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Christmas message from AJAN

As I sit to write my Christmas reflection, a favourite Scripture quote comes to mind: “And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” (Jn 1:14)… Read more

Christmas message from AJAN

Dear friends of AJAN, As I sit to write my Christmas reflection, a favourite Scripture quote comes to mind: “And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” (Jn 1:14) This

AJANews 125 – December 2013

Christmas message from AJAN Director -As I sit to write my Christmas reflection, a favourite Scripture quote comes to mind: “And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” (Jn 1:14)…

Zambia: Ideas are better than money

Danielle Vella “They used to laugh at us because we are HIV-positive. Now we are the ‘white people’. So we want more training in skills please.” Mary grins engagingly as she explains why she loves being part of a self-help group (SHG) in her parish in rural Zambia. Her grin

Kenya: AIDS-affected teenagers love the AJAN youth program

The students of St Aloysius Secondary School in Nairobi are AIDS-affected teenagers from Kibera, one of the biggest slums in sub-Saharan Africa. Most of the students have lost both parents; the minority has a surviving parent who is living with AIDS. St Al’s is one of the schools that piloted

Africa:

On World AIDS Day, 1 December, the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) launched a second edition of the script-writing competition Youth Movies for Life & for Love. The competition is open to young people aged between 10 & 24 years old who attend Catholic schools and other educational institutions across

ICASA: Behaviour change: mind the gap please!

The strategy of avoiding risky behaviours that could lead to HIV infection is predictably receiving both positive and negative press at the ICASA currently under way in Cape Town… Read more

AJANews Special ICASA 2013 – 3

Behaviour change: mind the gap please! –The strategy of avoiding risky behaviours that could lead to HIV infection is predictably receiving both positive and negative press at the ICASA currently under way in Cape Town… Read more UNAIDS: It’s not just about pills –Community-based approaches are essential to reach 14

A reflection from the AJAN group: Leaving no one behind

“Key populations at risk” – we’ve been hearing about them quite a bit in these days at ICASA. It’s not always clear who people mean when they talk about these groups but topping the list would be men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender individuals, people who inject drugs

UNAIDS: It’s not just about pills

Community-based approaches are essential to reach 14 million people in Africa who still don’t have access to life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ART), said UNAIDS Director Michel Sidibé. In a compelling address during a UNAIDS session at ICASA on 9 November about scaling up treatment coverage, Sidibé made it clear that rollout

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