Honoring Mother Earth In this edition of the AJANews Newsletter for April 2024 we dedicate space to honor World Earth Day 2024, observed annually on April 22. This year’s theme ‘Planet vs Plastics’, AJAN reiterates its dedication to help care for our common home and to support poor and
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Transforming Education in Africa and Madagascar: Fe y Alegría’s Workshop Explores Popular Education Strategies
From April 22nd to 26th, 2024, the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN), with Ms. Pascalia Sergon as its representative, participated in the Africa and Madagascar Popular Education Workshop at the Mwangaza Jesuit Retreat Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop, attended by more than 40 delegates from Africa, Madagascar, Latin America,
The Editorial Brief: AJANews, March 2024 Issue
In this AJANews Newsletter, March 2024 issue, we take time to celebrate the Women in Africa. The United Nations International Women’s Day (IWD) theme: “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”, aims at tackling economic disempowerment. Pope Francis calls for an applause for women, saying “they deserve it,” while praising their “tender
“AHAPPY Training of Trainers in Kisangani: Building Skills for a Bright Future”
Centre Maisha is a Jesuit institution, established in 2002, has been working to raise awareness on the issue of HIV/AIDS among the population of Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With this in mind, Centre Maisha, in partnership with the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN), recently organized a training
AJAN General Assembly 2024: Charting a Course for Collective Progress
The AJAN General Assembly convened at Roussel House, Donum Dei Centre in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya, from the 18th to 21st March 2024 marked a pivotal moment for the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) as various members of the AJAN Network gathered to reflect upon and assess our collective progress. This
JESUIT SCHOLASTICS OF UNIVERSITÉ LOYOLA DU CONGO, FACULTÉ DE PHILOSOPHIE UNDERGO AHAPPY TRAINING
On 10th March 2022, 35 students from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Université Loyola du Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including one lay man underwent the AJAN HIV and AIDS prevention Program for Youth (AHAPPY). The training happened at Kimwenza in Kinshasa and lasted three days
Jesuit Scholastics of Université Loyola du Congo, Faculté de Philosophie undergo AHAPPY training
On 10th March 2022, 35 students from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Université Loyola du Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including one lay man underwent the AJAN HIV and AIDS prevention Program for Youth (AHAPPY). The training happened at Kimwenza in Kinshasa and lasted three days
Witnesses of God’s Love, ambassadors of his Mercy!
4th Sunday of Lent, Year C, 27 March 2022 by Charles SOMDA, SJ, Program Coordinator at Jesuit Worldwide Learning – Higher Education at the Margins What meaning can we give to mercy and reconciliation in a world torn apart by hatred and war? Today’s texts give us some guidelines to
Jesuit Scholastics of Université Loyola du Congo, Faculté de Philosophie undergo AHAPPY training of Trainers
On 10th March 2022, 35 students from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Université Loyola du Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including one lay man underwent the AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Program for Youth (AHAPPY). The training happened at Kimwenza in Kinshasa and lasted 3 days
Journeying with the youth requires role modeling.
“We are keepers of our brothers and sisters” You have heard many a time when an adult, possibly pushed to the ropes by a young person, demand respect based on their age. “I am older than you, respect me”, is a popular rebuttal when a young person happens to differ
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