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women water crops in a field. they wear brightly coloured dresses.

International Women’s Day 2023

International Women’s Day, a day where we reflect on the actions and roles of the various women in our lives. On this day we stand in solidarity with all...
Group photo outside - regional coordination group meeting pose for photo.

Volunteering with JRS Europe

Volunteer Philip Buckley, a past pupil from Coláiste Iognáid, shares his experience on placement in Belgium. Having moved to Brussels in April, Philip volunteered with JRS Europe and writes...
JRS support staff meeting.

Inclusion in Maban

Inclusion is a word that can mean a lot of different things to different people. For some, it is about belonging and feeling included within their community, for others...

World Radio Day 2023

Since 2011, Member States of UNESCO declared the 13th February World Radio Day to signify its importance as a powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and...

Syria Earthquake Appeal

Irish Jesuits International has launched an appeal to help those impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Syria on Monday, 6 February 2023. You can phone 00 353 1 8366509...
pair of hands cups water from a borehole

Water Appeal

As World Water Month approaches – we launch our Lenten Water appeal which is focused on providing life saving water resources fundraising for water tanks for schools and education...
classroom hun made from sticks and sheeted coverings with wooden desks, sand floor. A blackboard stands at the front of the room.

International Day of Education 2023

South Sudan is the youngest country in the world and its short history is rife with conflict as civil wars have left a nation destablised and its people vulnerable...
school girls in uniform group together in the playground posing for photo. They are all smiling

School Food Appeal: LSS Wau

When I think back on our trip to South Sudan in November last year, although touched by so many project visits, talking to students from Loyola Secondary School (LSS)...
Landscape photo of Kangemi Slum, Nairobi

IDEVW: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVW) is an international holiday which recognises the work and efforts of women’s rights activists against gender-based violence observed on...

Syria Winter Clothes Christmas Appeal

In Syria this winter, children are at risk of hypothermia because they do not have warm clothes. For their parents, this threat to their lives is a bigger worry...

Syrians struggle against the bitter cold

“Where did Fadi go?”, was my question, as I turned around to discover that Fadi who was my guide in a extremely poor neighbourhood of Damascus was no longer...

Ngongo’s story: Jewels that dream of the Congo

Ngongo is a 52-year-old Congolese refugee living in Nairobi. He escaped the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in early 2000, running away from political persecution as he belongs to...