JCAM 2021 25 Annual Review The JCAM Safeguarding and Child Protection programme path in safeguarding. It is an exciting journey that will has also developed a training and research Centre called hopefully create thoughtful leadership and guidance for the Jesuit Centre for Safeguarding in Africa (JCSA) and is Church in Africa and the society in general. hosted at Hekima University College in Nairobi, Kenya. The As we conclude the year, I would like to affirm that the training and research Centre will work collaboratively with inspiration for all that has been achieved so far has been the the Jesuit Institute of Theology, Institut de Théologie et de la work that has been going on in the provinces, region and Compagnie de Jésus (ITCJ), in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The first formation houses in the Jesuit Conference of Africa and cohort of trainees completed the 32-hour non-degree Madagascar (JCAM) for the last four years. Our child certificate course on 30 October 2021 and a second cohort protection officers have contributed in many ways to the has been enrolled. The training is delivered both, in person learning and consolidation that is now the Jesuit Centre for and through online formats to reach as many persons Safeguarding in Africa (JCSA) and the Community as possible. of Practice. The year is closing on an equally high note with a new project that has been in the works for the better part of the year. It is the goal of the Centre to be of service to the Church in Africa, to form those charged with the welfare of children in the Church and its institutions and to the wider society. Therefore, the curriculum is designed in a manner that is contextually relevant and practical, with the welfare of the whole child in mind and is delivered by experienced African scholars. The year is closing on an equally high note with a new project that has been in the works for the better part of the year. The ‘Safeguarding Community of Practice for the African Church’ finally came to fruition at the beginning of November 2021, with a formal launch scheduled for January 2022. The community of practice is a collaborative platform that will bring together African episcopal Book on safeguarding by JCAM conferences, dioceses, religious congregations, national © Pysch Marketing associations, and academic institutions to forge a common