AJAN network representative from 17 countries have currently converged at the Pullman Hotel in Kinshasa for the DRC Social Innovation Summit. The event that is taking place from the 4th to 5th September 2024 under the theme: Amplifying Voices: Youth and Women Innovating for People-Driven Development in Africa will see
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AJAN’s Focus on Youth: Harnessing the power of digital Innovation among young people
AJANews Editorial Brief August 2024 By, Dennis Owuoche, AJAN Communications Officer. The third Apostolic Preference of the Jesuits calls us to “accompany young people in the creation of a hope-filled future.In this August 2024 edition of the AJANews Newsletter, we highlight the voices, actions, and initiatives of our youth. “
AHAPPY Training of Trainers for Youth Leaders from the Catholic Diocese of Isiolo in Kenya
From 12th to 16th August 2024, African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) undertook a 5-day training of trainers on AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Program for the Youths (AHAPPY). The training that took place at the Pastoral Centre in Isiolo was attended by 32 youth leaders from the Catholic Diocese of
AHAPPY Youth Storytelling Contest 2024
FILM COMPETITION On 31st July 2024 AHAPPY Youth Storytelling-Film Competition was officially launched and is once again open to all schools and youth groups under the AJAN Network. Following the success of the first edition of the AHAPPY Youth Storytelling Contest that was held in 2013, in this second edition inspired
AJANews Brief July 2024: Embracing Ubuntu as a Path to Resilience, Strength and Unity in the fight against AIDS
In this edition of the AJANews Newsletter for July 2024, AJAN calls for collective action and more concentrated focus on adolescents and young people. According to the UNAIDS 2024 Global AIDS Update, tremendous progress has been made in preventing new HIV infections despite this, Africa remains an epicenter of the
St. Aloysius Students Undertake a 10 Km AIDS Awareness Campaign Walk in Kibera Slums
Students from St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School in Langata, Nairobi participated in a 10 kilometers AIDS awareness walk on Tuesday, 30th July 2024 in the streets of Kibera slums. Under the theme KNOWING MYSELF TO GROW MYSELF, the walk was part of the AIDS Awareness Day activities at the school supported
UNAIDS 2024 Report Highlights Critical HIV Disparity Among Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
A new report released by UNAIDS in the month of July shows that the HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women (ages 15-24) is alarmingly more than three times higher than that among their male counterparts in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This stark disparity, revealed in the UNAIDS
AHAPPY Training For Prison Catechists and Officers at Nyahururu, Kenya
The African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN), in partnership with the Catholic Prison Chaplaincy in Kenya, undertook a 5-day Training of Trainers on the AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Program for Youth (AHAPPY). The training which took place from 1st to 5th July 2024, brought together 28 prison catechists and officers
Securing Africa’s Future by Educating the African Child
In this AJANews Newsletter, June 2024 issue, we celebrate the International Day of the African Child under the theme “Education for all Children in Africa : The time is now!” This theme is in line with the theme of the African Union (2024) “Educate an African fit for the 21st
Outcome Statement of the Nairobi Cervical Cancer Elimination and HPV Vaccination Convention.
“Uniting Faith and Science against Cervical Cancer.” In a landmark gathering at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi, from June 11th to 13th, 2024, the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) under the Africa Economic and Health Transformation Initiative (AHETI) joined global leaders, health professionals, faith leaders, and policymakers united under the
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