News and Stories
Happy to be back to school, the story of nine-year-old Joy in Malabu community
In Nigeria, the Accelerated Learning Programme by JRS and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, enabled Joy and other displaced children like her to return to school.
Accompanied by representatives from JRS Indonesia and the Sant’Egidio community, 20 refugees from Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, and Sri Lanka were honoured to welcome Pope Francis during his 45th apostolic journey.
JRS runs a rehabilitation centre in Maban refugee camp, South Sudan, a safe space that helps children with mobility and intellectual impairments to gain independence and participate in the daily life of the community.
Fr Dam Febrianto SJ, JRS Indonesia Country Director, tells how JRS accompanies refugees in the country.
Interview with Fr Jerry Gomes SJ, JRS Bangladesh Country Director, who has been accompanying Rohingyas in Bangladesh since 2020.
On World Humanitarian Day, we share some of the voices of JRS staff members who accompany refugees every single day.
Afghanistan is suffering one of the most severe and prolonged crises. Mass deportations of Afghans from neighbouring countries are only worsening an already dire humanitarian situation.
For two years now, Olga and her family have been living in a shelter in Ukraine and wish to return home. Her story describes the reality of 110,000 people served by JRS in the country.
JRS is dedicated to accompanying and amplifying the voices of all survivors and displaced Yazidis, who have lost so much. Here we share the stories of Lamiya and Nadia, two Yazidi women who, after facing many struggles, are rebuilding their lives.
