Malawi

Number of people served: 38,796

As of March 2018, more than 37,000 refugees have fled to Malawi from countries throughout Africa including Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Nearly 34,000 refugees live in Dzaleka refugee camp near Malawi’s capital city of Lilongwe.

Our work in Malawi

In Malawi, JRS educates more than 5,000 children in the pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools of Dzaleka. JRS works with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Dzaleka to bring a variety of educational initiatives to displaced persons. JRS Malawi also provides psychosocial and pastoral programmes to refugees requiring support for mental trauma, and maintains livelihoods programmes for adults.

Education
Refugee students attend classes
Education
Livelihoods
Sr. Joanne Whitaker and the JRS IGA project director speak with Martha, a Ugandan refugee woman from JRS IGA program, who markets her hand sewn pillows and spreads on street in Johannesburg, South Africa, March, 2010.
Livelihoods
Psychosocial Support
Refugees play basketball in the Dzaleka refugee camp
Psychosocial Support
Emergency Assistance
Items distribution in Malawi
Emergency Assistance

See our work

Refugees play basketball at the Dzaleka refugee camp.
Refugees play basketball at the Dzaleka refugee camp. (Jesuit Refugee Service)
Hugo, community journalist, in action with his camera in the Dzaleka refugee camp.
Hugo, community journalist, in action with his camera in the Dzaleka refugee camp. (Jesuit Refugee Service)
Pumping water from a well in the Dzaleka refugee camp.
Pumping water from a well in the Dzaleka refugee camp. (Jesuit Refugee Service)
Students celebrate their graduation from the HEM's Diploma programme run by JRS.
Students celebrate their graduation from the HEM's Diploma programme run by JRS. (Garrett Berghoff/Jesuit Refugee Service)

Stories





Malawi: How education changed the life of a young refugee girl 11 Feb 2021
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Malawi: Becoming future tech leaders in Dzaleka refugee camp 04 Aug 2020
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40 years of accompaniment: Alain 31 Jan 2020
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Contact

JRS Southern Africa Regional Director

Tim Smith

tim.smith@jrs.net

Project locations:

Dzaleka refugee camp

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