AJAN Coordinator Paterne Mombe SJ recently attended an international conference in Geneva that aimed to develop recommendations on integrating spirituality into healthcare systems worldwide. Fr Mombe joined researchers, educators, policymakers, physicians, nurses, chaplains and clergy from more than 20 countries for the gathering convened by the George Washington University Institute
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Madagascar: Taking care and prevention to the people
A casual glance at the national prevalence rate in Madagascar doesn’t elicit much cause for concern: officially less than 1% of the population is HIV-positive, so it would appear AIDS is well under control. So why do the Jesuits in Madagascar have a wide-ranging project dedicated to HIV/AIDS? As usual,
Tanzania: Investing in young people for a better future
In the Tanzanian city of Dodoma, many young people come from families impoverished by AIDS and have to take care of affected relatives. A serious lack of opportunities for first-time job seekers deepens widespread poverty and could heighten the HIV risk for young people. It didn’t take Boniface Okumu long
Transforming lives
For the second week of Lent (24 February – 2 March), our reflection is written by Fr Kelly Michelo SJ, who runs the home-based care (HBC) programme in Chikuni parish, rural Zambia. “Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And
Help women with HIV live life to the full
“I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full.” – Jn 10:10 “Now I know the joy of living. I bless you with all my heart, that God may help you too. If you can help others who are in the same situation as
Résister à la tentation de ne rechercher quel’intérêt personnel
Notre réflexion pour la première semaine de Carême est écrite par Danielle Vella, rédactrice d’AJAN. « Jésus, rempli du Saint Esprit, revint du Jourdain, et il fut conduit par l’Esprit dans le désert, où il fut tenté par le diable pendant quarante jours. Il ne mangea rien durant ces
Resisting the temptation to seek self-interest
Our reflection for the first week of Lent (17-23 February 2013) is written by Danielle Vella, editor of the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN). “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for 40 days he was
Retour aux bases
Mais que la droiture soit comme un courant d’eau, et la justice comme un torrent qui jamais ne tarit. (Amos 5:24) Notre première réflexion pour ce mercredi des Cendres, le 13 février 2013, est écrit par le Père Michael J. Kelly SJ, un célèbre écrivain, conférencier et chercheur sur le
Back to basics
“But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” (Amos 5:24) Our first reflection this Lent, for Ash Wednesday, 13 February 2013, is written by Fr Michael J. Kelly SJ, a well-known writer, speaker and researcher on HIV/AIDS. Originally from Ireland, he has lived and worked
TOGO – Centre Ésperance Loyola
Set up by the West African Jesuit Province in 2006, the Centre Ésperance Loyola (CEL – Loyola Hope Centre) is based in Agoè-Nyivé, a suburb of Lomé, and is run by Fr Bernard Hounnougbo SJ. The CEL, together with its sister centre the Loyola Educational Centre (CCL), works hard to
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