About Us

Registered Non-Profit
DSD/17/86/02/23423

Founded by

Sr. Itaclaria Ndumi Thomas

After 20 years of international Social Work and Missionary practice, Sr. Itaclaria founded this ministry to provide love, rescue, and restorative peace.

Our History

Responding to a Cry for Peace & Love

We respond directly to the needs of individuals navigating profound mental health crises, following Pope Francis’s urgent appeal to dismantle the "mentality of rejection" and replace it with a supportive culture of true community.

Today, vulnerable individuals—particularly women displaced onto the streets—face severe systemic neglect, abuse, and a loss of fundamental human dignity. Left isolated to survive under extreme elements without a safety net, they lack the basic security necessary for mental well-being.

The Franciscan Servants foundation steps into this gap. We recognize that those fighting deep depression, trauma, and complex addictions are first and foremost lacking peace, safety, and love in their daily lives. We exist to be their rescue.

St. Dymphna Centre Facility Banner
The St. Dymphna Centre — A Sanctuary for Sanctuary and Recovery

Our Target Group

  • The Homeless & Displaced Mentally sick individuals who currently roam markets and streets with nowhere to call home.
  • Those Overcoming Crisis Individuals processing deep social depression, isolation, and complex addictions.
  • Vulnerable Adults (18+) Those at severe risk of conditions that fracture peace of mind, including domestic violence and abandoned old age.

Core Objectives

  • Restore Human Dignity Providing wrap-around holistic care that actively promotes the welfare of society's most vulnerable souls.
  • Be a Living Testimony Acting as an active, visible, and comforting sign of God’s healing presence within a wounded world.
  • Eradicate Systemic Stigma Educating the wider public and fundamentally transforming how modern society references mental disorders.