World AIDS Day 2025 (WAD 2025) arrives at a moment of both possibility and peril, and the official theme, Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response, highlights the severe disruptions caused by abrupt funding cuts, political instability, and the resurgence of punitive laws. In honor of this significant day, the Jesuit
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Radio Kwizera Reaches Over Half a Million Listeners with World AIDS Day 2025 Awareness Message
As part of its World AIDS Day 2025 programming, Radio Kwizera hosted a morning discussion with Dr. Jafari Nawabu, the District Medical Officer for Kasulu District in the Kigoma region, Tanzania. The conversation focused on the crucial role of self-awareness and personal responsibility in preventing HIV and AIDS—key pillars in
Centre Mgr. Munzihirwa Marks World AIDS Day 2025 with Dialogue on Education, Awareness, and Ending Stigma
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.
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
Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM) Statement on World AIDS Day 2025
“Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response” World AIDS Day 2025 finds us at a crossroads. Just as AJAN begins to rise, reimagine its future, and restructure its foundations to stand firm in a fragile and unpredictable world, the ground shifts beneath its feet. Funding for the fight against HIV and
AJANews November Brief: Youth, Faith, and Climate: Answering God’s Call
In this November edition of the AJAN Newsletter, the urgent question of how we can save our planet takes centre stage. While global leaders meet at crucial events like COP30 to negotiate climate policies, African youth are demonstrating that real climate action starts at the community level. The Society of
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
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