President 3 From Editor 4 Section 1 JENA 5 The Bakhita Partnership for Education (BPE) 6 Challenges of Hunger – Alternative Strategies 12 Food Justice and Climate Change at COP 27 14 Section 2 AJIS 16 African Jesuits in Science at the Service of the Mission of Christ 17 The Voice of an African Jesuit in the Area of Cancer Research 18 Developing an Antiviral against the Deadly African Cassava Virus 19 Pondering the Handiwork of God’s Creation through the Lens of a Telescope 20 Section 3 AJAN 21 AJAN at 20 22 Section 4 JASBEAM 26 JASBEAM Colloquium 2022: Rediscovering and Embracing the Spirit of Accessibility 27 Section 5 JEDOAM 31 Development Anchored in Partnerships and Relationships 32 Collaborating in Development to Enhance the Mission of the Society 34 Section 6 SYNODALITY 35 ACWECA: Leadership Listening and Discernment Retreat on Synodality 36 Led by the Spirit to a Truly Synodal Mentality 38 Section 7 SAFEGUARDING 40 Deepening Safeguarding Across the Conference 41 Section 8 FORMATION 43 Called to the service of God’s people 44 Section 9 FINANCIALS 46 Financial Highlights 2022 47 Section 10 AFRICAMA 50 Our People 51