17 MayFOUNDATION STONE BLESSED

FOUNDATION STONE BLESSED A very encouraging visitor came to the site of our Loyola Jesuit Secondary School (LJSS) last month.  Encouraging because of who he is, and encouraging because of what he did! Fr Adolfo Nicolas is the General Superior of the Society of Jesus, based in Rome.  He has been very supportive of the [...]

07 MayENCOURAGING PROGRESS ON SITE

With rains now fully stopped, many good things are growing out of the ground at Loyola Jesuit Secondary School in Kasungu. This is really encouraging for all of us, and should be especially good news for the many benefactors who have been helping us to get up and going a real “option for the poor” [...]

24 MarJESUIT POPE AND JESUIT SCHOOL?

Loyola Jesuit Secondary School is a Jesuit school.   Pope Francis is a Jesuit.   Any connections??   Well, that has been a question coming our way many times since the historic election on 13 March.   Does the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as the first Jesuit to become Pope have any implications for our [...]

01 MarWHY A “GRANT-AIDED” SCHOOL?

What is a “Grant-Aided” school? That’s a question many of you, our friends, may have. Loyola Jesuit Secondary School, in Kasungu, Malawi, will be, significantly, a “grant-aided school.” So what does this mean in practice for our new school? It is important to understand that Malawi has different categories of secondary schools. In Kasungu, this [...]

06 FebSong of Celebration

Khumbo Mkandawire and Mirriam Phiri, Standard 7 learners at St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Kasungu, perform their own song in celebration of Loyola Jesuit Secondary School (LJSS).

05 FebJESUIT TEAM FOR LOYOLA JESUIT SECONDARY SCHOOL

KASUNGU JESUIT TEAM Currently, three members of the Zambia-Malawi Province of Jesuits are hard at work getting the construction of Loyola Jesuit Secondary School (LJSS) underway in Kasungu. Regular meetings, both in Kasungu and in Lilongwe (capital of Malawi, 120 km from Kasungu), keep us attentive to our responsibilities to assure that all goes very [...]

30 JanPortraits of Kasungu

The people of Kasungu are the inspiration for Loyola Jesuit Secondary School (LJSS), Malawi. They are the heart and soul of the project: these simple portraits can only go so far in conveying their enthusiasm for and contribution to the realisation of the LJSS dream.

30 JanPortraits | Kasungu

25 JanCement Factory

It’s exciting to see the swift progress being made at the construction site in Kasungu. One of the project’s innovations is LJSS’ very own cement factory, creating cement on-site. As you can see from the photograph, the local Kasungu workers are certainly very proud of the achievement!

23 JanHope for the Future

Rosaline Chakhaza – parent, grandparent, Kasungu resident, and Deputy Headteacher at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Primary School – speaks about the need for and importance of good secondary education, the challenges girls face, and the community’s hopes for Loyola Jesuit Secondary School.