On 10th October 2021, the AJAN team led by Fr. Ismael Matambura briefly stopped over at Nyahururu women’s prison to encourage women incarcerated there. It was following the invitation of Lilian Wambui, a catechist who is a trainer with the AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Programme for Youth. Fr. Ismael
All Posts by Dennis Owuoche
Vaccine hesitancy in pregnant people drives rise in Covid hospitalizations
By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) Pregnant people who develop Covid-19 symptoms risk emergency complications and other problems with their pregnancies, according to two new studies. And pregnancy alone places people at an increased risk for severe illness and death. But despite these risks, pregnant people remain some of the most vaccine-hesitant populations in
AJAN takes message of integral growth and peace to the youth of Maralal.
Maralal is in the war-torn Samburu county in north-central Kenya Maralal, the nerve centre of the physically charming Samburu County of Kenya, is about 340 kilometers north of Nairobi. The communities in the arid Samburu are semi-nomadic pastoralists keeping camels, cows, goats, and sheep. The Samburu National Reserve, and some of Kenya’s best game lodges
YOUTH FOR A HOPE-FILLED FUTURE
Youth is a defining period for a human being, a time for fundamental decisions. It is the time a purposeful and triumphant future can be cultivated or the opportunity can be missed. It is also a period of inculcating values and principles of life and helping the youth to acquire
Echoes of the Maisha Center(Kisangani)
The Maisha Center carried out in September 2021, three activities namely: Distribution of books to the young people of the Christ-Roi parish for their intellectual support; Meeting with the Presidents of the parish youth commissions and some peer educators trained by the Maisha Center; The day of reflection with the
ACCOMPANYING YOUTH AND STAFF IN THE PRISONS
“Accompanying the youth entails creating space of dialogue with them on topics or issues of concern, with the critical aim of placing them at the centre of solutions. It is about guiding the youth to be self-critical, inculcating in them the skill of analyzing the world they live in and
ABE and AJAN accompany the youth of Bouassa- ABE, Burkina Faso.
By ZONGO Félicienne President of ABE. ABE organized the three days of advocacy on Friday 24, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 September 2021. Youth Advocacy activities in Boassa-Sandogo took place in the St Dominic chapel of Boassa. A public lecture on the current challenges of youth took place from 6.30
Support for orphans and other needy children in schools- Centres Sociaux Loyola, Togo
Rita ALABA, Communication Officer In response to the Second Universal Apostolic Preference of the Society of Jesus “Walking with the Excluded: Walk with the poor, the outcasts of the world, those whose dignity has been violated, in a mission of reconciliation and justice”, the Loyola Social Centers of Lomé – Togo donated
Outstanding young entrepreneurs granted work kits to kick them off- Centres Sociaux Loyola, Togo
By Rita ALABA, Communication Manager Following the Health Promotion and Entrepreneurship Project for out-of-school youth in Agoe and its surroundings- which was funded by African Jesuit Aids Network- 100 youths from the the Regional Chamber of Trades who had followed the first phase of the Theoretical training in Entrepreneurship and Income Generating Activities (IGA) underwent a psycho technique test. After the test, the 10 best young people were awarded. The choice of these winners was made according to specific criteria ; vulnerability, innovation, creativity, and management of
15 youths undergo formation at the Parish of Ste Monique de Sandogo, Boassa- ABE Burkina Faso
By Felicienne Ouedraogo, The Association des Benevoles de l Esperance- ABE received $2,000 from the African Jesuit AIDS Network secretariat specifically to help them carry out relevant activities to mark the 500 year jubilee after the conversion of St Ignatius of Loyola. ABE in turn organized three days of advocacy
English 
Français 
Português