Author: Yanira Romero

Lina thanks you from Mindagulos

As many families in Mindagulos are unable to afford nutritious meals, Christmas dinner is a luxury most can’t afford. Lina Bocalas, a mother of seven, shares, “We don’t prepare...

Let it GLOW

Mary Henry facilitates the GLOW Program in South Sudan – Girls Learn their Own Worth (GLOW). She graduated from the Jesuit Loyola Secondary School (LSS) in Wau following her...
The Girls for Girls (G4G) project supports girls in Nigeria with school uniforms, school shoes, books, pen, pencils and other learning materials.

Agal looks forward to Christmas

“My name is Agal Yunuwa, I am 13 years old and I am in Junior Secondary School in Askira Uba, Borno State. My parents are both farmers with seven...

Mikono: The Work of Many Hands

Mikono Refugee Craft Shop in Nairobi, Kenya was established as part of a programme by the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) to help refugees to earn money by making and...

Together we can make sure this crisis cannot be forgotten

I’m in Renk, South Sudan, in what is known as the transit centre, an enclosed space that receives those fleeing violence in Sudan, a conflict that still rages on....

The Gift of a Bike

This Lent we are supporting teachers in getting to school and women farmers getting to the market. In South Sudan, generations have not had the chance to go to...

Saved by Mango Trees

I felt such an affiliation with Malawi. Known as the ‘warm heart of Africa’, I saw firsthand how Malawi and its people live up to their reputation when I...

WOWzers!

I had the pleasure and the privilege of volunteering with the WOW (world of work) program at Edwina Gately House in Kitale, Kenya. The program is led by Tim...

Bike for Lent

This Lent, you can support teachers who must travel long distances by foot to teach in classrooms ranging from schools, grass huts or simply in the shade of trees....

Syria Earthquake: One year on from devastation.

This week marks the 1-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake which struck Syria and Turkey. The people of Syria have suffered so much already, and the earthquake had left...

Our partners in PCCP are hiring!

Programme Administrator Promotion of a Consistent Culture of Protection – Society of Jesus Role Description About the Society of Jesus: The Society of Jesus, also known as ‘the Jesuits’...

We’re Hiring

Role Title: Head of Portfolio Organisation: Irish Jesuits International (IJI), CHY 19577, RCN 20076979 Location: 20 Upper Gardiner St, Dublin 1, Ireland (with international travel) Type of employment: 4...