Tag: JRS

Agal stands outside her home smiling to the camera. She is in her school uniform.

International Day of the Girl: Agal’s Story

October 11th marks International Day of the Girl, which signifies the disproportionate challenges todays generation of girls must face across the globe. From period poverty to discrimination and violence,...
adults take literacy classes under the shade of a tree in South Sudan.

World Literacy Day 2024

Thanks to your generosity last year, 47,405 vulnerable people across Africa and the Middle East received access to quality education programmes at nursery, primary, secondary, vocational level and teacher...

Girls For Girls: Creativity and Girls’ Empowerment.

At IJI we believe everyone should be supported to reach their full potential and have the opportunity to grow. Education is the vital steppingstones to a brighter future but...

World Refugee Day

This Word Refugee Day, here at IJI we wish to amplify the voices of those in turmoil, as violence continues to spread across Sudan forcing thousands to flee their...
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...

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...

Syria Winter Clothes Christmas Appeal

In Syria this winter, children like this little girl are at risk of hypothermia because they do not have warm clothes. For their parents, this threat to their lives...