Our reflection for the third week of Lent is written by Fr Désiré Yamuremye SJ, director of Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM) in Burundi, a program that offers comprehensive HIV and AIDS care and prevention services. In today’s readings, one word crops up repeatedly: signs. I don’t propose to go into
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Renewing our commitment to “a faith that does justice”
6 March – AIDS is first and foremost an urgent challenge to social justice rather than a merely medical problem… Read more
AJAN: Creating safe spaces for people with HIV
6 March 2015 – The Jesuit parish of St Joseph the Worker in Kangemi, on the outskirts of Nairobi, runs the Uzima program for people living with HIV. Uzima has 45 men and 67 women in support groups… Read more
Kenya: Religious leaders meet PLWH to take joint action against stigma
6 March 2015 – People living with HIV in Kenya are still subject to high levels of stigma and some still shun treatment as a result. A national survey based on “lived experiences” rated stigma and discrimination in Kenya at 45%… Read more
AJANews 138 – February 2015
Renewing our commitment to “a faith that does justice” – AIDS is first and foremost an urgent challenge to social justice rather than a merely medical problem… Read more Kenya: National dialogue pledges joint action against stigma – People living with HIV in Kenya are still subject to high levels
Renewing our commitment to “a faith that does justice”
AIDS is first and foremost an urgent challenge to social justice rather than a merely medical problem. This was the main message of the director of AJAN, Fr Paterne Mombe SJ, to Jesuits gathered in Nairobi from 18 to 22 February for a seminar on justice. The Jesuit Africa Social
Kenya: Creating safe spaces for people with HIV
The Jesuit parish of St Joseph the Worker in Kangemi, on the outskirts of Nairobi, runs the Uzima program for people living with HIV. Uzima has 45 men and 67 women in support groups. They come together to share experiences and to encourage each other in support groups. After hearing
Kenya: National dialogue pledges joint action against stigma
People living with HIV in Kenya are still subject to high levels of stigma and some still shun treatment as a result. A national survey based on “lived experiences” rated stigma and discrimination in Kenya at 45%. The findings of the stigma index study were presented during a national dialogue
From herds-boy to Jesuit deacon
Augostine Ekeno SJ, ex-assistant director of AJAN The dream that I wished to come true about 15 years ago came to realization on Valentine’s Day this year. On 14 February, I and 17 other African Jesuits were ordained deacons, which is a significant step towards priesthood. The day marked an
Doing what is true
Our reflection for the second Sunday of Lent (1 March) is written by Fr Ted Rogers SJ, a British Jesuit who spent decades pioneering social change in Zimbabwe. He co-founded the Jesuit AIDS Project in 1997 to stem the destruction of AIDS by reaching young people through peer education. Today,
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