Over the years some Jesuits took the initiative to respond to urgent needs they saw around them by founding programmes or organisations. Jesuit provinces have incorporated some, like the Jesuit AIDS Project, while others remain autonomous and retain close ties with the Society of Jesus. There are two such associations in Burkina Faso, co-founded by Jesuits specifically for destitute people with HIV and orphans, and a fund for the urban poor in Uganda, including many affected by the pandemic.