Shepherding the youth virtually at a time of uncertainty
By John Enslin SJ Chaplaincy via WhatsApp The challenges that faced us within the chaplaincy when UCT (the University of Cape Town) closed were sadly not dissimilar to the challenges
Impact of COVID-19 in healthcare structures
By Yezu Mwiza While the Covid-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc around the world, its impact is being felt everywhere, whether in the community or even in health care services where
Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined with Inclusivity and Compassion
Blog Post | Charlie B. Chilufya SJ With only a few exceptions, all across Africa just like elsewhere in the world, schools have been closed in an effort to prevent
Gender-Based Inequalities Amplified by COVID-19 Pandemic
By Professor Father Michael J. KellyContributing to the Key Correspondent Programme | Luwisha House, Lusaka, Zambia The United Nations has reminded us that a pandemic amplifies and heightens all inequalities. The
Giving hope to people living with HIV/AIDS amidst COVID-19
By Caleb Mwamisi, AJAN A few minutes after 9:00 AM on Friday, 22 May 2020, at the conclusion of a #WalkwithaVulnerableFamily exercise at Upendo OVC buildings, the AJAN team joins
Jesuits in Africa are commited to work together to promote social support efforts for the urban poor in Africa amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
PRESS RELEASENairobi| 15 May 2020 African Governments must protect the poor and vulnerable from Covid-19 effects The Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM) made an unprecedented move and commitment to
COVID-19 as a Parable of the Community
Amadi Eziokwubundu SJ Eerie. Visible. Sullen. Probing. No other adjectives could better describe the silence that now engulfs our relatively quiet neighbourhood of Angré every night. It is even more
Jesuit Social ministries in Africa launch relief response to feed vulnerable families
By Anastasia Makunu, JCAM Communications Jesuits in Africa have been at the forefront in support of local vulnerable families within the communities where they serve. Jesuit Provinces have launched several
Leaving no one behind: Emergency Response to COVID-19 Crisis
The pandemic COVID-19 has hit the whole world like a tornado and is leaving many casualties along the way; among them are individuals whose jobs and means of income and