Tag: South Sudan

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...
Basamat Atom

I want to be a teacher

  Basamat Osman Atom was born just a few kilometres away from Maban, in a small market centre known as Jam in Blue Nile State, Sudan. Her story is...
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Investing in Peace Through Education

  Education is a tool not only for imparting knowledge, but for achieving societal and political change. This month, our colleague Noelle Fitzpatrick left Ireland for South Sudan, to...

Belvedere Boys’ Fundraiser

A first-year home economics class in Belvedere College, Dublin has donated more than €2,000 towards the building of a science classroom in the Adjumani refugee settlement of northern Uganda....

Tony O’Riordan on RTE Radio

Irish Jesuit Tony O’Riordan was on RTE’s Today with Seán O’Rourke while on a short visit home to see his family last week. He discussed his work with the...

A Legacy of Hope in South Sudan

Dedicated to the life of Fr Victor-Luke Odhiambo SJ, RIP, 1956 – 2018 South Sudan is a beautiful country; intense, scarred and complex. I spent a month there in...

Statement from the Irish Jesuit Missions on the Violence in Maban, South Sudan

Photo: Paul Jeffrey. 2018 On Monday [23 July 2018] there was vicious spate of violence and destruction of property in a series of targeted attacks on humanitarian assets and...

Irish Jesuit in South Sudan

Tony O’Riordan SJ has been appointed as leader of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) team in Maban, South Sudan. In an effort to share his experiences working with refugees...

South Sudan Crisis a Priority for Eastern Africa Province

The Provincial of the Eastern Africa Jesuits, Fr Joseph Afulo made a stopover in Dublin for a few days in February, on his way to the USA. He spent...

Spirit of Success in South Sudan

Sarah Phillip attends the JRS Adult Literacy Programme in Maban, South Sudan Sarah and Rahab are inspirational young women who are striving to complete their education in the hostile...

South Sudan Emergency Appeal

Wau, South Sudan Irish Jesuit Missions urgently needs your help to provide food, shelter and clean water to people affected by the conflict in South Sudan. Many civilians have...

South Sudan Emergency Appeal

  In addition to offer basic early childhood education in Huffra IDP camp, JRS also provides porridge each morning to students. This is the only meal most will eat...