The Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA) is a diverse community of faith-
inspired Jesuit NGOs, also known as Social Centers, related Jesuit institutions,
individual Jesuit peace and development activists and scholars working collaboratively
to fight poverty and related injustices around Africa empowering marginalized voices,
communities and groups, and facilitating policy innovation to enable people to unlock
their potential, exercise their rights and manage their own lives
We work to challenge unjust policies and practices and to promote the respect of people’s rights.
The dignity of the Human Person. Cooperation & Collaboration .The common good. Equality •Preferential option for the poor •Integrity of creation •Cultural diversity
JENA works towards a just, poverty-free and ecologically regenerative Africa where people can unlock their full potential, free from direct, cultural, and structural violence.
JENA facilitates the establishment, extension, and strengthening of connections and relations among Jesuit organisations, scholars and activists from all over Africa, the world, across national, cultural boundaries and age barriers, passionate and committed to fostering development, justice, peace and ecological regeneration
The JENA Secretariat supports Affiliates, their partners and allies to coordinate their work in advocacy and campaigns, and humanitarian and development work with the intent to challenge and achieve positive change in six areas referred to as Change Goals. JENA shall focus its resources on six Change Goals through various Thematic Working Groups representing each of the following themes:
By Charlie Chilufya, S.J Tomorrow, YouTube Originals will release the grand documentary film, The Letter, telling the story of the Laudato Si’ encyclical letter and the unfolding ecological emergency of our time and how it
By Mwansa Chalo, My name is Mwansa Chalo, a young African economist and entrepreneur participating in the Economy of Francesco 2022 event in Assisi, Italy. Looking
By Charlie Chilufya, S.J More than a dozen young changemakers under the aegis of JENA are participating in the Economy of Francesco (EoF) 2022 event. The 22nd to 24th September
The Economy of Francesco 2022 event is here! It happens after three years of life, work, waiting, projects, proposals, desire; after two years of a
The close link between food security and peace and stability cannot be overlooked. Over the years, countries and regions with failed peace and stability are
Blue foods should be included alongside agriculture in @UNFCCC food governance. You can't talk about food security without them.
Read this #COP27 Q&A with @drticklejar of @BlueFoodFutures and @oceansolutions
https://bluefood.earth/stories/blue-foods-at-cop27-qa-with-michelle-tigchelaar/
On #WorldAIDSDay2022 we invite the global community to reflect deeply, listen attentively & take action to engender equity in the context of HIV/AIDS. @JesuitsAfrica have journeyed with the affected & the infected for the last 20 years under @AJANAfrica
https://bit.ly/3uejky3
What is local climate action? Indigenous youth reflect, far from the halls of #COP27 via @Ecojesuit
https://www.ecojesuit.com/indigenous-youth-reflect-on-climate-action-far-from-the-halls-of-cop27/
Exciting new work from our @galligan_sj in collaboration with researchers at @URI_fisheries and @TheWCS 👇
🚨🚨 New paper alert!! 🚨 🚨
We found that modifying an artisanal fishing gear to select for larger and more sustainable body sizes also maximized nutrient yields 🐠 🎣
@URI_fisheries @ATHumphries
Check out the accepted ms @IOPenvironment 👇
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aca77e
The @UNFCCC process has been a struggle, #COP27 included. What hope is there for the future? @Ecojesuit @Pedrowalpole
https://www.ecojesuit.com/struggling-to-build-global-governance-through-the-cop-process/
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JENA works towards a just, poverty-free and
ecologically regenerative Africa where people can unlock their full potential, free from direct, cultural, and structural violence.
