Over the years some Jesuits took the initiative to respond to urgent needs they saw around them by founding programmes or organisations. Jesuit provinces have incorporated some, while others remain autonomous but retain close ties with the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, there are two such associations
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AJANews 111 – August-September 2012
The lead article of this issue of AJANews honours a Jesuit who has made an enormous contribution to the struggle against AIDS: Fr Ted Rogers SJ (pictured above), whose memoirs have just been published. In other articles, the AJAN Coordinator writes about the Christian Life Community (CLC) in Rwanda and
ORDINATIONS
Fr Paterne Mombé SJ, AJAN Coordinator, writes: At the end of August, I went to Kigali with an AJAN delegation for the ordination to the priesthood of Marcel Uwineza SJ. The team of Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM) was also represented at the ordination. Marcel spent two years as a regent
A RICH EXPERIENCE: AIDS MINISTRY OF CLC RWANDA
Fr Paterne Mombé SJ, AJAN Coordinator, writes about the unique approach to AIDS ministry of the Christian Life Community (CLC) in Rwanda. A recent visit to Kigali gave me the opportunity to get to know CLC Rwanda and to discover all it is doing in the struggle against HIV and
KENYA: PROMOTING HAPPY COUPLES
These days, one of the buzzwords of AIDS programmes in Africa is “mainstreaming” – addressing the causes and effects of AIDS in all areas of development work and, for the Church, in its pastoral, educational and other ministries. In a creative initiative that reflects this trend, parish programme Uzima is
DRC: FROM REFLECTION TO ACTION
Operating from Christ the King Parish in Kisangani, Parlons-SIDA is one of the only organisations in the area to offer comprehensive care to people with HIV and to organise systematic prevention activities. The outgoing coordinator, Fr Jean-Pierre Luzolo SJ shares some reflections: HIV began to take on importance in my
ZIMBABWE: JESUIT AIDS PIONEER PUBLISHES MEMOIRS
A British Jesuit who spent his life pioneering social change in Zimbabwe and beyond has published his memoirs. The book Ted Rogers: Jesuit, Social Pioneer and AIDS Activist in Zimbabwe was launched in August in South Africa and in September in Zimbabwe. Fr Ted spent five decades in Zimbabwe (formerly
BURUNDI: INTERRELIGIOUS WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS SAVE APPROACH TO PREVENTION
Ezéchiel Manirakiza SJ The crucial role that religions play in the struggle against HIV/AIDS in Burundi came to the fore during a training workshop recently organised for religious leaders in two provinces. The workshop sought to improve both the way local religious leaders play this role and their unity in
More about the AJAN anniversary meetings
Fr Elphege Quenum SJ from Benin writes: “Together for future AIDS-free generations.” This is how we can sum up two meetings organised by AJAN in Nairobi from 14 to 19 June and 20 to 24 June. The programmes were organised in the context of AJAN’s tenth anniversary, and mobilised Jesuits
AJANews 110 – July 2012
In this issue of AJANews, we bring you the views of Jesuits who attended the International AIDS Conference and Catholic pre-conference held in Washington between 20 and 27 July. Then there’s news about the tenth anniversary celebration of AJAN in June and two new developments launched during this event: the
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