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ICASA: Bringing AIDS treatment closer to the people

Bringing AIDS medication closer to the people helps them not to default on their treatment. Presentations made by the NGO Médecins sans frontières (MSF) on the first day of ICASA underlined the effectiveness of programs that dispense antiretroviral treatment (ART) through groups in the community. Relying heavily on training and

ICASA opening ceremony recalls Mandela

“It’s in your hands.” The urgent appeal once voiced by Nelson Mandela was echoed at the opening of ICASA in Cape Town on 7 December. Presenters at the ICASA opening ceremony poured affectionate accolades on the iconic and much-loved South African leader, who died on 5 December, and remembered his

Dia Mundial da SIDA: Empenhar os jovens na luta contra a SIDA

P. Michael Lewis SJ, Presidente da JESAM (Superiores Jesuítas de África e Madagáscar) Os jovens têm necessidade de sentir que participam na luta contra a SIDA e de ser fortalecidos com a confiança, os valores, as competências e o conhecimento que lhes permitam oferecer um contributo válido. No momento em

Journée Mondiale contre le SIDA 2013 : Impliquer les jeunes dans la lutte contre le SIDA

Message du Père Michael Lewis SJ, Président du JESAM (Supérieurs Jésuites d’Afrique et de Madagascar) Les jeunes ont besoin de se sentir impliqués dans la lutte contre le SIDA et d’être investis de confiance, des valeurs, des capacités et de la connaissance afin de faire une contribution de valeur. Alors

World AIDS Day 2013: Engage young people in the struggle against AIDS

A message from Fr Michael Lewis SJ, President of JESAM (Jesuit Superiors of Africa and Madagascar) Young people need to feel part of the struggle against AIDS and to be empowered with the confidence, values, skills and knowledge to make a valuable contribution. As the international community marks World AIDS

AJANews 123 – October 2013

DRC: More needs to be done for HIV+ survivors of sexual violence–Between May and July 2013, Kenyan Jesuit Augostine Ekeno SJ visited South Kivu in eastern Congo to research sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) on behalf of AJAN, of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Eastern Africa and the Hekima Institute

Burundi: Renewing enthusiasm for the Stop SIDA club

Justin Hagabimana SJ On 7 August 2011, a young Jesuit regent* burning with enthusiasm, I turned up at the office of the rector of the Lycée du Saint Esprit (Holy Spirit High School) in Bujumbura to find out what kind of work had been entrusted to me. I was given

DRC: More needs to be done for HIV+ survivors of sexual violence

Between May and July 2013, Kenyan Jesuit Augostine Ekeno SJ visited South Kivu in eastern Congo to conduct research about sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), on behalf of AJAN, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Eastern Africa and the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations in Nairobi. The aim

Kenya: Countering mindless terror with love

Pauline Wanjau, AHAPPY program manager, AJAN The spirit of the Good Samaritan came alive in the self-sacrificial love shown by people from all walks of life in the wake of the mindless terror attack that struck Kenyans on 21 September. This was the day terrorists stormed Westgate, a busy upscale

Zambia: The changing role of HBC caregivers

Danielle Vella The home-based care (HBC) centre of Chikuni parish in southern Zambia is a hive of activity. In this remote rural area, thriving enterprises are lined up in the neat compound: a restaurant, a bakery, a shop, a tailoring workshop, a poultry run, a vegetable garden and machines for

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