WHO WE ARE

African Jesuit AIDS Network – AJAN is Jesuits and Collaborators Ministry against HIV and AIDS in Africa. AJAN was established in June 2002 by the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM) as a common work of the Conference. AJAN seeks to keep HIV and AIDS agenda amongst the Jesuits, the church and the general society by engaging Jesuits and other religious institutions in Africa for more active role in the fight against HIV and AIDS in various capacities; maintaining active communication within the Network, Jesuits communities, the church and other key stakeholders, contributing to building of skilled and well informed personnel at AJAN that engages effectively with HIV and AIDS issues; promoting research and publication on HIV and AIDS area of interest; and advocating for intrinsic dignity and human rights for vulnerable groups in Africa. AJAN is also committed to building sustainable financial resource base to facilitate the Network activities and to tackle persistent challenges so as to build on AJAN’s best practices.