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Editorial 3 About Us 4Where We Work 4Areas Of Focus 5Education 5

Kenya 2013 6 Nairobi: Upendo Intensive Vulnerable Care & Support Programme 6 Nairobi: St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School 7Uganda 2013 8 Gulu: Ocer Campion Jesuit College 8Tanzania 2013 10 Dodoma: St. Ignatius Preparatory & Primary School 10 Dodoma: St. Peter Claver High School 11 Dar-es-Salaam: Gonzaga Preparatory & Primary School 12 Dar-es-Salaam: Loyola High School 13South Sudan 2013 14 Wau: Loyola Secondary School 14 Rumbek: Farm School 15 Rumbek: St. Peter Claver Computer & Ecological Training Centre 16Ethiopia 2013 17 Bahir-Dar: Abay Mado Catholic Academy 17

Social Justice and Communication Ministries 18 Kenya: Jesuit Hakimani Centre 18 Tanzania: Radio Kwizera 20 Ethiopia: Building a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence 21Special Feature 22 Realizing the JUEA Dream 22Parish Ministries 23

Kenya: St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Kangemi, Nairobi 23Tanzania: Blessed Maria Theresa Ledochowska (Airport Parish), Dodoma 24Tanzania: Jesuit Youth Center 24Tanzania: St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Parish, Mwanza 25Tanzania: Nyashana/Lubango Centre, Mwanza 26Tanzania: St. John the Baptist, Luhanga Parish, Dar-es-Salaam 27

Retreats & Spiritual Renewal 28Kenya: Mwangaza Jesuit Spirituality Centre, Nairobi 28Ethiopia: Galilee Centre, Debre Zeit 29

Income/Expenditure Review 30Gratitude 34List of Partners & Collaborators 34

EDITORS: Rob Osborne & Michael Ochieng’, SJ

COMPILATION: Diana Karua

FINANCIAL REPORTING: Jeladine Barare

GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Jacqueline Omutimba

PICTURES: Cover Picture: Sch. Michael Rossmann, SJ

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• Dianakarua• Fr.LucasNg’waghi• Sch.MichaelRossmann• Fr.GeorgesKimonge• Fr.JosephatKabutta• Fr.OdomaroMubangizi• Fr.VitusSedlmair• GalileeCentre• HakimaniCentre

• JUEA• OcerCampionJesuit

College • Sch.OscarMomanyi• RadioKwizera• RobOsborne• St.AloysiusGonzaga• St.FrancisXavierParish

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EDITORIAL

Dear Friends, Greetings!I hope this finds you well. I am proud to share with you our achievements in the year 2013. It was a year of many blessings, not forgetting the challenges. The availability of the Jesuits of Eastern Africa Province for mission, even in difficult situations, is truly inspiring and encouraging. It confirms the words of our Superior General, Father Adolfo Nicolás, SJ that God ceaselessly renews our capacity to “respond in a timely, effective and evangelical way to important new challenges or needs of the world or the Church today.”

God continues to bless our efforts to accomplish the mission entrusted to us in Eastern Africa. This is reflected in many achievements in various projects – schools, social and media organizations, spirituality centres and parishes – in all countries of the province. As I noted in the 2012 report, in addition to projects in South Sudan which remains our top priority, we have embarked on a plan to establish Abay Mado Catholic Academy in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. The Academy constitutes kindergarten, primary and secondary schools. I am happy to report that we have made tremendous progress in the construction of this institution, in particular the secondary and primary schools. The latter welcomed its class one pupils in September 2013.

Despite the violent conflict that threatens the stability and development of South Sudan, we remain committed to rebuilding and transforming this newest nation. I am particularly grateful to our companions and collaborators who labour with generosity for the people of God, undeterred by war and violence. To a large extent, the towns of Wau and Rumbek where we have a secondary school and a farm school respectively have been spared the wave of violence experienced in recent past. Besides constructing a 1.6 km chain link fence to protect Loyola Secondary School in Wau from encroachment, we have also embarked on the construction of three science labs and a computer lab. It is an endeavor fraught with challenges, but we are assured of success. Our farm school in Rumbek has recently secured funding to begin teaching modern farming practices to the local population in order to boost food security.

On behalf of the Jesuits of Eastern Africa, I would like to express my deep gratitude (Shukran) to our benefactors, friends and partners whose continuous prayers, support and generosity enable us to achieve our mission in Eastern Africa. Also, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Jesuit companions and collaborators for their commitment and dedication to the apostolic objectives and goals of Eastern

The availability of the Jesuits of Eastern Africa Province

for mission, even in difficult situations, is truly inspiring

and encouraging.

Africa Province. May God continue to shower abundant graces and blessings upon you and your families!

Asanteni Sana – Many thanks!

Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, S.J.Provincial


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Jesuits are men who belong to a Roman Catholic religious order called the Society of Jesus. The order was founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. The Eastern Africa province of the Society of Jesus was established in 1986 and consists of more than 200 Jesuits from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. We are involved in a number of ministries including education, social justice and communication, refugee work and spirituality. Our norm is to find where God will best be served and where people will best be helped. As we say, “we find God in all things.”

Mission StatementOur mission is to promote faith and justice in dialogue with other faiths and cultures. We also aim to promote the holistic reconciliation with God, creation, all women and men, and the fullness of life as the family of God in Africa.

Core Values• We are companions in Christ’s mission• We embody compassion for Christ’s poor• We are available for the Magis• We are a discerning apostolic body

Background

ABOut us

Where We Work


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AREAS OF FOCus

Overview: Education is one of the primary ministries for the Society of Jesus. We are widely known to offer quality education to the people of God. We work together with other religious to ensure that our children build their future firstly by getting the most basic education. As articulated in General Congregation 31, Decree 28, no. 495,“throughout the world today, whether in the advanced or in the evolving nations, there is clear recognition of the importance

Educationof education for the formation of society and particularly for the initiation of youth into a human way of life and fellowship. Nothing is more esteemed by political leaders than this education of the citizenry, for without it, no nation or state can develop or progress and meet the national and international responsibilities imposed by the needs of this age.”

There is no end to education.

It is not that you read a book, pass

an examination, and finish with education.

The whole of life, from the moment

you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.

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Kenya 2013

Upendo program was started in 1995 by St Joseph Parish in Kangemi as a centre for children at risk, such as street children, children facing sexual and physical abuse, abandoned and neglected children. The main aim of the centre is to provide – education, psychosocial and medical care – to these marginalized groups.

Activities• Counseling sessions: the ongoing counseling sessions led to

the improved performance of children, especially in secondary school. This improvement is shown by the increase in the number of students who qualified for university admission.

• Enrollmentofnewchildren: 25 students were admitted at the Unit Rehabilitation Centre.

• School fees: we paid tuition fees to our students in primary school (93 students: 48 boys and 45 girls), secondary school (38 students: 24 boys and 14 girls) and post-secondary school students (17 students: 11 boys and 6 girls).

• Distribution of scholastic material: at the beginning of every school term, we distributed scholastic materials, such as books, uniforms, school shoes, as well as clothes to both parents and Upendo children. This ensured that children remained in school so that they can focus on their studies. This eventually led to the improvement in performance.

• EmpowermentProgram: we held two seminars and workshops to empower parents of the beneficiaries both economically and socially. Leaders of the Small Christian Community were also given a workshop on stewardship and accountability, children’s rights and how to identify needy children in the community. They were also taught on how to manage challenges faced while undertaking these duties. This saw a decline in dependency on the Centre as parents were able to borrow money to start small businesses.

• Medical examination and treatment: the newly enrolled children in the unit program underwent a medical examination and those who were found to be having various types of illness were treated. There were constant referrals of unit children who fell sick even after the general medical examination to St. Joseph Dispensary for treatment. This led to the improvement of health of the children.

• Psychosocial support: we visited homes of these children on a weekly basis to monitor and closely follow up on children’s progress both at home and school. This activity yielded abundant fruits: it reduced parental negligence; it reduced girls’ drop out from school due to early pregnancy; and, it reduced the number of children going back to the streets.

Nairobi: Upendo Intensive Vulnerable Care & Support Programme

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Nairobi: St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School

St. Aloysius (St. Al’s) is a Catholic day school in the Jesuit Tradition, sponsored by Christian Life Community in Kenya. Located just outside Kibera Slum, St. Al’s was opened in January, 2004. Each year, the school admits 35 boys and 35 girls in Form I. The school admits students who have lost either one or both parents due to AIDS and they are living in Kibera slum or they are coming from poor family backgrounds.

St. Aloysius invites its graduates to perform 6 months of community service in and around Kibera. Thereafter, they proceed to tertiary education in various colleges and universities through the scholarship provided by the school. Currently, the school has 285 students while 250 are in the graduate program. There are 34 members of staff (15 female and 19 male) out of which 18 are teachers.

Activities• Improved performance: St. Aloysius is proud of the results

on the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). After achieving a C Plain Mean Grade for the previous 5 years, St. Aloysius’ 2012 finalists attained the a mean grade of C+. This result enabled St. Aloysius to move from position 17 to position 5 among the 37 schools in Lang’ata District. St. Al’s was also the best day school. The 2013 finalists maintained the mean grade of a C+. However, whereas 35 out of 60 finalists of 2012 qualified to pursue a bachelor’s degree, 44 out of 60 in 2013 had the same qualification. In addition, for the first time, the top student in 2013 was a female.

• Increase in number of students: in addition to 70 students who are admitted on scholarships each year, 3 fee-paying students were admitted.

• Feedingprogram: we managed to provide nourishing breakfast and lunch to our students, thanks to the grant from Irish Jesuit Mission. We also acquired furniture for the dining hall from an ASHA grant.

• Girls’mentorshipprogramme: to improve girls’ performance, St Al’s initiated a girls’ mentorship programme called ‘Kipawa Changu’ (My Giftedness) through a generous gift of our ongoing benefactor, the Everett/O’Connor Charitable Trust.


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Uganda 2013Gulu: Ocer Campion Jesuit College

Ocer Campion Jesuit College is the first Jesuit school in Uganda, and it is open to both male and female students. Established in February 2010, Ocer Campion is a mixed Catholic boarding school in the Gulu archdiocese. The school started with only 35 students. Currently, there is a population of 450 students at the school: 255 boys and 195 girls. The school has 33 members of teaching staff and 19 support staff who work hard to ensure that students study in a favorable environment.

Guided by the Jesuit education tradition, the school aims at providing quality and affordable education through its excellent facilities to economically disadvantaged children in northern Uganda preparing them to be future leaders. To this end, the school provides scholarship to disadvantaged children of which the preference is given to girl-child education.

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However, the school is confronted with challenges: overwhelming demand for education which calls for more scholarship opportunities; power outages (the school depends entirely on solar energy); long dry season, hence there is need for water tanks for water harvesting; and lack of dining hall.

Activities• School performance: 22 primary seven students sat for their

exams and performed exceptionally well; 10 had 1st Grade and 12 had 2nd Grade.

• School accreditation: The school was registered and granted an operational license by the Ministry of Education and Sports as an ordinary level boarding secondary school. The school was

then inaugurated on 19th June 2013 by His Grace John Baptist Odama, the Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese.

• Student sponsorship: In fulfilling its mandate of providing education to disadvantaged students, the school embarked on the initiative to provide scholarships to some needy students.

• Agriculture and food production: Work on the school farm began in 2012. Cultivation on the school farm as well as the animal husbandry projects allowed for an increase in food production for the students. For instance, we managed to reap approximately 6,000Kgs of grains. The animal husbandry section has 8 cattle, more than 80 pigs and 1,200 chickens. Beside food production, the school farm and the animal husbandry are also used for practical lessons by students specializing in Agriculture.

• Staff capacity building: We facilitated a staff retreat on Jesuit education and Ignatian pedagogy. We also recruited new staff in an effort to complement existing staff to better prepare senior 4 candidates for their final exams.

• Constructionofaclassroomblock: 10 new classrooms with a capacity for 50 students each were constructed. Furniture for the classrooms was also procured.

• Creation of sports grounds: To allow students to participate in extra-curricular activities, three sports grounds were created: a standard football field, a volleyball court and a basketball court. Although the sports grounds are tentatively in use, improvements are ongoing.

• Students’ transport: A school van was procured and is in use. Though the van has a seating capacity of 14 students at a time, it has greatly solved our transport problems.


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Tanzania 2013Dodoma: St. Ignatius Preparatory and Primary School

Founded in 2001, St. Ignatius Preparatory and Primary School is a Jesuit school offering nursery and primary education to approximately 471 pupils (240 boys and 231 girls). The school serves Tanzanian children regardless of their gender, race, faith or tribe.

The school was started to support marginalized and poor students in Dodoma, especially those from the near Chang’ombe, Swaswa and Oyster Bay slum areas. The school strives to promote girl child education. The school has about 40 members of staff; 25 of whom are teachers (14 male and 11 female). The school also runs a scholarship program that supports 32 children from poor family background.

Due to high demand for education, we are looking forward to expanding the school in order to accommodate more students. We have acquired a land that is yet to be fenced. In this regard, it will be necessary to acquire more learning material, as well as increase the endowment fund for bursaries.

Activities• We organized special seminars to teachers about Ignatian

pedagogy

• We procured Text books

• We are finalizing the architectural design for the expansion of the school to cater for the high demand of education


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Dodoma: St. Peter Claver High School

Located in Ihumwa, Dodoma, St Peter Claver High School was established in 2011 as a result of a partnership between the Our Lady Queen of Peace Foundation of Canada and Jesuits of Eastern Africa Province. Currently, the school has 35 teachers (29 male and 6 female), 50 non-teaching staff and 690 students (460 boys and 230 girls). The number of students has increased from 514 in 2012.

Our main aim is to form intellectually competent young men and women who will be able to engage the great questions of the day, assess situations accurately, and to act on these judgments rationally. We also aim at forming young men and women who are committed to doing justice, fostering good relationships, in the world, that recognize the God-given dignity of all people.

Activities• Purchaseoftextbooks:we purchased mathematics and reading

textbooks.

• Sponsorship Project: We sponsored bright students from poor family backgrounds.

• Leadership Formation program: this is an initiative for all students dubbed ‘Camp Magis.’ The program, which has a long-term benefit, enabled our students to develop good leadership abilities.

• Farming & Animal Husbandry project: The farm project enabled the school to harvest fruits and vegetables for student consumption. The school also keeps cattle and pigs.

• Furniture: We managed to make 80 double decker beds and 30 dining tables

• Catering project: This project has enabled the school to save on the cost of grains and other food items. We also purchased four silos, with a capacity of 10,000kg for grain storage. These have enhanced food storage and allowed for purchasing of grains such as maize, rice and beans in bulk. The school also purchased one milling machine and one hauler machines and made 13 modern cookers which use briquettes.

• Rain water harvesting: We purchased eleven plastic water tanks, with a capacity of 5,000 liters for harvesting rainwater. Water tanks enabled the school to harvest rain water for general use.


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Dar-es-Salaam: Gonzaga Prep & Primary school

Gonzaga Prep & Primary school is a Catholic-funded school officially opened in January 2008. The school offers education based on the Ignatian Pedagogy to both boys and girls in Mabibo area and beyond. Students are encouraged to strive for excellence within and without the school. Presently the school has 515 students (227 girls and 288 boys).

Activities• Computers: we acquired 17 more computers in addition to the

45 the school initially had. We also increased the furniture in the labs to accommodate more students. Approximately 120 girls and 180 boys have benefited from the basic computer lessons being offered at the school.


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Dar-es-Salaam: Loyola High School

Loyola High School is a Jesuit School located in Mabibo Farasi, Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam. The school was founded to serve children who have qualified for secondary school education but lack tuition fees. Loyola High School has been in existence for 18 years and continues to provide education with an emphasis on holistic formation of children. At present the school has 1,038 students; 380 of whom are girls while 658 are boys.

Activities• Child Protection in Practice Course: an initiative of the

Jesuit Missions in Ireland, the program responds to the need of protecting vulnerable children in school from abuse either by those mandated to care for them or the structures that are oppressive to the children. Two members of staff successfully undertook the online course and received a certificate of merit. Skills gained are used in counseling and solving social-academic related incidences among students, staff and parents.

• Enrichment Program: the program intends to equip 100 children from neighboring schools with English and Mathematics skills in preparation for their final primary examinations. Our goal is to have at least 25 of these pupils join our school for secondary education. The program was just recently re-introduced.

• Grant inAid: the program aims to offer financial support to orphans and bright students from poor families to allow them pursue their secondary education. 104 students benefited from this program.

• Campus Ministry: this program supports the formation of students, staff and our collaborators, oversees an ongoing leadership program for student leaders and a community service. In addition, it coordinates foreign immersion programs for students and organizes ongoing seminars for the Campus Ministry’s Staffs. A total of 1,154 students (425 girls and 729 boys), 68 teachers, 44 Support Staff and 4 Administration Staff benefitted from this program.


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South Sudan 2013Wau: Loyola Secondary School

Loyola Secondary School (LSS), in Wau is a mixed day school, reopened in April 2008 following years of turmoil in South Sudan. The first group of students was about 180 students, which was enrolled to senior one and preparatory class. Currently, the school

has 402 students of which 206 are boys and 196 are girls. This is a good number considering the ongoing turmoil which has resulted in drop out of some students and some moving to other parts of the country. The school, however, only has part time teachers of which 28 are male while 1 is a female. 6 Jesuits are also part of staff on a full time basis and assist in teaching and in administration of the school.

Activities• Construction of the fence: Covering a distance of 1.6KM

around the school, the fence will assist in providing security for the students and school property; provide an amicable ambience for learning for the students and teachers; and, will help to create a clear boundary thus prevent encroachment from the neighbouring community.

• Construction of laboratories: The construction of a computer lab and 3 science labs is ongoing. Once completed, the laboratories will enhance the students’ practical knowledge and enable the school to meet the demands of the national curriculum of South Sudan; the laboratories will also open their doors to students from the neighboring community and other community members.

• Sponsorship for on-going students: scholarship was given to needy and bright students. This initiative enabled these students to study without any disruptions such as dropping out of school due to lack of fees.


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Rumbek: Farm School

The Multi-educational & Agricultural Jesuit Institute of Sudan (MAJIS) was initiated in August 2010 in the village of AKol Jal with the aim of equipping the local population with farming skills due to their pastoralist nature. Situated approximately 12 kilometers to the South East of Rumbek, the state capital of Lakes State, South Sudan, the farm consists of 120 hectares of land which was donated by the local chiefs with the full consent of the Government of South Sudan.

Activities • Construction Project: a classroom and administration block, a 3

bedroom residence and barn/store were constructed.

• FarmingProject: seeds were distributed to 20 women to start small vegetable gardens.

• Borehole: the borehole enabled women to grow vegetables during the dry season.

• CaritasAustria-Partnership: MAJIS began a partnership with Caritas Austria who are providing the project with ongoing consultancy from a Tropical Agriculturalist.

• Programme Planning: Planning for the 2014 - 2018 Rural Livelihoods Diversification and Food Security Programme was conducted.

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Rumbek: St. Peter Claver Ecological Centre

The training centre was established in 2008 and mainly targets the local community. The centre offers students with both theory and practical training (done in the field) in different courses: solar and electricity (15 students: 14 boys and a girl); Basic Construction, Water and Sanitation (12 students: 11 boys and a girl); and, Auto mechanics (2 boys).

The Computer Centre equips students with basic computer skills in typing, Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2007, Publisher and PowerPoint 2007.

However, there is a greater need to promote education for females since fewer girls get admitted to the centre. Also, despite a large intake, only a small percentage manages to complete the courses.

Activities• Solar and Basic Construction/WATSAN: 24 students

graduated from the centre and most of them are employed in different organizations while others are employed in private sector.

• Basic Computer studies: approximately 84 students (54 boys and 30 girls) completed the basic computer training. Every two months about 14 students (on average 5 girls and 9 boys) complete the five packages.

• Auto Mechanics: 2 students began studying auto mechanics with an Austrian auto mechanics tutor.



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Ethiopia 2013Bahir Dar: Abay Mado Catholic Academy

The Catholic Church in Ethiopia has been one of the key partners of the government in eradicating poverty mainly by responding to the high demand for education. This is particularly through establishing schools, training teachers and providing quality education.

The Abay Mado education project is located 6kms from Bahir Dar City, Amhara State, Ethiopia. It was established with the aim of providing quality education in response to the sharply increasing demand for education in the area. The school has a preferential option for the poor.

However, due to unavoidable circumstances, the school also admits fee paying children. The school began with a kindergarten and recently the primary school opened its doors to class one pupils in September 2013. Since then, 218 children have been enrolled: 66 are in grade one, while 152 are in the kindergarten. 58% of these children are boys and 42% are girls. Construction of a secondary school is at an advanced stage and should begin enrolling students in 3-5 years’ time. The school currently has 19 members of staff: 13 female and 6 male. Activities• Accesstoeducation: more children were enrolled in September

2013. This increased the number of children accessing education at our facility and in the area.

• School License: The school obtained the primary school teaching license which enabled us to have a long term plan for the school.

• Training: 2 kindergarten teachers were sent for an ongoing training on the Montessori system from June 2013-June 2014. The training will result in better and quality education as well as proper implementation of the syllabus. We also employed more qualified teachers.

• School Uniforms: Our school was the first in Bahir Dar to produce uniforms bearing the school logos. The uniforms, to be used from the year 2014, will give the school its identity.

• Community involvement: Our strategy on community based education has been very effective as we fully involved the beneficiaries; particularly the parents and the community at large.


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Overview: During the Congregation of Procurators held in 1970, Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ emphasized the importance of the social apostolate to the Society of Jesus. He noted that “in the social apostolate it is not a question of some local problem, but of the truly universal problem of men living below the level of human dignity (whom we commonly say are living a “marginal” existence), a problem which affects all nations, rich and poor...”1 As Jesuits of Eastern Africa, “What moves us is the love of God both in himself and in people.

Social Justice and Communication Ministries

Responding to deep needs on the frontiers of the Church, this social work is apostolic and in full accordance with our Jesuit charism.”2 Through our apostolates – Jesuit Hakimani Centre, Jesuit Refugee Service, Radio Kwizera and the newly established Peace program in Ethiopia – we advocate for the rights of refugees, facilitate and promote social justice as well as foster inter-religious dialogue for the common good.

AREAS OF FOCus

Kenya:JesuitHakimaniCentreThe Jesuit Hakimani Centre (JHC) is dedicated to the study and action on issues of governance, Christian faith, social justice and peace building. Since its inception, JHC has evolved into an institution that continually supports different organizations and communities in the region through research, formation programmes in peace-building, good governance, and media advocacy.

Although we experience numerous challenges such as difficulty in convincing youths to embrace self-employment, or difficulty in getting Christians and Muslims to work together in some circumstances, we still manage to achieve our goal.

ProgramsOur three main areas of focus in 2013 were:

• Governanceandeconomic justice:we carried out a national research and conference on social accountability and a tax justice research involving Germany, Kenya and Zambia. We

1. Pedro Arrupe noted this in his presentation entitled “The Four Priorities” during the Procurators Congregation in 1970, His presentation was published in the Year Book of the Society of Jesus (1971-1972)

2. Promotio Iustitiae No. 73, (May 2000): 13


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also organized a civic training on social accountability as well as voter education seminar that had 200 participants. This was aimed at sensitizing citizens on their civic responsibilities.

• Peace-building activities: we held a youth festival in Kibera that saw 500 youth participate. We also had solidarity building seminars with 30 men and 60 women that led to the formation of 3 solidarity groups. These groups help in enhancing peace thereby reducing violence.

• Economic Empowerment of the Youth: In addition, our ‘Think Positive Alternatives Exist (TPAE)’ program held training workshops with approximately 300 beneficiaries. The program aims to impart entrepreneurial skills in the youth and curb unemployment.

• Media research and publications: we carried out Open Data in Developing Countries (ODDC) research and produced documentaries on ethnicity in an effort to sensitize the masses on negative ethnicity. Furthermore, we documented JHC projects and published research documents.

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Tanzania:RadioKwizera

Radio Kwizera is a Jesuit non-commercial regional radio founded in 1995 as an initiative of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Catholic Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara (formally Rulenge). The Radio station was established to support refugees in the locality by providing a bridge between them and the local communities, gov-

ernment of Tanzania and agencies working with them. In addition to broadcasting news programs for the local communities, it provides a podium for the refugees to be informed and educated as they voiced their concerns on important issues. The radio station endeavors to continue ‘sowingtheseedsofhope’ among refugees and the local population by building a culture of peace and tolerance.

It also supports and helps to build community based organizations engaged in education, Income Generating Activities (IGA), health and sanitation, Agriculture and environmental conservation through campaigns, contests and other social services. Radio Kwizera has an audience reach of approximately 6 million, including Kagera, Kigoma, Geita regions and the Eastern part of Rwanda, Burundi and DRC along Lake Tanganyika.

Our activities allow for interactivity and have so far enabled the local population to become more and more knowledgeable on different issues including religion and spirituality, health, education, agricul-ture, politics, security and human rights among others. We provide balanced and unbiased information on local issues (80%), National (15%) and international (5%). We also provide continual entertain-ment through music.

The radio station however faces challenges such as poor infrastruc-tures and insecurities, unsustainable funds, high equipment mainte-nance costs among other challenges. Regardless of the challenges, the radio station is still fully functional despite the return of refugees to their home countries.


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Ethiopia: Building a Culture of Peace andNon-Violence

With increasing violence and insecurity in Africa, such as the cases of Kenya’s terrorist attacks, war in South Sudan, and terror attacks and kidnappings by Boko Haram in Nigeria, promoting a culture of peace and non-violence remains a great priority for peace builders. In 2013, we embarked on implementing the following activities:

• ‘Justice, Peace, and Environment’ Bulletin: The bulletin is aimed at promoting a culture of peace and non-violence. We managed to publish two issues (numbers 2 and 3) of the bulletin under the auspices of the Archdiocesan Catholic Secretariat Justice and Peace desk, Addis Ababa. The Bulletin, which is the main channel of disseminating ideas and peace activities, addresses several issues including: gender based violence, conflict, refugees and human rights in Africa among other issues.

• Peace Club events: events such as ‘Peace Run,’ training on peace building, celebration of peace day, networking event, such as a forum for sharing experiences, and Annual Peace Festival were held. We also took care of the environment.



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spECIAL FEAtuRE

“We are humbled and grateful that so many... have chosen both to work with us and to share our sense of mission and our passion to reach out to the men and women of our broken but lovable world. We are enriched by members of our own faith, but also by people from other religious traditions, those women and men of good will from all nations and cultures, with whom we labor in seeking a more just world” (GC 35, Decree 6, No. 3).

Jesuits are recognized and admired all over the world for excellence in higher education. The time has come to bring this experience

Realizing the JUEA dreamto Africa and it is an exciting venture that we are undertaking. The proposed Jesuit University of Eastern Africa (JUEA) will be the Jesuits attempt to respond to the increasing demand for quality and transformative higher education in Eastern Africa. JUEA will develop compassionate, ethical and innovative leaders with the capability and courage to build a more just and humane society. To echo the words of the former Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Peter Hans Kolvenbach SJ, “We want graduates who will be leaders concerned about society and the world in which they live. . . . In short, we want our graduates to be leaders-in-service. That has been the goal of Jesuit education since the sixteenth century. It remains so today.”

The JUEA dream continues to attract many men and women who are willing to give their expertise and time. In fact, it is growing into a “village” that many people identify with. Since 2011, JUEA has benefitted from wealth of expertise and talents of people from different backgrounds. In May 2013, Fr. General gave permission to explore further the proposed university. At every stage of our dream of JUEA, we encounter blessings assuring us we are not far from the realization of JUEA. We welcome you to journey with us in this mission and call for your support in making this dream a reality.


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AREAS OF FOCus

Parish MinistriesOverview: Our parishes serve at the margins of society and are committed to our mission of service of faith and the promotion of

Kenya: St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Kangemi, Nairobi

Established in 1985, St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church is lo-cated in Kangemi, which is one of the slums in Nairobi City. The Parish currently has approximately 140,000 parishioners with 28 ac-tive Small Christians Communities. It also has an outstation, Christ the King Church, which is currently under construction. In 2013, we embarked on drafting a Strategic Plan of development (2013-2015) to assist in charting the way forward for managing the various programs under the parish. We also managed to procure a dental chair and plan the construction of a maternity wing at St. Joseph the Worker Parish dispensary.

Programmes under the Parish• Upendo Intensive Vulnerable Care & Support Programme• St. Joseph Nursery and Primary School• St. Joseph the Worker Parish Dispensary• Dolly craft women project• Uzima - Home Based Care for People Living With HIV/AIDS

(PLWHAs)

justice. We offer ongoing spiritual growth and enrichment and are also involved in various community outreach programs.


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AREAS OF FOCus | PArISh MInISTrIES

Tanzania:

Founded in 1976 and famously known as ‘Airport Parish’, the Bless-ed Maria Theresa Ledochowska Parish is a Jesuit Parish situated in Dodoma Municipality, Central Tanzania. The parish has been in the forefront of promoting civic education, fighting for justice, and ad-vocating for education for the marginalized. It is a vibrant parish serving about 9,000 Catholics of which 40% are youth.

The Airport Parish has one sub parish – St. Ignatius– which has ap-proximately 1,500 Catholics. Two priests serve full time in the par-ish (with one more priest attached to the community involved in promotion of vocations) and mostly respond to spiritual needs of the parishioners and related matters. The parish, however, lacks a rectory but is in the process of constructing one for its sub-parish in the same area. Besides the parish, there are two other Jesuit Mis-sions in Dodoma: St. Ignatius Prep and Primary School and St. Peter Claver High School.

Activities• Provided nursery education for children in the slum of

Chang’ombe• Organized seminars on issues of faith and justice; empowering

the people through civic education• The building the rectory at the Sub-Parish is ongoing• The fencing of the parish area for security and for protecting the

parish plot is ongoing• The paving of the parish parking area is ongoing

Dodoma: Blessed Maria Theresa Ledochowska (Airport Parish), Dodoma

Jesuit Youth Center

Initially under the Airport Parish, the Jesuit Youth Centre, founded in 1978, brings together the youth from our neighborhood and helps them to create and foster mutual relationship. It also allows them to discover and develop their intellectual capabilities. The centre pro-vides both educational and recreational programs including: • A library with reading rooms• English Language Program for the students in both primary and

secondary schools • Computer lessons to both young men and women. About 130

students are trained yearly• A tailoring school offering skills to school drop-outs mostly

young women. About 85 women are trained yearly• A 3 month seminar and training on First Aid offered by Red

Cross Tanzania • Outdoor games including football, basketball, beach volleyball

and netball• Dance and drama sessions by the youth from the Airport parish• Video productions by the Holy Childhood Association of the

parish and the parish youth• Martial arts training sessions


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Established more than 50 years ago, St. Francis Xavier Parish is lo-cated in Mwanza, Tanzania. The parish was set up with the intention of responding to the needs of the people of God in Mwanza, primar-ily through preaching the good news. • Construction project: we successfully constructed the

Marian Shrine, the perpetual adoration Chapel and the Jesuit community residence. The construction of the Jesuit community residence has allowed for the separation of parish activities from the community activities. Plans are underway to convert the former Jesuit residence into offices and a hall for various parish activities.

Mwanza: St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Parish


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The centre was an initiative of the St. Francis Xavier Parish in Mwan-za. Also known as Lubango, the centre is located on one of the many hills on the outskirts of Mwanza. Our vision is to educate the youth and women for others while making the centre self-reliant through creative ideas and establishing income generating projects. The vision of the centre is guided by the Society of Jesus’ dictum the ‘preferential option for the poor.’

In realizing its objective, the centre instills hope and skills such as sewing, cooking, preparing herbal medicine, craft making among other activities. Our main beneficiaries are disadvantaged youths and women. As a ‘witness’ to our faith, the centre commits itself to helping beneficiaries ‘live positively’ and ‘non-violently’, while at the same time challenging all that is oppressive and dehumanizing in the society we live in.

Mwanza: Nyashana/Lubango Centre

The centre has a kindergarten, which normally serves 55 children in groups during morning and afternoon classes. In 2013, the Home Craft section had 20 girls, while the Library had an average of 15 users per day from Monday through Saturday. The centre also hosted 15 community women’s groups, and had approximately 300 parish-ioners attend weekly Mass.

Activities• Kindergarten: 25 children graduated from the kindergarten.

• Construction Project: the centre constructed a new building that allowed for the extension of the facilities. These include a multipurpose hall (ukumbi) for graduation, watching movies, meetings, weddings among other activities. The new building has provided room for a new and larger kindergarten class, a new library facility which has an internet café and secretarial services. It also hosts a new office for the parish priest. We also managed to create a new playground area.


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Founded in June 2000, the parish has approximately 7,500 pa-rishioners and 65 Small Christian Communities. The Parish runs a kindergarten, primary school (Memkwa Tumaini) and a secondary school (Tumaini).

Activities• Parish: the parish baptized 507 people and had 221 first

communions alongside 161 confirmations. Two young Jesuits were also ordained to priesthood and in addition, the Parish celebrated the end of “Year of faith” for the whole diocese of Dar-es Salaam.

• Kindergarten: the kindergarten currently has 55 children.

• Primary School: In preparation for P7 examination, Memkwa Tumaini bought new text books. The school had 38 pupils; 15 boys and 23 girls. All our students who sat for P7 examination performed very well. An alumnus of the school sat for the Form 4 examination and attained Division 2 grade.

• Secondary School: 80% of the students who sat for their Form four examination performed well. We were also able to acquire new text books. The school currently has 81 students: 46 male, 35 female.

• Pasada: this is an organization that helps people living with HIV/Aids by offering them antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, counseling through home visits and routine check- up. We also occasionally offer them food.

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AREAS OF FOCus

Retreats & Spiritual RenewalOverview: For more than 25 years, Jesuits in Eastern Africa have drawn from the rich tradition of Ignatian Spirituality and reflection to help men and women become ‘contemplatives in action.’ Retrea-tants are offered the ‘Ignatian Spiritual Exercises’ enabling them to have a deeper and more personal connection to God. Retreats vary

in length from the traditional 30 days, to 8 days, 5 days, and days of recollection. We also offer training programs for spiritual directors. Our spiritual centres in Kenya and Ethiopia have scheduled retreats that one can easily take part in.

Founded in 1979, Mwangaza Jesuit Spirituality Centre is a House of Prayer established and run by the Jesuits of Eastern Africa. The centre promotes Ignatian Spirituality by giving individually guided retreat programmes and spiritual formation courses. As a retreat centre, Mwangaza takes into account the present socio-political and cultural complexities of the region, the mandate given by both the second African Synod of Catholic Bishops held in 2012 and the 35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus. Over the years, Mwangaza has been giving retreats and training courses in spirituality.

Activities In 2013, we completed the following activities as part of a rehabili-tation project:• 1,300 retreatants and participants to various spiritual and

human formation programmes visited the Centre

Mwangaza Jesuit Spirituality Centre

Kenya:

• Converted Manresa House’s 3 bed-rooms and 1 rest room into 4 self-contained bed-rooms with solar water heating.

• Rehabilitated Manresa House’s common rest room.

• Converted Xavier House old bathroom into 2 public rest rooms (ladies and gents).

• Converted Cardoner wing’s old public bathroom into a self-contained bedroom.


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Galilee Centre is a Jesuit Spirituality Centre located in Debre Zeit in Ethiopia. Having been established 40 years ago, Galilee Centre offers retreats to seminarians, religious, lay people and people from other religions. Apart from offering retreat, the centre gives training to the lay people on how to develop Small Christian Communities (SCC). The primary objective of the centre is to promote integral human development. In 2013, we organized and directed various retreats for both religious and lay groups.

Galilee Centre, Debre Zeit

Ethiopia:

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Income/Expenditure ReviewIntroduction

The financial reporting and analysis presented in this report is based on funds channeled through the Development Office and does not reflect funds sent directly to projects. The analysis for this period consists of 59 separate grants with a total value of EUR 1,514,506.

1.0 Funding Received by Apostolate, Country and Source

A key priority area outlined in the Society of Jesus Eastern Africa Ap-ostolic Plan 2010 - 2015 is education. Our commitment to support-ing this sector in Eastern Africa is highlighted in Figure 1.1 where the vast majority of donor funding ( 82%) is directed towards educa-tion in comparison to 78% in 2012.

As highlighted in the 2012 AOR Apostolic Plan update, our two main priorities were to support education in the post-conflict settings of South Sudan and Northern Uganda. Towards this goal, Figure 1.2 highlights that the majority of funding received was directed to pro-ject works in the Republic of South Sudan (42%) and Uganda (36%) in comparison to 32% and 31% respectively in 2012.

In addition, the AOR Development Office Strategic Plan 2011 - 2016 indicates diversification of funding as an important priority. For this reason, the three largest sources of funding (figure 1.3) include Gifts

(30%), Misean Cara (25%) and Jesuit Mission Offices (19%). In comparison with 2012, there was a reduced dependence on the largest funding source from 39% in 2012 to 30% in 2013.

Further Analysis

• Figure1.1: Fund distribution by Apostolate or Program remains relatively similar in 2012 and 2013. With an increase of 6%, spirituality is the only Apostolate or Program with a percentage change greater than 5%. This is due to the receipt of several grants from FACSI/Father General for Jesuit Communities, Vocations and Formation (Novitiate).

• Figure 1.2: Three countries have experienced a percentage change greater or less than 5%. For instance, Tanzania received 15% less funding (24% in 2012 and 9% in 2013) than in 2012. In contrast, South Sudan and Uganda received 11% (31% in 2012 and 42% in 2013) and 5% (31% in 2012 and 36% in 2013) more funding respectively.

• Figure 1.3: 11% of funding received was from independent sources in comparison to 20% in 2012. The percentage of funding from gifts also reduced from 39% to 30% in 2012. However, this still remains the largest source of funding for province works. Misean Cara funding increased from 18% to 25%. The largest increase in funding was from Jesuit Mission Offices, from 6% in 2012 to 19% in 2013.

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Fund Distribution by Apostolate/Mission

82.16%

0.54%

1.71%

3.71%2.27%

7.04%

2.57%

Capacity Building

Education

Health

M&E

Peace and Justice

Self reliance

Spirituality

Fig. 1.1

Note:- Recent developments in Education in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (where

a primary and secondary school have been recently constructed) are not reflected in this report

Fund Distribution by Country

Fig. 1.2

41.9%

11.70%

8.70%

35.89%

1.78%

Ethiopia

Kenya

ROSS

Tanzania

Uganda

- The Health initiative (fig1.1) was aimed at renovating the existing maternity ward of the St. Joseph the Worker Parish Dispensary


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Fund Distribution by Source

Electric Aid

Entreculturas

ERKO

FACSI

Gifts

Independent

Jesuit Mission Offices

Misean Cara

29.58%

11.39%

18.57%

25.14%9.09%

3.23%2.50%

0.50%

Fig. 1.3



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2.1 Fund Distribution by Apostolate or Program

Figure 2.1 presents the fund distribution by source for apostolates or programs with more than two funding sources. The graph highlights similar contributions to M&E from FACSI, Jesuit Mission Offices and Independent sources. The largest source of M&E funding was Mis-ean Cara (39%).

Spirituality, M & E and Education Funding Sources

Electric Aid Entreculturas ERKO FACSI Gifts Independent Jesuit Mission Offices Misean Cara

Fig. 2.1


The three largest sources for overall province works are also the three largest sources for education (Gifts 36%, Misean Cara 25% and Jesuit Mission Offices 17%). The largest source of Spirituality funding in 2013 was FACSI (55%) who contributed more than half of the funds received.

Note: Figure 2.1 does not necessarily represent the funding priori-ties of donors


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1. E.L.S.A (Ewket Lehebret School Aid)2. Misean Cara3. Magis Italia4. Trocaire5. CAFOD6. Jesuit Mission Offices7. Electric Aid 8. FACSI9. African Jesuits Aids Network (AJAN)10. Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)

prayers, our long-term goals will be achieved. Your support is invaluable and we thank you for the generous gifts, financial and in-kind support as well as for your prayers.

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Kenya:Jesuit Development OfficeLoyola HouseP.O. Box 21399, 00505,Ngong’ Road, Nairobi(+254 20) 387 [email protected]

Tanzania:Jesuit Development OfficeP.O. Box 1140,Dar-es Salaam(+255) 22 244 [email protected]

North Sudan:Jesuit Development OfficeIgnatian Spiritual CentreP.O. Box 1629,Khartoum, N.Sudan(+249)85 [email protected]

South Sudan:Jesuit Development OfficeSt. Peter Claver, Jesuit CommunityC/o Bethany HouseP.O. Box 211023, 00505, Nairobi, Kenya(+249)944 286 [email protected]

Uganda:Jesuit Development OfficeXavier HouseP.O. Box 7310,Kampala, Uganda(+256) 414 510 [email protected]

Ethiopia:Jesuit Development OfficeXavier HouseP.O. Box 30105,Addis Ababa, Ethiopia(+251)11 123 [email protected]

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