16 JCAM 2023 Annual Review In Free Town, at St John Paul II quasi-Parish of Grafton, we reached out to 53 youths to the surprise of the pastoral team members at the Parish. Fr. Apili Cornelius SJ, the Parish priest kept saying “It is not easy ooh, it will be a miracle to get even 15 youth to complete the training!” We were all proven wrong. Our youth thirst for knowledge and are ready to invest their time and allow themselves to be challenged. They need to be trusted. Their reactions were very consoling. One of the participants stated that: “This world is God’s gift to us, I will embark on things that will give life and not the other way round, I will spread love, happiness and joy to myself and to those around me.” Another shared, “As a medical student who is aspiring to be a medical doctor, I loved the fact that African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) facilitators used most of the time in the training to share with us knowledge on major epidemic diseases in Africa (HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis) that are mostly affecting the younger population”. At the end of the training, youth established work plans of concrete actions to build and promote a healthy community, church, and nation for the wellbeing of all. In addition to Sierra Leone, AJAN’s team this year was in the Dioceses of Nakuru, Ngong, Eldoret, and Homabay in Kenya, training youth leaders. These were very exciting moments for interaction, bonding and sharing of experiences. The youth shared that such a shared space of interaction is scarce due to many factors, such as the terrain and the expansiveness of their dioceses, coupled with limited finances. In fact, some participants in the workshop came from a region experiencing insecurity due to banditry, such that they had to be brought to the training by an ambulance of the Catholic Mission (as a way to ward off any would-be attackers). Furthermore, two more AJAN centres received AHAPPY training of trainers sessions: Chikuni Home-Based Care (CHBC) in rural Southern Zambia and Ocer Campion Jesuit College in rural Northern Uganda. In both settings, the coordination of local leaders is essential to success. In Ocer Campion (Uganda) given the importance accorded to AHAPPY by the School, all teaching and non-teaching staff also underwent the training. AJAN believes that together we can build a well-rounded, healthy, more caring, and responsible young African generation who are committed to protecting the planet. AJAN team, and Ocer Campion Jesuit College Staff, This is our motivation! during a visit to Radio Pacis studio in Uganda, for a programming of AHAPPY.