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...
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Keep children warm for Christmas: Ali’s story
Ali’s* story is sadly common in Syria. The war and earthquakes have devastated the country leaving many families displaced and in poor living conditions. Ali is a 14-year-old boy...
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...
World AIDS Day: Save Lives this Christmas
Marked globally on December 1st – World AIDs Day is a day for advocacy and championing the rights of all people regardless of sex, sexual orientation or ethnicity. Since...
New Latrines at St Mary’s Assumpta Girls Secondary School, Adjumani
Adjumani in Uganda is one of the poorest regions in the country home to largely displaced communities. St Mary’s Assumpta Girls Secondary School is a crucial support system for...
International Day of Families 2024
Today marks International Family Day, a day to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase the knowledge of the socio-cultural and economic issues affecting families. Families...
World Health Day 2024: My Health, My Right
The theme of this year’s World Health Day is ‘my health, my right’ chosen by the UN World Health organisation (WHO) to champion the right of everyone, everywhere to...
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....
Serving those furthest behind in South Sudan
As we get closer to Christmas, places like South Sudan lie heavy on my heart. As the youngest country in the world, getting its independence 12 years ago, it’s...
Dreaming of home: Families flee Sudan
Christmas should be a time of peace and time spent with our loved ones. Of Christmas lights and markets and feeling cosy at home. Sadly, in other parts of...
Rebuilding Hope: JRS Syria’s Earthquake Response
Six months ago, a 7.8 degree magnitude earthquake struck Syria, affecting tens of thousands in Homs, Al-Kafroun, Damascus and Aleppo. “The response of the people of Ireland to the...
Thank you for the gift of water!
The East African region is faced with an urgent need to address the effects of climate change as extreme weather brings long periods of drought and flash flooding that...