{"id":263,"date":"2015-07-30T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helpinghands.skat.tf\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:37:17","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/fr\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c0 PROPOS DE NOUS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"sd-centered-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69d7849296ad7\" data-id=\"69d7849296ad7\" data-height=\"110\" data-height-mobile=\"50\" data-height-tab=\"\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div id=\"ultimate-heading-110369d7849296b40\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-110369d7849296b40 uvc-4662 \" 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wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"sd-centered-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69d784929908d\" data-id=\"69d784929908d\" data-height=\"70\" data-height-mobile=\"70\" data-height-tab=\"70\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div id=\"ultimate-heading-649769d78492990d9\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-649769d78492990d9 uvc-805 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-649769d78492990d9 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:16px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:12px;\"}'  style=\"font-family:&#039;Alegreya&#039;;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:20px;\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"sd-text-background\">WHO WE ARE<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #f96310;\">AJAN facilitates and coordinates efforts of Jesuits in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Africa through Networking, Communication, Capacity Building, Advocacy, Resource Mobilization and Fundraising.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jesuits efforts in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Africa include offering services such as HIV Care and Treatment, Psycho-social Support through Voluntary Counseling and Testing, Spiritual and Psycho-social Counseling and Integral Human Development through livelihood support and giving education sponsorship to orphans and vulnerable children affected and infected with HIV and AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>AJAN through its AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Programme for the Youth (AHAPPY) Programme seeks to empower the youth in Africa to live responsibly.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69d784929981b\" data-id=\"69d784929981b\" data-height=\"70\" data-height-mobile=\"70\" data-height-tab=\"70\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div id=\"ultimate-heading-370869d784929985f\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-370869d784929985f uvc-9495 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-370869d784929985f .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:16px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:12px;\"}'  style=\"font-family:&#039;Alegreya&#039;;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:20px;\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"sd-text-background\">WHERE WE ARE<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#f1f5fa;box-shadow: px px px px #f7f7f7 none;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:30px;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#f1f5fa\" ><div id=\"ult-carousel-110758700669d7849299a22\" class=\"ult-carousel-wrapper   ult_horizontal\" data-gutter=\"0\" data-rtl=\"false\" ><div class=\"ult-carousel-143803629469d78492999fd \" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1626255317004\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/jesuitesace.net\">Central African Province (ACE)<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In the Central African Province (ACE), AJAN operates in the Democratic Republic of Congo. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Centre-Maisha-743000915895625\/\"><span style=\"color: #f96310;\"> Centre Maisha<\/span><\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/jesuitesace.net\/index.php\/justice-sociale\/foyer-louis-de-gonzague\">Foyer Louis de Gonzague<\/a> (Aloysius Gonzaga Forum) are leading AJAN HIV and AIDS Projects in Kisangani and Kikwit regions respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The projects offers holistic and personalized care to people infected and affected with HIV and AIDS and also carries out HIV and AIDS Awareness activities especially among the youth by encouraging them to live positively. Other Jesuit Parishes in DRC with active HIV and AIDS Ministry include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archidiocesebukavu.com\/2018\/02\/19\/paroisse-st-pierre-claver-nguba\/\">St Pierre Claver in Bukavu<\/a>, Jesuit High Schools and Colleges of formation such as the faculty of philosophy of St Pierre Canisius<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726075579001\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/jesuitssouthern.africa\">Southern Africa Province (SAP)<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>It brings together the present territories of the dependent Region of South Africa, the Province of Zimbabwe-Mozambique and the Province of Zambia-Malawi. The countries where the Jesuits work in this new Province are the Republic of South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>In Zimbabwe, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jesuitszimbabwe.co.zw\/index.php\/what-we-do\/youth-ministry\/jesuit-aids-project\"><span style=\"color: #f96310;\">Integral Youth Development (IYD)<\/span><\/a> empowers young people years in schools, colleges, orphan institutions, parishes and communities to avoid Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV infections. IYD envisions an empowered generation of young people free from HIV and AIDS who uphold love and justice for human life and are responsible members of society. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Chikuni-Home-Based-CARE-Centre-624187844366940\/\">Chikuni Home-Based Care (CHBC) in Zambia<\/a> established in 2000 Accompanies PLHIV and Young people in the southern part of Zambia. CHBC started off by carrying out home visits to those who were bed-ridden by HIV hence the tag name Home-Based Care. CHBC carries out activities that empowers people living with HIV, the centre also has a community radio that runs sensitization and awareness program on HIV infection and prevention program to reduce stigmatization in the community.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726077284124\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwb-jesuits.org\">Rwanda-Burundi Region (RWB)<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yezumwiza.org\/en\/index.php\"><span style=\"color: #f96310;\">Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM)<\/span><\/a> translated as \u2018Good Jesus\u2019 in Kirundi (language) supports HIV infected and affected persons. The project offers services such as HIV Treatment and Care, nutritional care, pastoral and psycho-social support, supports orphans and vulnerable children among other roles. SYM is known for its mobile clinic in reaching out to people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS in rural areas in Burundi.<\/p>\n<p>Jesuit Urumuri Centre (JUC) is a social justice initiative under the aegis of the Society of Jesus (Compagnie de J\u00e9sus) in Rwanda-Burundi Region. Through the works undertaken by AJAN JUC is committed to devising effective and far-reaching responses to the problems of Rwandan communities through interventions that cater for the welfare of the vulnerable and the safeguard of the dignity of persons from all walks of life. In the year 2019, JUC started the implementation process of AHAPPY Program that is geared towards integral development of the youth and in educating the youth on positive values and involved in sensitization activities against HIV &amp; STIs, Gender-based Violence, peace, etc. The centre has served 10,892 beneficiaries made up of 1,418 learners, 600 adolescents and young adults.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1626257217372\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/easternafricajesuits.org\">Eastern Africa Province (AOR)<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>North Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia<br \/>\nEastern Africa Province (AOR) is home to AJAN Head Quarters in Nairobi. The Province has HIV and AIDS projects in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia. <span style=\"color: #f96310;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofhopekenya.org\/about\">St Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyumbani.org\">Children of God Relief Institute (COGRI)<\/a><\/span> famously known as Nyumbani Children\u2019s Home and <a href=\"http:\/\/saintjosephkangemi.org\/index.php\/projects\/upendo-programme\"><span style=\"color: #f96310;\">Upendo OVC and Uzima Programme<\/span><\/a> at St. Joseph Parish, Kangemi are key HIV and AIDS Projects in Kenya. <a href=\"https:\/\/ocercampion.org\"><span style=\"color: #f96310;\">Campion Jesuit College<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiokwizera.com\">Radio <span style=\"color: #f96310;\">Kwizera<\/span><\/a> are HIV and AIDS projects in Northern Uganda and Western Tanzania respectively.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726074462680\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jesuits-anw.org\">North-West Africa Province (ANW)<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Jesuits of North-West Africa Province of the Society of Jesus comprises of five countries, namely Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone Gambia. The Jesuits of North-West Africa Province are actively involved in various ministries in which they constantly seek the greater glory of God in Africa and in the whole world.<\/p>\n<p>In Liberia, Holy Family Catholic Parish, undertakes AJAN\u2019s mission where they train peer educators in schools, hold Sensitization and Awareness program on HIV Prevention. The youth peer educators undertake AHAPPY GENERATION program, where they train the youth on HIV prevention, promote values and at the same time offering VCT services, youth economic empowernment to fight poverty. The centre has served 839 beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<p>In Sierra Leone, St. John Paul ll Catholic Parish Grafton, Freetown, is accompanying young people and youth through the AHAPPY Program by organizing awareness and sensitization activities about HIV &amp; AIDS and STIs, currently we have 53 youths who are AHAPPY Trainees. The Centre is also empowering the youth in Social Innovation through the Jesuit Youth Social Entrepreneurship Action (JYSEA) program which is focused in encouraging the youths to come up with innovation to the problems the youths in Sierra Leone are currently facing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726076922992\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/jesuitespao.com\/2019\/06\/14\/centrafrique-re-decouvrir-le-centre-catholique-universitaire-de-bangui-jean-pierre-gandaf-walle\/\">West Africa Province (AOC)<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In West Africa Province (AOC), HIV and AIDS Ministry is active in Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and Bukina Faso.\u00a0 Our Programs are being run in <a href=\"http:\/\/esperanceloyola.org\/cel\/\"><span style=\"color: #f96310;\">Centres Sociaux Loyola<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Lome, Togo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.educatemagis.org\/schools\/profiles\/college-libermann\/\"><span style=\"color: #f96310;\">Libermann College<\/span><\/a> in Cameroon, <a href=\"https:\/\/jesuitespao.com\/2019\/06\/14\/centrafrique-re-decouvrir-le-centre-catholique-universitaire-de-bangui-jean-pierre-gandaf-walle\/\"><span style=\"color: #f96310;\">Catholic University Centre<\/span> in Bangui<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #f96310;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burkinasolidarite.org\/nos-projets\/asvs\/\">Association Solidarit\u00e9 Vie et Sant\u00e9<\/a> (ASVS \u2013 Association of Solidarity, Life and Health)<\/span>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/women-attend-a-community-support-group-for-people-with-hiv-and-their-families-organised-by-the-jesuit-founded-association-benevoles-de-lesperance-abe-volunteer-hope-association-in-ouagadougou-april-13-2013-according-to-the-african-jesuit-aids-network-there-were-110000-people-with-hiv-living-in-burkina-faso-in-2009-and-the-adult-prevalence-rate-is-believed-to-be-falling-picture-taken-april-13-2013-reutersdarrin-zammit-lupi-burkina-faso-tags-society-health-image377695844.html\">Association B\u00e9n\u00e9voles de l\u2019Esp\u00e9rance (ABE \u2013 Volunteer Hope Association) in Ouagadougou, Bukina Faso<\/a> and in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, under the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cvx-clc.net\"><span style=\"color: #f96310;\">Christian Life Community (CLC)<\/span><\/a> which has a Commission for action against AIDS and Complexe Hospitalo-Universitiaire le Bon Samaritain, Chad.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726076480227\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Madagascar Province<\/h3>\n<p>In Madagascar, <a href=\"https:\/\/centre-arrupe-madagascar.com\/\">Centre Arrupe (CA MDG)<\/a> is a Malagasy Catholic establishment, which exists since May 15, 2005. Through the collaboration that the centre has with AJAN it has set up a program, the Pastoral of Health fight against HIV with the aim of reducing and eradicating this scourge while at the same time being involved in the fight against violence against girls and women (LVFF), by offering training series on gender development, support for victims, participatory gender audit, research on a specific theme, reflection workshops, and various sensitizations via radio programs they have managed to serve 11, 202, 700 beneficiaries of this figure 14,000 are children.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\tif( typeof jQuery('.ult-carousel-143803629469d78492999fd').slick == \"function\"){\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('.ult-carousel-143803629469d78492999fd').slick({dots: true,autoplay: true,autoplaySpeed: 3000,speed: 300,infinite: false,arrows: false,slidesToScroll:1,slidesToShow:1,swipe: 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for fullness of life (John 10:10).<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon none \"  style=\"color:#f96310;font-size:36px;\">\n\t<i class=\"Defaults-star\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"ultimate-heading-27969d784929b505\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-27969d784929b505 uvc-9188 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-27969d784929b505 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:14px;\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-family:&#039;Alegreya&#039;;font-weight:700;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:15px;\">MISSION<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-27969d784929b505 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:24px;\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">To support Jesuits and collaborators in responding to HIV and AIDS and other pandemics through facilitation, capacity building, networking, advocacy, research, and resource mobilization.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"sd-centered-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69d784929bbbe\" data-id=\"69d784929bbbe\" data-height=\"50\" data-height-mobile=\"50\" data-height-tab=\"50\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div id=\"ultimate-heading-266969d784929bc00\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-266969d784929bc00 uvc-647 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-266969d784929bc00 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:16px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:12px;\"}'  style=\"font-family:&#039;Alegreya&#039;;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:20px;\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"sd-text-background\">AJAN CORE VALUES<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>At AJAN, Our Work Is Guided by the Following Core Values:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>COLLABORATION:<\/strong> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">We believe true transformation happens when we walk together. AJAN fosters collaboration that empowers communities and young people to co-create sustainable responses to HIV and related challenges.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">By working hand in hand with those affected, infected, and impacted, we share responsibility, listen deeply, and unite diverse strengths to promote \u201clife in all its fulness.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>CREATIVITY:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe respond to challenges with imagination and faith. Creativity moves us beyond limitation, helping us see new possibilities for prevention, care, and empowerment.<br \/>\nAJAN encourages innovative approaches that reflect compassion and resilience, especially among youth who bring new energy and ideas to our mission.<br \/>\nThrough our ingenuity, we find hope-filled solutions that restore lives and transform communities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>INTEGRITY:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe recognize that integrity sustains mission. AJAN promotes a culture of honesty, transparency, and accountability in all we do toward the people we serve, our partners, and one another.<br \/>\nWe pursue social justice and fairness, ensuring that our work truly uplifts the vulnerable and oppressed. Integrity means measuring our impact truthfully, learning from experience, and remaining faithful to our call to build an AIDS-free and dignified world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>HUMILITY:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe serve with open hearts and teachable spirits. Humility enables AJAN to listen, learn, and walk alongside others rather than above them. It reminds us that effective ministry grows from respect, reflection, and continuous improvement.<br \/>\nOur aim is not simply to act, but to serve meaningfully, allowing Christ\u2019s love to guide our words, actions, and partnerships for lasting transformation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"sd-centered-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69d784929c3da\" data-id=\"69d784929c3da\" data-height=\"50\" data-height-mobile=\"50\" data-height-tab=\"50\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div id=\"ultimate-heading-805369d784929c41e\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-805369d784929c41e uvc-7073 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-805369d784929c41e .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:16px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:12px;\"}'  style=\"font-family:&#039;Alegreya&#039;;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:20px;\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"sd-text-background\">AJAN MANDATE<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>AJAN was founded to undertake the following objectives:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Help Jesuits in each African country where there is a presence to respond to HIV and AIDS by bringing those involved together into a task force\/working group.<\/li>\n<li>Bind these national working groups to step by step into an effective continental Jesuit Network with its own voice and ability to act in a coordinated fashion.<\/li>\n<li>Develop good relations of cooperation with many other groups and associations, and with larger Church and Society of Jesus, relationships based on sharing of information, expertise and financial resource.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f96310;\">By these objectives, AJAN is the technical body of JCAM plenary on issues of HIV\/AIDS. The AJAN team reflects, conducts research and advises the plenary on the direction and concrete actions to take in order to orient the mission of the conference regarding HIV\/AIDS for greater and holistic impact with respect to the ever-evolving context.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"sd-centered-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"box-shadow: px px px px none;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"    ><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69d784929cc11\" data-id=\"69d784929cc11\" data-height=\"50\" data-height-mobile=\"50\" data-height-tab=\"50\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#f1f5fa;box-shadow: px px px px #f7f7f7 none;padding:40px;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#f1f5fa\" ><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1438274777029\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ultimate-heading-66969d784929d6d1\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-66969d784929d6d1 uvc-7124 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-66969d784929d6d1 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:24px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:36px;\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-family:&#039;Alegreya&#039;;font-weight:700;\">HOW AJAN FUND IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-66969d784929d6d1 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">AJAN encourages society and collaborates with well-wishers to show love and care for the vulnerable in society through; Medical Treatment, Psychosocial Support, Pastoral Care, Support Home Visits and Support Group Activities, Income Generating Activities, Education and Sponsorship, Provision of Basic Services such as Food, Shelter Construction and Repair, Clothing and Volunteering.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\" ubtn-ctn-right \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-right ubtn-custom \" href=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/our-causes\/\" title=\"Donate Now\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-9832\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-custom ubtn-fade-bg  none  ubtn-right   tooltip-69d784929d91a\"  data-hover=\"#f96310\" data-border-color=\"#f96310\" data-bg=\"#f96310\" data-hover-bg=\"#ffffff\" data-border-hover=\"#f96310\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-9832'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:13px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-family:&#039;Montserrat&#039;;font-weight:bold;width:190px;min-height:45px;padding:px px;border-radius:3px;border-width:2px;border-color:#f96310;border-style:solid;background: #f96310;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >DONATE NOW<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\" ubtn-ctn-left \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-left ubtn-custom \" href=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/volunteers\/\" title=\"Become a Volunteer\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-3143\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-custom ubtn-no-hover-bg  none  ubtn-left   tooltip-69d784929dc3f\"  data-hover=\"#f96310\" data-border-color=\"#91a1b4\" data-bg=\"rgba(241,245,250,0.01)\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-border-hover=\"#f96310\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-3143'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:13px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-family:&#039;Montserrat&#039;;font-weight:bold;width:194px;min-height:45px;padding:px px;border-radius:3px;border-width:1px;border-color:#91a1b4;border-style:solid;background: rgba(241,245,250,0.01);color: #435061;\"><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >BECOME A VOLUNTEER<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69d784929dd0c\" data-id=\"69d784929dd0c\" data-height=\"100\" data-height-mobile=\"100\" data-height-tab=\"100\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"sd-more sd-all-trans\" href=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/fr\/about-us\/#more-263\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-263","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19313,"href":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263\/revisions\/19313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}