Time Baluwa In 2014, we celebrated the Jesuit AIDS Project (JAP), an initiative that reached more than 24,000 young people in 18 years of service. We celebrated because this year, the Jesuit Province of Zimbabwe took the decision to close JAP, and we could not let the occasion pass without
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AJAN researches access to AIDS treatment
The African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) is conducting research into access to AIDS treatment in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve improved wellbeing for people with HIV. Through interviews with people living with HIV, the research is attempting to gauge the extent of their access not only to antiretroviral therapy (ART) but
AIDS in the world’s youngest nation
Thomas Athian Lual SJ I’ve wanted to do a placement at AJAN for years. After working in hospitals in Tanzania and Ethiopia as a Jesuit novice, I yearned to deepen my knowledge about HIV and AIDS. Since I came to AJAN, I’ve been learning a lot. Being here helps me
World AIDS Day: Treatment is good but can be better
1 December 2014 – Life for people with HIV would be much easier if they had clinics within walking distance and if they spent less time in clinics in queues that stretch for hours. These are two chief recommendations that emerged from preliminary results of regional research coordinated by AJAN… Read
World AIDS Day 2014: Treatment is good but can be better
Life for people with HIV would be much easier if they had clinics within walking distance and if they spent less time in queues that stretch for hours to get their treatment. These are two chief recommendations that emerged from the preliminary analysis of some results of regional research into
Kenya: AHAPPY is “gold” for our young people today
1 November 2014 – More than a year after an AJAN team introduced AHAPPY to the Loreto Convent Girls Secondary in Matunda, Sr Immaculate Shisanya writes about the changes that the HIV prevention workshop brought about… Read more
Kenya: AHAPPY welcomed at Loreto High School
1 November 2014 – What I like about the AJAN AHAPPY program is that although it follows the teachings of the Catholic Church, it is nonetheless relevant for everyone. I am a high-school teacher by profession and have worked very closely with young people for almost 18 years… Read more
Rwanda: The CLC-Ireme Centre
1 November 2014 – The Christian Life Community (CLC) in Kigali is running a centre to welcome and help people living with HIV, building on years of spiritual and pastoral support that its members have been offering… Read more
CAR: A profound experience
1 November 2014 – Jean-Pierre Boubane SJ has just finished a two-year stint as coordinator of an HIV-prevention centre run by the Jesuits on the university campus of Bangui. He thanks the students for their welcome, commitment and support, and urges them to work for peace in their martyred country…
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