The 18th edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) was held in Zimbabwe at the end of 2015. The conference, which brought together leading scientists, practitioners, activists and organizations, started on 29 November and ended on 4 December. AJAN was represented at ICASA by participants from
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Focus on ICASA 2015: Africa, rise up to finish with HIV and AIDS!
The 18th edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) was held in Zimbabwe at the end of 2015. The conference, which brought together leading scientists, practitioners, activists and organizations, started on 29 November and ended on 4 December. AJAN was represented at ICASA by participants from
Ghana: Mourning the loss of Fr Isidore Bonabom
If you search for “Isidore Bonabom” on the web, you’ll discover that the name belongs to a Jesuit priest passionate about human rights, especially when those threatened or abused. You’ll find Isidore’s excellent articles defending victims of torture, people with mental disability and people living with HIV, to name a
Burundi: New assistant director for SYM
3 November 2015 – 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: resilience, hope and courage of SYM staff and the people they serve… Read more
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… Read more
Kenya: A tribute to Ayub
3 November 2015 – Ayub Meme was born on 20 October 1992. He died just over 22 years later, on 3 November 2014… Read more
Kenya: Words of wisdom from Ayub
3 November 2015: Whatever mistakes you have made up until now are off the table – the only thing that matters from this point on is how you move forward… Read more
Kenya: From the time he was born
3 November 2015 – We remember Ayub Meme, who died of AIDS at the age of 22 a year ago. We share a story he wrote for an AJAN script-writing competition, based on his own life… Read more
AJANews 144 – October 2015
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
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: Last May, as I was coming back from theological studies at Hekima University College in Kenya, my Regional Superior appointed me as assistant director of
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