SOBRE NÓS

Central African Province (ACE)

Na Província da África Central (ACE), a AJAN opera na República Democrática do Congo. Centre Maisha e o Foyer Louis de Gonzague (Fórum Aloysius Gonzaga) estão liderando os Projetos de HIV e AIDS da AJAN nas regiões de Kisangani e Kikwit, respectivamente.

Os projetos oferecem cuidados holísticos e personalizados às pessoas infectadas e afetadas pelo HIV e AIDS e também realizam atividades de conscientização sobre HIV e AIDS, especialmente entre os jovens, incentivando-os a viver positivamente. Outras paróquias jesuítas na RDC com ministério ativo de HIV e AIDS incluem St Pierre Claver in Bukavu, Colégios Jesuítas e Colégios de formação, como a faculdade de filosofia de São Pedro Canísio

Southern Africa Province (SAP)

Reúne os atuais territórios da Região dependente da África do Sul, a Província do Zimbábue-Moçambique e a Província da Zâmbia-Malawi. Os países onde os Jesuítas trabalham nesta nova Província são a República da África do Sul, Namíbia, Lesoto, Botswana, Eswatini, Zâmbia, Malawi, Moçambique e Zimbabué.

No Zimbábue, Integral Youth Development (IYD) capacita jovens anos em escolas, colégios, instituições órfãs, paróquias e comunidades para evitar infecções sexualmente transmissíveis e infecções por HIV. O IYD prevê uma geração empoderada de jovens livres do HIV e da AIDS que defendem o amor e a justiça pela vida humana e são membros responsáveis ​​da sociedade. Chikuni Home-Based Care (CHBC) in Zambia 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.

Rwanda-Burundi Region (RWB)

Serviço Yezu Mwiza (SYM) traduzido como ‘Bom Jesus’ em Kirundi (idioma) apoia pessoas infectadas e afetadas pelo HIV. O projeto oferece serviços como tratamento e atenção ao HIV, atenção nutricional, apoio pastoral e psicossocial, ajuda a órfãos e crianças vulneráveis, entre outras funções. O SYM é conhecido por sua clínica móvel para chegar às pessoas infectadas e afetadas pelo HIV e AIDS nas áreas rurais do Burundi.

Jesuit Urumuri Centre (JUC) is a social justice initiative under the aegis of the Society of Jesus (Compagnie de Jésus) 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 & STIs, Gender-based Violence, peace, etc. The centre has served 10,892 beneficiaries made up of 1,418 learners, 600 adolescents and young adults.

Eastern Africa Province (AOR)

Sudão do Norte, Sudão do Sul, Uganda, Tanzânia, Quênia, Etiópia
Eastern 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. St Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School, Children of God Relief Institute (COGRI) conhecido como Nyumbani Children's Home e Upendo OVC and Uzima Programme na paróquia de St. Joseph, Kangemi são os principais projetos de HIV e AIDS no Quênia. Campion Jesuit College e Radio Kwizera são projetos de HIV e AIDS no norte de Uganda e oeste da Tanzânia, respectivamente.

North-West Africa Province (ANW)

A Província dos Jesuítas do Noroeste Africano da Companhia de Jesus compreende cinco países, nomeadamente Nigéria, Gana, Libéria, Serra Leoa Gâmbia. Os Jesuítas da Província do Noroeste da África estão ativamente envolvidos em vários ministérios nos quais buscam constantemente a maior glória de Deus na África e no mundo inteiro.

In Liberia, Holy Family Catholic Parish, undertakes AJAN’s 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.

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 & 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.

West Africa Province (AOC)

In West Africa Province (AOC), HIV and AIDS Ministry is active in Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Côte d’Ivoire and Bukina Faso.  Our Programs are being run in Centres Sociaux Loyola – Lome, Togo, Libermann College em Camarões, Catholic University Centre in Bangui, Association Solidarité Vie et Santé (ASVS – Associação de Solidariedade, Vida e Saúde), e as Association Bénévoles de l’Espérance (ABE – Volunteer Hope Association) in Ouagadougou, Bukina Faso e na Côte d'Ivoire, sob a Christian Life Community (CLC) which has a Commission for action against AIDS and Complexe Hospitalo-Universitiaire le Bon Samaritain, Chad.

Província de Madagáscar

In Madagascar, Centre Arrupe (CA MDG) 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.