Jesuit Refugee Service
What makes you feel safe?
For the people in this video, the answers are different, but each reflects universal human needs: dignity, hope, and belonging.
Today, millions of refugees face closed...
Shimay Hassen Abdi is 20 years old and lives in Kobe refugee camp in Ethiopia. Through the JRS volleyball training programme, she not only learned how to play, she also built strong connections wit...
Hukun Farah Ali, originally from Somalia, has been living in Bokolomayo refugee camp for the past 17 years. As an active member of the camp’s women’s association, she took part in a JRS reconciliat...
Having access to opportunities, and living in a context that allows people to work, study, and operate legally and freely. This is what feeling safe means for Pie-Pacifique.
Today, millions of ref...
For Pastora, a community leader in Soacha, Colombia, feeling safe means knowing that the place where she lives is a safe space, not a threat.
In a world where many turn away, some, like Pastora, c...
Kakuma refugee camp is located in a remote and arid area where access to food, water, education, and income opportunities is scarce.
In such a context, what does it truly mean to feel safe? We aske...
The situation in Lebanon remains tense. The destruction caused by the recent escalation has been devastating, with civilians bearing the heaviest consequences.
We hope for an end to the conflict ...
Too often, forcibly displaced people are being repatriated without proper legal guarantees or support.
Based on our experience, JRS has developed a thematic paper, "Voluntary repatriation, or forc...
Safinat found shelter in the Jesuit Church of St Joseph in Beirut. Her story joins the thousands of stories of people who have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety.
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When the bombing started in Lebanon, Azeb was forced to leave her home immediately, with no time to prepare. She found refuge in St Joseph’s Church in Beirut. Yet she has no certainty about what li...
In collaboration with the Live for Generation Organisation (L4G), JRS Ethiopia organises “Circles of dialogue” for students from different communities, helping them overcome prejudice and conflict.
As the bombing continues in Lebanon, the needs of the people are rising rapidly, especially among the most vulnerable. Michael Petro SJ shares the latest updates on our response.
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Elssy, Deputy Director of the JRS Shelter, shares how JRS is responding to the ongoing crisis by offering safe shelter and essential support to displaced families. Help us respond to this new crisi...
As the Lenten season comes to an end, Beatrice invites us to remain committed to do something more. Alone, each of us can make a difference. But together, with our sisters and brothers, colleagues,...
When violence escalated in Lebanon, Zahraa and her children sought shelter in the Jesuit Church of St. Joseph.
She has been forced to flee multiple times due to recurring violence.
In moments l...
Lent is a time of change, a time of conversion. Sr Julie Marie invites us to change during this Lenten season: to listen more deeply, to act with compassion, and to be present to those who live on ...
Rudanya is one of the many people who have found refuge at the Jesuit Church of St Joseph in Beirut, where JRS is welcoming and supporting migrant families seeking a place to stay.
She fled Sudan...
In some of the most remote and hard-to-reach communities in Borno State, Nigeria, years of conflict and insecurity have left many children out of school, including internally displaced children, re...
In some of the most remote and hard-to-reach communities in Borno State, Nigeria, years of conflict and insecurity have left many children out of school.
Thanks to the support of the European Unio...
Fr Dan Corrou, S.J., JRS MENA Director shares how JRS is responding to unfolding crisis in Lebanon.