Time Baluwa is the coordinator of Integral Youth Development, a program that forms part of the Youth Office of the Jesuit Province in Zimbabwe. An expert in peer education, Time is spearheading a new IYD campaign called “Be switched on”. He shares with us his views on social media as
AIDS In Africa Articles
From AJAN House
Moses Owade-Were writes: Recent years have seen significant reductions in AIDS-related deaths as well as new HIV infections at global level, coupled with extensive rollout of ARVs. The gains are impressive: an estimated 18.2 million people were accessing antiretroviral therapy in 2016, up from 7.5 million in 2010. However, while AIDS
Uganda
Toolit Robert, AHAPPY, Uganda The biggest hope in the struggle to defeat HIV and AIDS relies on parenting style. Parents have a critical role to play in promoting the development of their children from infancy. Those who actively teach their children social skills and comprehensive sex education are effectively equipping
Democratic Republic of Congo
Fr Jean-Charles Kubanabantu SJ, Parlons-SIDA, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) The year 2016 was full of chronic challenges for people living with HIV in Kisangani, in Congo’s Eastern Province. It would be wonderful if these problems could be assuaged in 2017. Chief among these is a deficit in AIDS awareness
Madagascar
Masy Razafindradama, Centre Social Arrupe (CSA), Madagascar According to latest HIV and AIDS estimates for Madagascar, the number of people living with HIV is 47,900, however only 1828 people have actually tested positive, including 134 who are on ARVs. The great challenges for Madagascar will be to bridge the confusing gap
New JESAM President
Fr Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator SJ has been appointed President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (JESAM). Fr Bator assumed office on 16 February. Fr Bator knows AJAN well. He previously served on the board of the AJAN Director, co-edited a book published in 2012 by AJAN and
Pope Francis: Treat everyone as a human being
People never ever lose their humanity. Even when they are seriously ill, they remain human beings, with a special gift to share with others. Pope Francis underscored the inalienable dignity and uniqueness of each one of us in his annual message for the World Day of the Sick, marked
Pope Francis: Treat everyone as a human being
People never ever lose their humanity. Even when they are seriously ill, they remain human beings, with a special gift to share with others. Pope Francis underscored the inalienable dignity and uniqueness of each one of us in his annual message for the World Day of the Sick, marked
Are we listening to what young people are telling us?
Florence Anam from Kenya is Advocacy and Communications Manager of the International Community of Women living with HIV (ICW). She is a long-time collaborator of AJAN, a relationship that dates back to her work with Kenya’s National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV (NEPHAK). Many young people living with
Pauline Wanjau, AHAPPY manager, AJAN House
“One of the greatest challenges I foresee is the way or the methods used to educate youth about this pandemic. It is no solution to offer quick fixes, such as condom distribution, to deal with rising cases of new infections and AIDS-related deaths among adolescents and other young people. “Many times,
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