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Renewed Commitment of the Jesuit Refugee Service – A Letter from the Superior General

I ask members of the Society and its partners, especially those in leadership roles, to participate in the implementation of the JRS vision of inclusion and integ...



Global: The battle to stay in touch with hope

Rome – Fr David Holdcroft SJ, the Professional and Post-Secondary Education Specialist at the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), is leading the Pathfinder initiative, ...



JRS celebrates its 38th anniversary and the 111th birthday of Fr. Pedro Arrupe SJ

Today marks the 38th anniversary of the founding of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) by Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ. Today is also the 111th anniversary of the birth of Fr...



Empowering refugee girls – Naweza Girls Conference in Malawi

Dzaleka – The first ever Naweza Girls Conference was held at Dzaleka Refugee camp in the Red Cross Hall last month. The conference was part of the Naweza project,...



Vumilia Ameshinda Reflecting on His Future

My aim is not satisfying myself with knowledge but having a knowledge that is going to be beneficial for others,”, says Vumilia Ameshinda reflecting on his future...



Year-end letter from JRS International Director

Dear Friends,  The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.   Mahatma Gandhi would not give our society high marks f...



Global: Education in Emergencies course co-hosted with Fordham University

Rome, 10 November 2017 – With close to 30 million children living in conflict-affected countries, and hundreds of thousands of families displaced by natural disas...



Cameroon: JRS impact on a primary school in Kette

Kette, 14 September 2017 – Mr. Iya Haman Marcel, is the Director of the primary school in Kette, Cameroon, where the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is working...


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