www.jesuits.africa JCAM 2022 Annual Review 29 Q&A during the JASBEAM event. Primary and Secondary students of Loyola Jesuit College (LJC), Abuja, Nigeria. On the first day of the seminar, Fr. Chukwuyenum Afiawari SJ, the best we can, one student at a time". His words aligned with the ANW Provincial Superior, celebrated mass at which the students at theme of this year's colloquium ‘Rediscovering Ourselves and LJC staged a very lively and uplifting opening mass, to the awe of Embracing the Spirit of Accessibility to all for JASBEAM’ the Jesuit educators and collaborators. Over the next five days, the colloquium had enlightening An opening ceremony led by Fr. Joe Arimoso SJ, the JASBEAM conversations about the accessibility of the network of the coordinator from the Southern African Province, was held at the 60 JASBEAM schools to Africa and Madagascar by using either financial Angels Memorial Hall. The key speakers were Fr. Afiawari SJ, Fr. aid or online educational resources. It also discussed the impact of Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator SJ (the JCAM president), Fr. José Mesa Covid-19 on the schools and how the pandemic initiated the SJ (the Chair of the International Commission on the Apostolate on transition to online learning. Other teams made presentations on Jesuit Education (ICAJE), and Mr. Olusade Adesola representing the the funding and sustainability of the network of schools, and how Executive Secretary of Federal Capital Development to prepare the students to be global citizens. Also, the colloquium Authority (FCDA). had conversations about the living tradition, the global identifiers of the Jesuit schools, and the differences between a Jesuit school In his welcome remarks, the JCAM president told participants, “By and a companion school. the fact that we gather here today, we are making a powerful statement. We believe that all is not lost. Although we cannot solve Jesuit Schools are owned by the Society while companion schools the global problem of inaccessibility to education, we are doing the are managed by the Society on behalf of a diocese.
Jesuits Africa Annual Review 2022 Page 28 Page 30