3 November 2015 – We remember Ayub Meme, who died of AIDS at the age of 22 a year ago. We share a story he wrote for an AJAN script-writing competition, based on his own life… Read more
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AJANews 144 – October 2015
In this issue of AJANews, we remember Ayub Meme, who died of AIDS at the age of 22 a year ago. Ayub wrote one of the winning scripts of the AJAN competition Youth Movies for Life and Love. We share an abridged version: the script is his own painful story and the
Burundi: New assistant director for SYM
Fr Pierre Célestin Musoni SJ from Rwanda has been appointed assistant director at the Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM) in Bujumbura. He shares his first impressions: Last May, as I was coming back from theological studies at Hekima University College in Kenya, my Regional Superior appointed me as assistant director of
DRC: For better or for worse
Sunday 21 June 2015 was a special day for the Foyer Louis de Gonzague, a Jesuit organization for people living with HIV in Kikwit, western DRC. Fr Crispin Mukiay celebrated the marriage of Richard Lumbidi and Liliane Bundu, two members of the Foyer. Fr Crispin describes the event as “a
Kenya: A tribute to Ayub
From someone who was close to Ayub, and who prefers to remain anonymous. Ayub Meme was born on 20 October 1992. He died just over 22 years later, on 3 November 2014. The seventh in a family of eight children, he was the only one to be born HIV-positive. He
Some words of wisdom from Max aka Ayub:
Be the hero of your own story. Whatever mistakes you have made up until now are off the table – the only thing that matters from this point on is how you move forward. Do it with passion for it is in you. Do not expect anyone else to create
Kenya: From the time he was born
In this issue of AJANews, we remember Ayub Meme, who died of AIDS at the age of 22 a year ago. Ayub wrote one of the winning scripts of the AJAN competition Youth Movies for Life and Love. We share an abridged version: the script is his own painful story
A special story among winners in AJAN competition
30 September 2015 – The story of a Kenyan teenager who had AIDS, told in his own words shortly before he died, is one of the winning scripts in the AJAN competition Youth Movies for Life and Love… Read more
Evaluation finds AHAPPY “brilliant”
30 September 2015 – An external evaluation has showered praise on AHAPPY, the HIV prevention program for youth created and run by AJAN. The network commissioned an evaluation to ascertain whether AHAPPY is truly managing to empower young people to make informed and responsible choices… Read more
Doing more to help teenagers living with HIV
30 September 2015, Nairobi – Teenagers living with HIV need more care and expert attention to lead happy and fulfilled lives and to avoid being defined or defeated by the virus… Read more
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