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
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COP30 Highlights: CA-MDG Advancing Climate Justice and Integral Ecology
November 14–15, 2025, marked two defining days for the Centre Arrupe Madagascar (CA-MDG) delegation at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Their participation was distinguished by meaningful contributions, strategic engagements, and urgent calls for a just ecological transition rooted in human dignity. As one of the AJAN Centres, CA-MDG remains committed to
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
Celebrating Creativity: AHAPPY Storytelling 2025 Tertiary First Runner-Up Receives Award
Mr. Laurent Bujirikea, a student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya, visited the AJAN Secretariat at Africama House in Nairobi on November 14, 2025, to collect his award as the First Runner-Up in the Tertiary Category of the AHAPPY Storytelling Youth Contest 2025. He had been
Collège Alfajiri Hosts Conference on Youth Financial Literacy
BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of the Congo– On Saturday, 15 November 2025, Collège Alfajiri hosted an inspiring conference themed “The Future Is Also Prepared in the Wallet,” organized by the AJAN Club. The event brought together students and experts to delve into the importance of financial literacy in shaping young people’s
Charting New Paths for Social Innovation within the ANW Province and beyond
Since he was appointed the conference’s youth coordinator, Fr. Eyrah, SJ, has actively sought new ways to engage with young people. He has fostered collaboration by building connections with existing conference apostolates. The first initiative was a virtual meeting with AJAN on November 13, 2025, which brought togetherr the AJAN
The AJANews October Editorial Brief:
Celebrating the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child: “The girl I am, the change I lead: Girls on the frontlines of crisis” In this month of October AJAN Newsletter, we pause to honour girls and their vital role in shaping a better future. The International Day of the Girl
Celebrating the Pilgrims of Hope; Voices of the Young People in Africa
This year, AJAN proudly celebrated outstanding young voices who emerged as winners of the AHAPPY Storytelling Youth Contest 2025, representing different corners of Africa but united by one common message inspired by St. Ignatian of Loyola to “Go forth and set the world on fire.” On 31 October 2025, the
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