To commemorate World AIDS Day 2025, learners and educators at the Centre Monseigneur Munzihirwa, (CMM), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gathered for an engaging and insightful discussion with Dr. Hugues Matwo, focusing on the vital role of education, community involvement, and stigma reduction in ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD AIDS DAY 2025 AT CENTRE SAINT IGNACE, KINSHASA, DRC
Despite the lack of funding for this year’s World AIDS Day commemoration, the Centre Saint Ignace in Kinshasa, in collaboration with AJAN and the Christian Life Community (CVX), ensured that the day did not go unnoticed. Thanks to the generosity of Father Augustin, Parish Priest of Saint Augustine in Lemba,
World AIDS Day 2025 Celebration in Chéché-Bukavu, DRC
At the occasion of this year’s World AIDS Day, Action Sociale Chéché, in partnership with the NGO Action for Peace and Women Professional Development, APWPD, organized a conference on HIV/AIDS with the theme: Youth facing HIV/AIDS: prevention, awareness and taking control. The conference was organized to raise awareness among the
COMMEMORATION OF WORLD AIDS DAY 2025 AT CENTRE CATHOLIQUE UNIVERSITAIRE (CCU)
To mark World AIDS Day on 1st December 2025, the Centre Catholique Universitaire (CCU), in Central Africa Repulic (CAR) brought together all peer educators for a powerful and awareness-raising activity. The aim of this gathering was to raise collective awareness of the ongoing reality of HIV and AIDS and to
Commemoration of World AIDS Day 2025 in Madagascar: A Collective Mobilization
World AIDS Day, observed every year on December 1, is dedicated to awareness-raising, mobilization, and solidarity, while also serving as a reminder that prevention efforts, as well as the fight against stigma, must be strengthened. In Madagascar, December 1, 2025, was marked by an official ceremony organized by the PNLS
Building Transformative Youth Leadership: ZYCS and Jesuit Youth Office SAP Host 4-Day Leadership & Advocacy Training
From 27 to 30 November 2025, the Jesuit Youth Office of the Southern Africa Province (SAP), in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Young Christian Students (ZYCS), convened an inspiring leadership and advocacy training at the Makumbi Pastoral Centre. The gathering brought together 45 young leaders from six high schools, creating a
University of Zimbabwe Catholic Society Hosts Prostate Cancer and Mental Health Awareness Day
On Tuesday, 25 November 2025, the University of Zimbabwe Catholic Society organized a meaningful health awareness event that addressed two critical but often overlooked issues among young adults: prostate cancer and mental health. The programme brought together forty students for a day of learning, open dialogue, and a shared commitment
COP 30 Highlights; Jesuits for Climate Justice campaign group Call on richer nations to take meaningful action on debt cancellation and climate finance to ensure vulnerable communities around the world do not “disappear”.
BELEM, BRAZIL — On November 20, during COP30, the Society of Jesus submitted a strong appeal to conference president Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, outlining three urgent priorities for fair and effective climate finance. The gesture marked a renewed push by the Jesuits for deep, structural reforms in the global
Meeting with AJAN Jeunes pour le Changement-Collège Alfajiri: In Pursuit of Magis
Within its first year of operation, the “Club AJAN Jeune pour le Changement” (AJAN Youth Club for Change) at the College of Alfajiri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has demonstrated significant success in supporting and mentoring youth through various initiatives aligned with AJAN’s model of comprehensive development and
Fruit Tree Planting: One Stone, Two Birds — A Practical Approach to Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security
On 10th November 2025, the Executive Director of JUC, Fr. Patrice Ndayisenga, SJ, joined staff members in a tree-planting activity at Lycée de Kigali, marking another milestone in the organization’s ongoing Environment Conservation and School Feeding Project, whose second phase was launched with a selection of partner schools earlier in
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