In this issue of AJANews, we remember Ayub Meme, who died of AIDS at the age of 22 a year ago. Ayub wrote one of the winning scripts of the AJAN competition Youth Movies for Life and Love. We share an abridged version: the script is his own painful story and the compelling advice he wanted to share about how to live life to the full

From the time he was born… Read more

Some words of wisdom from Max aka Ayub… Read more

A tribute to Ayub… Read more

And in more news:

DRC: For better or for worse – Sunday 21 June 2015 was a special day for the Foyer Louis de Gonzague, a Jesuit organization for people living with HIV in Kikwit, western DRC. Fr Crispin Mukiay celebrated the marriage of Richard Lumbidi and Liliane Bundu, two members of the Foyer. Fr Crispin describes the event as “a sign of faith and hope in life and love”. Richard shares his moving testimony… Read more

Burundi: New assistant director for SYM – Fr Pierre Célestin Musoni SJ from Rwanda has been appointed assistant director at the Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM) in Bujumbura. He shares his first impressions… Read more