talk -National Museums Scotland

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The Mary Slessor Centenary is supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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