Empowering young people with practical digital skills is at the heart of the African Jesuit AIDS Network’s (AJAN) Jesuit Youth Social Entrepreneurship Action (JYSEA) program. Among its most successful youth-led initiatives is JOFRANCI SERVICES, founded by Joël Londjiringa Bahati and nurtured under the guidance of Centre Maïsha in Kisangani, Democratic
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A Mid-Year Story of Hope and Empowerment for Women and Young Girls in Kinshasa as Centre Saint Ignace continues with implementation of the BRWGA Project
The AJAN Building Resilience among Women and Young Girls in Africa (BRWGA) Project at the Centre Saint Ignace de Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, continues to transform lives by empowering women and young girls through economic inclusion and vocational skills development. At the project’s halfway point in 2026, encouraging
Capacitar Mulheres Jovens Vulneráveis através de Competências de Adaptação MAJIS, Sudão do Sul
In the year 2024, Multi-Educational and Agricultural Jesuit Institute of South Sudan (MAJIS) successfully empowered 40 unprivileged female youth and 20 young married women at Akol Jal, Rumbek South, with skills in crotchet dressmaking. The training was funded through AJAN. Building on this success, AJAN provided additional funding in December
Uma celebração de esperança na Prisão de Segurança Máxima de Naivasha, no Quénia, onde 36 reclusos são comissionados como formadores do AHAPPY.
On 4 July 2026, the AJAN team joined inmates at Naivasha Maximum Prison, Kenya, for a Thanksgiving and Commissioning Mass celebrating 36 inmates who successfully completed the AHAPPY Training of Trainers (ToT) programme. The training was conducted from 5 June to 1 July 2026. The AJAN delegation comprised Fr. Ismael
Brief Editorial da AJANews: Investir no futuro de África: garantir que todas as crianças possam prosperar
In this June 2026 edition of AJANews, the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) joins the continent in commemorating the International Day of the African Child, observed annually on 16 June. This year’s theme was “Ensuring Universal Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for Every Child in Africa.” In a
“Minha jornada de volta à vida” – Serviço Yezu Mwiza
“My name is Bizimana Gael. I was born in Nyakabiga, and I had a good life. When I look back, I never imagined that my life would take the path it did. It all began in a very simple way, it was something that felt harmless at the time. I
Dia Internacional contra o Abuso e o Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas: Serviço Yezu Mwiza reforça o seu compromisso com a prevenção, o apoio e a dignidade das pessoas
On the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, celebrated every year on June 26, Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM) in Burundi reaffirms its commitment to a humane, preventive and inclusive approach in the fight against drug use. In the year 2026 commemorated under the theme “forge
Dia Internacional da Criança Africana 2026
Future of the African Child Flows Through Clean Water and Dignified Life In 2026, we commemorate 50 years since students in Soweto stood up and protested poor educational conditions and the imposition of Afrikaans as the language of instruction. That peaceful civic expression and defence of human rights culminated in
Os jovens AHAPPY da AJAN em Abuja, Nigéria, promovem a sensibilização para a saúde mental
Mental Health: Taking Care of the Mind God Gave Us Mental health is increasingly becoming one of the most pressing concerns facing young people today. Recognising the importance of creating safe spaces where young people can openly discuss their emotional well-being, the AJAN AHAPPY Wing of the Catholic Youth Organisation
Dos retalhos de tecido a um negócio próspero: como Umutesi Celine transformou a criatividade em oportunidade
What if the greatest opportunity for change was hidden in what others throw away? Across Africa, millions of young people possess the talent, creativity, and determination to succeed, yet many struggle to access the opportunities and practical skills needed to build sustainable livelihoods. In Rwanda, where more than three-quarters of
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