25 October 2019

Will Civil Unrest in Malawi Affect Dzaleka?
People living in Dzaleka Refugee Camp have fled from conflict in their own countries to the stability of Malawi. But a contested election result has now caused civil unrest...

16 October 2019

South Sudan Emergency Appeal
Devastating flash floods have displaced thousands of people in Maban, South Sudan, where Irish Jesuit Tony O’Riordan SJ and his team in the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) are based....

15 August 2019

Zambians Fight for their Rights
  People living in poor, rural communities in Zambia are not informed about their rights to demand access to health services, clean water and better schools. A project run...

15 August 2019

Nobody is too Poor to Give Time
  “In looking ahead, it’s good to look back!” says Kenneth Simalalo SJ, Head Teacher of Loyola Jesuit Secondary School, Malawi, as he reflects on the last ten years...

15 August 2019

Protecting Peace and the Natural Environment
  The Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR) in Nairobi, Kenya, was started in 2004 to respond to social and environmental issues. It is involved in...

12 August 2019

Tilt the World on its Axis
  Noelle Fitzpatrick is the new Country Director for JRS South Sudan and has previously worked with Irish Jesuit Missions and the Xavier Network. In this article she looks...

09 August 2019

New Library for St Ignatius School
  A new library for a Jesuit school in Lusaka will help to close the education gap in Zambia, helping its students to fulfil their potential. St Ignatius College...

12 July 2019

Hair Care That Benefits The Earth
  A young Kenyan woman who took part in a project run by the Jesuit Hakimani Centre in Nairobi has gone on to develop a unique and innovative business...

28 June 2019

Smiles Matter in South Sudan
  “In South Sudan, everything makes a difference, even a smile.” Those were the words that were said to Fr Joseph Afulo SJ, Provincial of the Eastern Africa Province by...

27 June 2019

Syrian Refugees to Lose Homes
  Syrian refugees in Lebanon are being required by law to dismantle all hard structures using materials other than timber and plastic sheeting they have constructed in informal camps...

07 June 2019

Coping With Refugee Life
Lebanon has hosted about one million Syrian refugees since the start of the war in 2011. The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) runs programmes to help these communities cope with...

27 May 2019

Congratulations to the Class of 2019!
  Friday, June 7th will be a very special day for Loyola Jesuit Secondary School (LJSS), when 49 girls and 48 boys will be its first ever graduates! LJSS...