The African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN), in collaboration with the Kenya Catholic Prison Chaplaincy, today kicked-off a five-day Training of Trainers (ToT) on the AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Programme for Youth (AHAPPY) for prison chaplains and catechists from Kenya’s Nyanza Region at Ukweli Pastoral Centre. The training that is
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AJAN Commences Five-Day AHAPPY Training of Trainers for Prison Catechists and Chaplains in Western Region
The African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) in collaboration with the Catholic Prison Chaplaincy in Kenya has commenced a five-day AHAPPY Training of Trainers (ToT) for prison catechists and chaplains serving in the Western Region. The training that started on 25 August 2026, brings together approximately 16 participants with the aim
AHAPPY Training of Trainers for the Catholic Diocese of Embu: Youth Leaders Commissioned to Accompany Their Peers
The African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) undertook a 5-day AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Programme for the Youth (AHAPPY) Training of Trainers (ToT) for the Catholic Diocese of Embu, bringing together 35 youth leaders from 17th to 21st August 2026. The training was aimed at their integral formation equipping them
A Celebration of Hope at Naivasha Maximum Prison, Kenya as 36 Inmates are Commissioned as AHAPPY Trainers
On 4 July 2026, the AJAN team joined inmates at Naivasha Maximum Prison, Kenya, for a Thanksgiving and Commissioning Mass celebrating 36 inmates who successfully completed the AHAPPY Training of Trainers (ToT) programme. The training was conducted from 5 June to 1 July 2026. The AJAN delegation comprised Fr. Ismael
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
AJAN AHAPPY Youths in Abuja Nigeria Champion Mental Health Awareness
Mental Health: Taking Care of the Mind God Gave Us Mental health is increasingly becoming one of the most pressing concerns facing young people today. Recognising the importance of creating safe spaces where young people can openly discuss their emotional well-being, the AJAN AHAPPY Wing of the Catholic Youth Organisation
WE ALL NEED SOMEBODY
Living in the world today,we all need somebody to look up to—a steady hand when skies turn grey,a voice that says, “I believe in you.” We all need somebody who inspires us,someone like Tobechukwu, who inspires Augustine,or Ujah, who inspires Imuetinyan—not perfect,just present through the fight,someone who finds a tiny
Absolute
Yesterday, we didn’t just learn—we woke up. We saw a world where HIV still exists,not because people don’t hear,but because, sometimes, they don’t believe. We learned that this virus attacks the body quietly,moving through blood and bodily fluids.It can end lives—but not through a handshake,not through a hug,not through love.
AHAPPY Training of Trainers Experience at St. Joseph Mukasa Catholic Church, Abuja Nigeria
The AHAPPY Generation Training of Trainers was truly an eye-opening and transformative experience for me. It was not just fun, but deeply mind-shifting in how I see myself, my purpose, the world, and my responsibility and contribution to it. This training has made me a better person—not only for myself,
Reflection on AHAPPY ToT in Abuja by Elisius Jecinta Chinenye
From the bottom of our hearts, we thank God for the beautiful gift of these four days together at St. Joseph Mukasa Catholic Church, Gidan Mangoro, Abuja, Nigeria. Brought together by the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN), we came as youth hungry to grow — and God met us right where we
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