Dennis Owuoche, Author at AJAN

AJAN appeal: GIVE AN ORPHAN A FUTURE

“I know what plans I have in mind for you, Yahweh declares, plans for peace, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 In sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS has orphaned 15 million children, who need intensive support to go beyond survival and to live life to

AJANews 114 – December 2012

For a Christmas that augurs a great future and hope – a message from Fr Paterne Mombe SJ, AJAN Coordinator. As I write my Christmas message, my thoughts go to some children I visited a year ago in an orphanage set up by the Jesuits and a religious congregation in

Ireland: Jesuit recognised for AIDS work in Africa

14 December 2012 – Fr Michael J. Kelly SJ, a well-known researcher, speaker and writer on AIDS in Africa, recently received another award in his native country Ireland. Read more…

Kenya: Parish promotes zero mother-to-child transmission

14 December 2012 – Around 460 people did an HIV test thanks to a door-to-door campaign organised by the Jesuit parish in a poor Nairobi suburb with the aim of promoting zero mother-to-child transmission. Read more

For a Christmas that augurs a great future and hope

As I write my Christmas message, my thoughts go out to some children I visited a year ago, in an orphanage set up by the Jesuits and a religious congregation in Fonte Boa, Mozambique. Some eight to ten children live there with a foster mother and assistant. What they have

Ireland: Jesuit recognised for AIDS work in Africa

Fr Michael J. Kelly SJ, a well-known researcher, speaker and writer on AIDS in Africa, recently received another award in his native country Ireland. At a ceremony in Dublin held in November 2012, Fr Kelly was one of the recipients of the first presentation of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award

Zambia: Home care programme invests in capacity building of people with HIV

Following a report in the October issue of AJANews featuring the sustainable agriculture project of the home-based care (HBC) programme of the Jesuit parish in Chikuni, southern Zambia, we introduce you to Gregory Hazele (pictured above), an HBC team leader in Chikuni and one of the team’s agricultural extension officers.

Kenya: Parish campaign promotes zero mother-to-child transmission

Around 460 people did an HIV test thanks to a door-to-door campaign organised by the Jesuit parish in a poor Nairobi suburb with the aim of promoting zero mother-to-child transmission. Uzima, a programme of St Joseph the Worker Parish that tackles the challenges posed by HIV/AIDS in Kangemi, organised the

KENYA: UPENDO & UZIMA, KANGEMI

The Development Office of the Jesuit parish of St Joseph the Worker in Kangemi runs the sister programmes of Uzima and Upendo. Both belong to the Small Christian Communities (SCCs) of the parish. The first cares for people with HIV and the second for children at risk of abuse or