Entre el 21 y el 28 de Julio a orillas del lago africano de

Tanganica, más concretamente en la ciudad de

Bujumbura, capital de Burundi, se realizó el 7º
Congreso de la WUJA al que asistieron delegados de
430 asociaciones de 31 países de toda el orbe.
Esta presentación enviada por la Federación India de
Antiguos Alumnos de los Jesuitas, resume lo ocurrido ASIA Internacional
en África, en donde se decidió que el 8º Congreso
Mundial se cumpla en Medellín, Colombia, en
septiembre de 2013.
El blog de los antiguos alumnos del Colegio San Luis
Gonzaga de Quito, Ecuador, se complace en presentar
este resumen del Congreso de la WUJA en Burundi,
África.

Unión Mundial de Antiguos Alumnos de

los Jesuitas
(WUJA por sus iniciales en inglés o ASIA)
 WITNESSES TO HOPE
FOR A BETTER AFRICA:
WHAT HAVE WE DONE? WHAT ARE WE DOING?
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
7th WORLD CONGRESS OF JESUIT ALUMNI/AE
 Organised by

WUJA

WORLD UNION OF JESUIT ALUMNI/AE – WUJA

BURUNDI ASSOCIATION OF JESUIT ALUMNI/AE – ABAJ

with ALUMNI/AE of the DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of CONGO

and RWANDA ABAJ
 21 – 22 July
Arrival
“Bonjour”

27 – 28 July
Departure
“Merci”

AIRPORT- BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI

 22 – 27 July
All events at
Bujumbura

BUJUMBURA
ON THE BANKS OF LAKE TANGANYIKA
 Capital City
Bujumbura

CENTRAL MARKET, TAXI, TAILORS

 23 July
Opening Mass

KIRIRI CAMPUS CHURCH

 23 July
Opening Mass

Archbishop of Buj
Evarist Ngoyagoye

Bishop of Bukavu

Apostolic Nuncio

ARCHBISHOP:
BURUNDI HAS A RELIGIOUS BUT DIFFICULT BACKGROUND
GRATITUDE TO ALL FOR SUPPORT - COMING TO BURUNDI
 23 July
Opening Mass

ARCHBISHOP….
LOOK AT CONGRESS THROUGH EYES OF THE YOUNG
ACHIEVEMENT OF COLLEGE CHOIR
 23 July
Welcome

BURUNDI ”ingoma” DRUMMERS & DANCERS

 23 July
Inauguration

Kiriri Campus
Auditorium

ABAJ PRESIDENT – GREGOIRE BANYIYEZAKO:

WELCOME TO DELEGATES
 23 July
Inauguration

Kiriri Campus
Auditorium

WUJA PRESIDENT – BERNARD THOMPSON:

CONGRESSES are INSPIRATIONAL. NEED TO SHORTEN GAP TO 4 Yrs
LISTENING MOST IMPORTANT IN DISCUSSION
WUJA NETWORKS, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR SHARING
YOU ARE THE WORLD UNION
USE TODAYS TOOLS TO ATTRACT TODAYS ALUMNI
 23 July
Inauguration

Kiriri Campus
Auditorium

Lunch on Campus
Beer
Beans
Beef

BURUNDI 1ST VICE PRESIDENT – YVES SAHINGUVU:

LAND OF 1001 HILLS COMING BACK TO NORMALCY
THANKS FOR CHOOSING BURUNDI - TRIBUTE TO FIRST JESUITS
MOVE MOUNTAINS OF BURUNDI TO THE HIGH SEAS
SO THAT WE ARE NO MORE LANDLOCKED
NEED UNIVERSITY OF EXCELLENCE
 23 July
Outgoing Council
Closing meeting
Directory Presented – corrections requested
Candidates for election confirmed Kiriri Campus
Conference Hall
Accounts since 2003 Congress Presented
Report on Arrupe Association

430 Associations with WUJA

31 Countries represented

MEETING OF THE OUTGOING COUNCIL

President – Bernard Thompson
Secretary – Francois-Xavier Camenen
Jesuit Counsellor – Pierre Salembier sj
 24 - 27 July

St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

LUNCHES ON THE LAWNS

 24 -27 July

St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

HANDICRAFTS
 24 July
Focus Sessions

St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

MODERATORS
Sina Buraimoh
Conrad Gonsalves

Group
Discussions

Peter Henriot sj: JESUIT CENTRE FOR THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS, LUSAKA

OUR POTENTIAL OUTWEIGHS OUR PROBLEMS

Frank Turner sj, OCIPE – CATHOLIC OFFICE FOR INITIATIVE AND INFORMATION IN EUROPE
Nicola Bwakira, Jean Prieur, Delphin Nzosaba
Peter Henriot sj: JESUIT CENTRE FOR THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS, LUSAKA
24 July
Focus Sessions
OUR POTENTIAL OUTWEIGHS OUR PROBLEMS

Fr General : Africa - A very intelligent, energetic, joyful people that do St Spirit Lycee
not receive the care and attention that they deserve Gihosha
Priority of UNDERSTANDING
Slavery, natural resources extracted, neo colonialism MODERATORS
Sina Buraimoh
Priority of RESPECT Conrad Gonsalves
Non-Africans: Africa is the dark continent and not only because of
the colour of skins. Aids, genocide, corruption, poverty, war,
illiteracy, hunger. This is NOT Africa
Group
Need to focus on the positive. Democratic successes Discussions

Priority of RESPONSE
Arms are not made in Africa but by the 5 promoters of peace
The future of the world depends upon the future of Africa

Responses:

Sponsor scholars – African Youth not returning to their country after education
Church needs to be united
Africa’s contribution to the world – Art , Music, Culture
Address issues of Gender, Youth and Access to Education
 24 July
Frank Turner sj,
OCIPE – CATHOLIC OFFICE FOR INITIATIVE AND INFORMATION IN EUROPE Focus Sessions

Africa is Rich – Africans are Poor St Spirit Lycee

Gihosha
Case Study based on the previous overview session:
OCIPE’s collaboration project with DRC – European and
MODERATORS
African Jesuit related institutions working together Sina Buraimoh
Conrad Gonsalves
Transnational Corporations were involved in criminal or
unethical behaviour. Bribery, corruption, abuse of human Group
rights, armed groups used for protection. Discussions
Need for Corporate Social Responsibility

Challenges – Political advocacy & Partnership process

RESPONSES
Nicola Bwakira Focus on education,Collaborate Asia/Europe,
Jean Prieur IST-AC :Technical schools Douala / 60 engineers per year
Delphin Nzosaba Return to the drawing board to rebuild , use ICT tools
 24 July
Cultural Evening

Islamic
Cultural Centre

ARTISTS OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE GREAT LAKES

DUET ALFRED AND BERNARD on the MUSICAL BOW “idono”

VIOLIN AND SONG SONIA RASQUINHA (OUR HOST FAMILY)
TAMBOURINAIRES “ingoma” DRUMS OF MAKEBUKA ( GITEGA)
 24 July
Cultural Evening

Islamic
Cultural Centre

ARTISTS OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE GREAT LAKES

CULTURAL CLUB HIGA (BUJUMBURA)

TROUP INGANJI (RWANDA)
 24 July
Cultural Evening

Islamic
Cultural Centre

ARTISTS OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE GREAT LAKES

BALLET – REBIRTHOF BUKAVU (DRC)

 25 July
Focus Sessions

St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

MODERATORS
Geronce Belegamire
Alaine DeNeefe

Group
Discussions

Ferdinand Muhinguirwa sj & Rigobert Minani sj

CEPAS – RESEARCH CENTRE FOR SOCIAL ACTION, KINSHASA
PEACE & DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION
Michael Czerny sj: AJAN - AFRICAN JESUIT NETWORK AGAINST AIDS, NAIROBI
Bob Albertijn sj, Reginald Moreels,Christian Munezero, Dr Jean-Jacques
Muyembe
 25 July
Ferdinand Muhinguirwa sj & Rigobert Minani sj Focus Sessions
CEPAS – RESEARCH CENTRE FOR SOCIAL ACTION, KINSHASA
PEACE & DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION
St Spirit Lycee
Conflicts in Africa – a step backward. Media focuses on Gihosha
conflicts and forgets the suffering – genocide, disease, hunger.
Bad Governance - Colonization left scars MODERATORS
Geronce Belegamire
Tension about Resources Alaine DeNeefe
Ethnic differences and nationalism
7 countries had conflicts, Foreigners war on Congolese land
Group
Positive Discussions
International Conference of the Great Lakes Region

Conflicts and violence an eminently planned enterprise by the

organisers

Alumni of Great Lakes to create pressure groups

Who benefits from the wars? Resources stolen
Role of UN not enough
Church not present enough – Can create a Centre for Peace
 25 July
Michael Czerny sj: AJAN - AFRICAN JESUIT NETWORK AGAINST AIDS, NAIROBI Focus Sessions
JESUIT ALUMNI & THE STRUGGLE AGAINST AIDS
St Spirit Lycee
AIDS the greatest threat to Africa since the slave trade to be Gihosha
faced as a whole and not just a medical crisis.
AIDS will be the mission of the church for 100 years
AIDS is complex, statistics discouraging, finance out of reach MODERATORS
Geronce Belegamire
Alaine DeNeefe
Work being done in 30 sun Saharan countries in Africa
Integral support and pastoral care Group
Value-based education as a solid basis for prevention Discussions
Treatment and Good nutrition

Bob Albertijn sj,

Reginald Moreels,
Christian Munezero,
Dr Jean-Jacques Muyembe – originator of the Ebola Vaccine
 25 July
JAAI REPORT

St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

PRESENTED BY
Ronald D’Costa
Naresh Gupta

STRUCTURE OF JAAI
WE DO: EDUCATION, HEALTH, EXCHANGE, WATER,
EMERGENCY, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
WE CAN DO:
EDUCATE TEACHERS, TEACH ENGLISH
 25 July

Dinner with
Fr General

FR GENERAL, Adolfo Nicolás S.J., AT GREGOIRE’S

HOUSE WITH MEMBERS OF OUTGOING COUNCIL AND
ORGANISERS OF THE CONGRESS
 25 July
Indian Hosts

INDIANS HOSTED BY INDIANS

Roland and Carmelita Rasquinha

From Mangalore, St Aloysius
And Alchem, Burundi
 15 - 22 July
Pre Congress
Programme
For
Young Alumni/ae

EXPERIMENTS IN BURUNDI AND BUKAVA

MAJOR CHALLENGES TO BE ADDRESSED IN AFRICA
INCLUDED ACTIVITIES WITHIN CENTRES FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN
HIV/AIDS ORPHANS AND VISITS TO HOSPITALS
 15 - 22 July
FEEDBACK ON EXPERIMENTS Pre Congress
Need to provide prior information to help participants to prepare Programme
Funding Required For
Aim for 10 participants per country Young Alumni/ae
Can older persons also participate

Follow-up required. Enhance equipment, provide scholarships

Need qualified medical personnel
Appoint persons in charge of youth
Committee of one person per country

Provide youth with responsibility

Websites
Training for political commitment

EXPERIMENTS IN BURUNDI AND BUKAVA

MAJOR CHALLENGES TO BE ADDRESSED IN AFRICA
INCLUDED ACTIVITIES WITHIN CENTRES FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN
HIV/AIDS ORPHANS AND VISITS TO HOSPITALS
 26 July

St Spirit
Lycee
Gihosha

FR
GENERAL,
Adolfo
Nicolás S.J.

AFRICA ONE OF JESUIT PRIORITIES

GIFT FROM INDIA

 26 July
AFRICA – ONE OF JESUIT PRIORITIES
JESUITS NOT NEEDED IF ONLY TO GROW INTO ADULTS
JESUITS CANNOT WORK WITHOUT COLLABORATION St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha
CHALLENGES:
Justice for All FR GENERAL
Good Education for All
Healthy Open Environment for All
Life with Purpose – Hope for All
CHALLENGES HAVE DEMANDS:
Personal Values – Men and Women for Others
Attract Young People – Local & Global
Proper Structures – Old Officers not to hold on
ADVISE TO YOUNG JESUITS SAME TO ALUMNI:
Indepth Analysis of Information
Creative solutions – world changing fast
Live with deep spirituality or work will have no value

CHANGE NAME OF ASSOCIATION IF OUTDATED

HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF EDUCATION FROM JESUITS
WORK IN COLLABORATION
JESUITS & ALUMNI NEED TRAINING TO COLLABORATE
 26 July

St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

INDIA MEETS
AFRICA

TEACH A TEACHER FROM AFRICA

Bed colleges sponsor students Tuition and

board
 26 July

St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

INDIA MEETS
AFRICA

TEACH ENGLISH TO GROUPS

Volunteer groups to conduct English language

workshops
WORLD UNION
26 July
Improve communication on the website – facebook?
Jesuits to know what alumni are doing
St Spirit Lycee
Quick report on congress conclusions
Gihosha
New council to set priorities. Create Task Groups
Collect Arupe Dollar
REPORTS OF
GROUPS
ALUMNI WITH INSTITUTION
Personal commitment to institution RAPPORTIER
Social projects of school or invent new ones LAURENT GREGOIRE
Exchanges between school students and faculty
Assist in funding

ALUMNI WITH SOCIETY OF JESUS

Develop info on work of SJ
Advocacy programme

Need for a University of Excellence in the Great Lakes region

REPORTS OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS

 26 July

St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

FROM CONGRESS VENUE TO MASS

 26 July

St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

MASS
FR GENERAL

CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART

 26 July
Dinner

CONGRESS DINNER ON THEKIRIRI CAMPUS

 27 July
WUJA PRESIDENT REPORT
3 Meetings held during term 10 Executive meetings St Spirit Lycee
Difficulty of forming NGO – infrastructure and Finance and Gihosha
One China policy
ETC well published
GENERAL
TREASURER REPORT ASSEMBLY
Motivate associations to contribute
Loan to Burundi convert to contribution ?
Arupe Association to be supported – part of WUJA

450 associations in WUJA 30 countries represented

Reduce gap between congresses to four years

Elections of Officers and Representatives

GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND ELECTIONS

MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT OF BURUNDI:

500 NEW SCHOOL BUILT – NEED TEACHERS
 27 July

St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

NEW COUNCIL
MEETING

THE NEW COUNCIL

President Tom Bausch
Vice President Alaine DeNeefe
Secretary Francois-Xavier Camenen
Treasurer Conrad Gonsalves
South Asia Ronald D’Costa & Naresh Gupta
 27 July

St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

JAAI REPRESENTATIVES ON THE WORLD COUNCIL

Treasurer Conrad Gonsalves

South Asia Ronald D’Costa & Naresh Gupta
 27 July

Lawns of
St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

COCKTAIL
PARTY

SALSA EXHIBITION
 27 July

Lawns of
St Spirit Lycee
Gihosha

COCKTAIL
PARTY

SALSA EXHIBITION
 END
LA FIN

ADIEU
 SEPT
BIENVENIDOS AL
2013
MEDELLIN
COLUMBIA

8th WORLD CONGRESS OF JESUIT ALUMNI/AE

CONGRESSES ARE INSPIRATIONAL
SIX YEARS IS TOO LONG A GAP
NEXT CONGRESS AFTER FOUR YEARS –
Bernard Thompson