Chikuni Home Based Care (CHBC), Southern Province, Zambia —In the rural communities surrounding Chikuni Mission in Zambia’s Southern Province, a new opportunity is taking shape for women and girls who have traditionally had limited opportunities to earn an income. Through the Building Resilience among Women and Young Girls in Africa
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Strengthening Community Action Against Gender-Based Violence in Toliara, Madagascar
On 17–18 July 2026, the Centre Arrupe Madagascar (CA-MDG), through its Health and Family Programme (Programme Santé et Famille – PSF), organized a two-day capacity-building workshop in Toliara, Madagascar, bringing together community association focal persons committed to combating violence, particularly violence against women and girls. The training built upon the
Stitching Hope, Restoring Dignity: AJAN Empowers Young Women in South Sudan Through Skills and Resilience
Across South Sudan, where many young women face poverty, interrupted education, and limited opportunities, hope is being woven one stitch at a time. Through the AJAN Building Resilience in Women and Young Girls in Africa (BRWGA) project, implemented by the Multi-Educational and Agricultural Jesuit Institute of South Sudan (MAJIS) in
JOFRANCI SERVICES Launches Digital Skills Training for Youth in Kisangani, DRC
Empowering young people with practical digital skills is at the heart of the African Jesuit AIDS Network’s (AJAN) Jesuit Youth Social Entrepreneurship Action (JYSEA) program. Among its most successful youth-led initiatives is JOFRANCI SERVICES, founded by Joël Londjiringa Bahati and nurtured under the guidance of Centre Maïsha in Kisangani, Democratic
A Mid-Year Story of Hope and Empowerment for Women and Young Girls in Kinshasa as Centre Saint Ignace continues with implementation of the BRWGA Project
The AJAN Building Resilience among Women and Young Girls in Africa (BRWGA) Project at the Centre Saint Ignace de Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, continues to transform lives by empowering women and young girls through economic inclusion and vocational skills development. At the project’s halfway point in 2026, encouraging
MAHAVOTSE Expands Its Reach and Impact as a Social Enterprise in Southern Madagascar
Between April and June 2026, MAHAVOTSE, a social enterprise led by VAO HANITRINIRIKO Nalimbinjanahary Christaline in southern Madagascar, continued to strengthen its impact by expanding production, empowering local communities, and establishing itself as a trusted partner in the region’s growing artisanal sector. Over the three-month period, the enterprise produced 700
St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Marks Patron’s Day 2026 with a Call to Nurture Competence, Character and Faith for Service
St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School marked its annual St. Aloysius Day on 28 June 2026 with a vibrant celebration that reflected the school’s enduring commitment to forming young people of competence, character, and faith. Guided by the theme, “Nurturing Competence, Character and Faith for Service,” the occasion brought together students,
Empowering Vulnerable Young Women through Tailoring Skills MAJIS, South Sudan
In the year 2024, Multi-Educational and Agricultural Jesuit Institute of South Sudan (MAJIS) successfully empowered 40 underprivileged female youth and 20 young married women at Akol Jal, Rumbek South, with skills in crotchet dressmaking. The training was funded through AJAN. Building on this success, AJAN provided additional funding in December
PLEASURE
No pleasure can be right if it affects a person who indulges in it. Pleasure injures a man’s body; in the end, a permanent illness affects him. Pleasure can corrupt a man’s moral fiber. Pleasure can lower his resistance against diseases, which is wrong. Any pleasure that leaves a man
“My Journey Back to Life” – Service Yezu Mwiza
“My name is Bizimana Gael. I was born in Nyakabiga, and I had a good life. When I look back, I never imagined that my life would take the path it did. It all began in a very simple way, it was something that felt harmless at the time. I
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