youth Archives - Canadian Jesuits International

Global citizenship and leadership course

13 January 2021 by CJI development

CJI is launching a course for secondary and post-secondary students on global citizenship and leadership rooted in Ignatian spiritual reflection, … Read more

Published in 2021 Winter

Tagged under: CJI news, skills training, youth

Young people take leadership to care for our common home

15 May 2020 by Charlie Chilufya SJ

One in three Africans, 422 million people, live below the global poverty line. They represent more than 70 percent of … Read more

Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article

Tagged under: Africa, empowering youth, international, JCAM, Lead Magis Africa, leadership, social justice, youth

Fr Stanislaus Jebamalai SJ visits Canada

15 May 2020 by Victor Reyes

Fr Stanislaus Jebamalai SJ (Sannybhai), National Coordinator of Lok Manch in India, visited Canada in February for a series of … Read more

Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article, Youth for others

Tagged under: Canada in solidarity, empowering youth, India, leadership, Lok Manch, outreach, social justice, youth, Youth 4 Others, youth for others

JUST Change – Advocacy Symposium in Ottawa

15 May 2020 by Victor Reyes

Canadian Jesuits International brought together secondary and postsecondary students from across Canada from February 9 to 11, to learn about … Read more

Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article, Youth for others

Tagged under: Canada in solidarity, empowering youth, leadership, outreach, social justice, youth, Youth 4 Others, youth for others

Y40 Day – November 21 and 26, 2019

26 November 2019 by Victor Reyes

Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) held two Youth 4 Others – Social Justice Days in November, 2019. The first session was … Read more

Published in Youth for others

Tagged under: human rights, Y4O, youth, Youth 4 Others

Journeying with youth in South Sudan

23 September 2019 by Diana Karua

Tremendous efforts toward fostering the new Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) of the Society of Jesus have been made by the … Read more

Published in 2019 Fall, Newsletter article

Tagged under: Africa, empowering youth, international, UAPs, youth

Pan-African youth leadership development

05 June 2019 by Craig Hincks

Pan-African youth leadership development

Africa is by far the world’s youngest continent, with a median age of only 18. Such … Read more

Published in Article, Newsletter article

Tagged under: Africa, leadership, youth, zambia

Y4O Day 2019

25 April 2019 by Craig Hincks

The first Youth 4 Others (Y4O) Social Justice Day of 2019 was held in Toronto on 25 April. It was … Read more

Published in Youth for others

Tagged under: human rights, India, justice, Mexico, Philippines, Uganda, Y4O, youth, Youth 4 Others

Empowering African youth

08 November 2018 by Tendai Ellton Matare SJ

African young people today face many different challenges and circumstances. These engender both hope and hopelessness among them, depending on … Read more

Published in Article

Tagged under: Africa, Kenya, Magis, youth, Zimbabwe

Strengthening youth in the Amazon region

08 November 2018 by Eufronio Toro Vaca

The rural youth of the Amazon region desire to remain in their communities but they are aware that they must … Read more

Published in Article

Tagged under: Amazon, indigenous people, Latin America, youth

Communities of hope for youth

08 November 2018 by Pieter Niemeyer

From June 30 to July 7, 2018, Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) led a group of 10 people from across Canada … Read more

Published in Article

Tagged under: Dominican Republic, Haiti, youth

Y4O Day in Hamilton

07 November 2018 by Craig Hincks

On Wednesday, 7 November 2018, Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) will host a “Youth for Others (Y4O) – Social Justice Day” … Read more

Published in Youth for others

Tagged under: Dominican Republic, economic justice, Haiti, justice, Mario Serrano, Y4O, youth, Youth 4 Others, youth for others

2018 Fall Newsletter

13 September 2018 by Craig Hincks

CJI’s fall 2018 newsletter celebrates the gifts of young people and examines ways to empower youth. It is available in … Read more

Published in Bridging Borders

Tagged under: Africa, Amazon, empowering youth, Kenya, Mindanao, youth, Zimbabwe

Youth 4 Others call for action

24 April 2018 by Craig Hincks

CJI’s annual Youth 4 Others – Social Justice Day was held on April 24. This year’s theme was “Youth in … Read more

Published in Youth for others

Tagged under: Africa, Darjeeling, Haiti, India, jesuit refugee service, JRS, Latin America, Social Justice Day, Syria, youth, Youth 4 Others

Teach-In for Justice 2017

14 November 2017 by Craig Hincks

In November 2017, 38 Canadian students and educators participated in the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ) in Washington, DC. … Read more

Published in Community engagement

Tagged under: education, human rights, IFTJ, Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, justice, outreach, Washington, youth

Youth 4 Others Day 2017

25 April 2017 by Craig Hincks

On 25 April, Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) hosted its fifth annual Youth 4 Others Day with a focus on social … Read more

Published in Youth for others

Tagged under: education, human rights, jesuit refugee service, Jesuits, social justice, Syria, youth, Youth 4 Others

A Y4O Day experience

25 April 2017 by Claudia Sassa

On Tuesday April 25th, 2017, students from Blessed Cardinal Newman participated in the Canadian Jesuits International’s fifth annual “Youth 4 … Read more