In summer, Jacques Ngimbous SJ left Hekima College of Theology in Nairobi to do pastoral fieldwork at the Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM) in Bujumbura. SYM is a project of the Jesuit Region of Rwanda-Burundi that is dedicated to the care and support of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and
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Rwanda: Jesuit novices learn about AIDS ministry
Patrice Ndayisenga SJ 30 September 2013 – In July I paid a visit to the Jesuit novitiate in Cyangugu, Rwanda, just around the time the new novices were being welcomed and introduced to the history, life and works of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The novice master asked me to
Kenya: Keeping track of the reality of AIDS
30 September 2013 – The Church affirms the humanity of people with HIV by offering them care and support and, above all, a place where they do not feel judged. This is what Florence Anam believes; Florence is a young Kenyan woman who is HIV-positive and who has worked with
Kenya: Jesuits condemn Westgate attack
30 September 2013 – The Jesuit Eastern Africa Province has condemned the terror attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi that left 67 people dead and scores of others injured. The Somali-based al-Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for the massacre, which started on Saturday 21 September, when 10 to 15
AJANews 121 – July/August 2013
On 31 July, Fr Michael Lewis SJ, President of the Jesuit Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (JESAM), declared Chikuni Parish Home-Based Care (HBC) program in southern Zambia as the winner of the first award for excellence in Jesuit AIDS ministry in Africa and Madagascar. JESAM and the African Jesuit AIDS
Togo: Centre Espérance Loyola
The Centre Espérance Loyola (CEL – Loyola Hope Centre) in Togo presented as its best practice a summer camp that teaches youth the values of solidarity and mutual respect. Set up by the West African Jesuit Province in 2006, the CEL is based in Agoè-Nyivé, a suburb of Lomé. The
Kenya: Upendo
The Upendo program for vulnerable children is located in Kangemi, a slum in Nairobi that is marked by many social problems, among them AIDS, high levels of unemployment, poor housing conditions, drug, alcohol and substance abuse. Many children are at risk of neglect and abuse, and some live on the
Kenya: St Aloysius Secondary School
St Aloysius Secondary School aims to provide quality education to needy orphans and vulnerable children living in Kibera slum, Nairobi. In the tradition of Ignatian pedagogy, the education offered, while primarily academic, is holistic in nature and aims to form the young students to become “men and women for others”.
Burkina Faso: Association Solidarité, Vie et Santé
The Association Solidarité, Vie et Santé (ASVS – Association of Solidarity, Life and Health) in Ouagadougou caters mostly to women with HIV who are poor and have been abandoned by their families. The aim of the association is to improve the women’s living conditions by offering medical, psychosocial and educational
Kenya: Uzima
Before the birth of the Uzima program of St Joseph the Worker parish in Kangemi, it was taboo to speak about AIDS in this Nairobi slum. In 2004, Uzima (“life” in Swahili) created a space where people with HIV could come and get support to cope with their situation. The
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