Locally, there is a common phrase which depicts the fruition of an event when it is only on its facet: “wey food sweet na by ihn smell u go fos know.” You can tell a dish is delicious by perceiving it first. One of the peak moments I had when
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AJAN Rolls Out AHAPPY Program in Sierra Leone
African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) launched the African HIV and AIDS Prevention Programme for the Youth (AHAPPY) in Sierra Leone for the year 2023! The Roll-out of the program that encompasses AHAPPY Training of trainers (ToT) was attended by 53 youths that took place from the 17th to 22nd April
Reflection for Easter Sunday
Readings: 1st Reading – Acts 10:34A, 37-43/ Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/ 2nd Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 Or 1 Corinthians 5:6B-8/ Gospel: John 20:1-9 The Easter Sunday Reflection is given by Mr Pierre Nyandwi, SJ, former Assistant director Jesuit Urumuri Center (JUC), Rwanda At the glance, all the readings revolve
Holy Saturday Reflection 8th April 2023
Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil – Readings First Reading: Genesis 1: 1 – 2: 2 or 1: 1, 26-31aResponsorial Psalm: Psalms 104: 1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 or Psalms 33: 4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20 and 22Second Reading: Genesis 22: 1-18 or 22: 1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 16: 5, 8, 9-10,
Good Friday Reflection- APRIL 7, 2023
Readings: Isaiah 52: 13-53:12; Psalm 30: 2,6,12-13, 15-17, 25; Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42 As Jesus hung on the cross, he uttered seven last phrases of great meaning to those contemplating his passion and death, today, on Good Friday reflection is offered by Fr. Tersoo Gwaza, S.J. “NO CROSS, NO
A Reflection for Holy Thursday-the Lord’s Last Supper 6Th APRIL 2023
This Holy Thursday, we celebrate the institution of the Eucharist as Jesus’ body and blood. It marks the end of Lent’s almsgiving, fasting, and prayer, and the beginning of the Easter Triduum, when we contemplate Jesus’ dying and rising for our sins and God’s plan of redemption for the world.
Celebrating Women and their Untold Stories
In this AJANews Newsletter, March issue, we take time to honour the wonderful women in AJAN Network. They are a true reflection of strength, courage, goodness, and resilience as they continue impacting change in the life of our beneficiaries within the Church and the Society of Jesus’ service to the
HIV, Healthy Living and Self-Awareness Sensitization among “O-Level” Learners in Gulu
On Tuesday 14th, March 2023 the AHAPPY team in Ocer Campion Jesuit College, Gulu, Uganda journeyed with the “O-level” learners towards realization and maximization of their potentials by steering an extended discussion on Health and self-awareness, to instill confidence in them to realize their worth and abilities. The seminar’s aim
A Peer Educator’s Journey to Personal and Educational Transformation
My name is BENAM SERVICE Stanislas Henry; Student in year of Master 2 in human rights and humanitarian action at the University of Bangui. I was trained in pair education during the year 2021 when Father Ghislain AKAKPO coordinator of the Center for Information, Education and Listening of the Center
The AHAPPY generation manual helped me offer psychosocial support
I express my gratitude to the Center Catholique Universitaire (CCU) for its good initiatives which give us incredible opportunities in terms of training. It was thanks to a friend that I became a peer educator. When I first came I was scared and very shy. But little by little, I
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