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Doing more to help teenagers living with HIV

30 September 2015, Nairobi – Teenagers living with HIV need more care and expert attention to lead happy and fulfilled lives and to avoid being defined or defeated by the virus. This priority emerged during a meeting held by AJAN in late July for Jesuits and co-workers involved in AIDS ministry in sub-Saharan

Responding to the needs of the hour

31 August 2015, Nairobi – Jesuit AIDS projects are shaped in response to the “needs of the hour” and constantly seek to adapt to the changing scenarios of AIDS in Africa. During the Nairobi meeting in July, Jesuits and co-workers involved in different aspects of AIDS ministry across sub-Saharan Africa

AJAN is found where AIDS and Jesuits meet

31 August 2015, Nairobi – “AJAN is found where AIDS and Jesuits meet.” At first glance, this statement could seem somewhat odd. But if you take a moment to think about it, you’ll find a precise way of defining just where the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) is at work.

Zambia: Bring treatment closer to home

26 June 2015 – Dorothy takes three days to walk to and from the hospital that stocks the medication she needs to stay alive. Carrying food and blankets to see her through the unwelcome trip, the elderly Zambian woman takes days to recover when she returns home… Read more

CAR: Candlelight Memorial Day

26 June 2015 – On 30 May, the streets of Bangui saw a big march for victims of AIDS to mark Candlelight Memorial Day. Around 400 people attended the event in the capital of Central African Republic… Read more

Rwanda: A tribute to Fr Jean Claude

26 June 2015 – We pay tribute to Fr Jean Claude Michel SJ who died in Kigali on 15 June at the age of 86. As ecclesiastical assistant to the Christian Life Community (CLC) in Rwanda, he guided the community in its shared mission to reach out to people living with

AJANews 141 – June 2015

In this issue of AJANews, we pay tribute to Fr Jean Claude Michel SJ who died in Kigali on 17 June at the age of 86. In a life lived purely at the service of others, one of the many roles Fr Jean Claude filled was that of ecclesiastical assistant

Zambia: Bring treatment closer to home

Dorothy takes three days to walk to and from the hospital that stocks the medication she needs to stay alive. Carrying food and blankets to see her through the unwelcome trip, the elderly Zambian woman takes days to recover when she returns home, nursing legs swollen from tramping through the

Central African Republic: Candlelight Memorial Day

Dominique Lare Kassoa SJ, coordinator of the Centre d’Information d’Education et d’Ecoute that forms part of the Catholic University Centre of the University of Bangui. On 30 May, the streets of Bangui saw a big march for victims of AIDS to mark Candlelight Memorial Day. Around 400 people attended the event in the

It is thanks to Fr Jean Claude that we are the community we are today

Pierre Dongier and Yvonne Umurungi of the Christian Life Community (CLC) in Rwanda – some members are pictured above – pay tribute to Fr Jean Claude Michel SJ. Fr Jean Claude spent more than 60 years in Africa. He was a tireless teacher and builder in Congo, where he first went

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