“Accompanying the youth entails creating space of dialogue with them on topics or issues of concern, with the critical aim of placing them at the centre of solutions. It is about guiding the youth to be self-critical, inculcating in them the skill of analyzing the world they live in and
AJAN News Articles
Support for orphans and other needy children in schools- Centres Sociaux Loyola, Togo
Rita ALABA, Communication Officer In response to the Second Universal Apostolic Preference of the Society of Jesus “Walking with the Excluded: Walk with the poor, the outcasts of the world, those whose dignity has been violated, in a mission of reconciliation and justice”, the Loyola Social Centers of Lomé – Togo donated
Outstanding young entrepreneurs granted work kits to kick them off- Centres Sociaux Loyola, Togo
By Rita ALABA, Communication Manager Following the Health Promotion and Entrepreneurship Project for out-of-school youth in Agoe and its surroundings- which was funded by African Jesuit Aids Network- 100 youths from the the Regional Chamber of Trades who had followed the first phase of the Theoretical training in Entrepreneurship and Income Generating Activities (IGA) underwent a psycho technique test. After the test, the 10 best young people were awarded. The choice of these winners was made according to specific criteria ; vulnerability, innovation, creativity, and management of
15 youths undergo formation at the Parish of Ste Monique de Sandogo, Boassa- ABE Burkina Faso
By Felicienne Ouedraogo, The Association des Benevoles de l Esperance- ABE received $2,000 from the African Jesuit AIDS Network secretariat specifically to help them carry out relevant activities to mark the 500 year jubilee after the conversion of St Ignatius of Loyola. ABE in turn organized three days of advocacy
VACANCES UTILES 2021 : LES CENTRES SOCIAUX LOYOLA – CENTRE CULTUREL LOYOLA (CCL) AMENENT LES JEUNES A LA DECOUVERTE DE L’OUTILS INFORMATIQUE ET DE L’ENTREPRENEURIAT.
Après neuf mois d’intenses activités scolaires pour les jeunes en milieu scolaire, le moment est enfin venu pour une pause. Deux à trois mois pour certains, quelques semaines à un mois pour d’autres selon le niveau d’études. Certains élèves et étudiants prennent ce temps pour voyager, se distraire et se
Lively students of Edmund Rice gain life skills as AJAN visits.
Owned by the diocese of Ngong in Kenya, and administered by the Christian Brothers, the Edmund Rice Education Centre was started in 2000 by Fr. Kevin McGarry as a primary school for street children. It is located at Embubul about 45 minutes from Nairobi, and provides both primary and secondary
Echoes of the Maisha Center, Kisangani
The months of June and July were difficult for Center Maisha. We lost seven people. All were on ARV treatment and their condition was not as serious as one might have feared. This ordeal does not leave us indifferent, rather it prompts us to rethink the response to this scourge
AJAN proceeds with AHAPPY training of catechists and youth in prison facilities
From June 2021 -when the African Jesuit AIDS Network started a partnership with the Catholic Prison Chaplaincy in Kenya- various training activities followed. Over the month of August 2021, AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Programme for Youth- AHAPPY training activities were carried out. On 18th August 2021, AJAN conducted AHAPPY
USEFUL HOLIDAYS 2021: THE LOYOLA SOCIAL CENTERS – LOYOLA CULTURAL CENTER (CCL) BRING YOUNG PEOPLE TO DISCOVER COMPUTER TOOLS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
After nine months of intense school activities for school children, the time has finally come for a break. Two to three months for some, a few weeks to a month for others depending on the level of studies. Some pupils and students take this time to travel, have fun and rest. For others,
AJAN ORGANISE UNE FORMATION AHAPPY AVEC LES JEUNES D’EWAUSO KIDONG DANS LA COMTE DE KAJIADO AU KENYA
La Paroisse Osero-Onyokie de la Presbyterian Outreach Mission Church/POMC (Eglise presbytérienne) au Kenya, située à Ewuaso Kidong dans la Comté de Ngong Kajiado, a organisé une série de trois formations dans le cadre du programme d’AJAN pour prévention du VIH et du SIDA chez les jeunes – AHAPPY. Pour atteindre
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