Quiet Voices Calling for a Dignified Life
Zain and Ali were both born deaf. They need hearing aids to communicate with others, but living in a war-torn country has deprived them of all their basic rights,...
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Tag: Syria
Nora’s Story: Hope after hardship
Nora* first experienced loss 35 years ago as a child. She grew up in Qusayr, a town in Homs, Syria. One day, she came home and found that her...
Food Appeal: Hunger Crisis in Lebanon and Syria
The dismantling of USAID has caused shockwaves among humanitarian and development organisations who face huge layoffs and funding freezes placing life-saving projects in jeopardy. So many aid workers find...
Food Appeal Lebanon
Families in Lebanon are facing unimaginable hardship. In Lebanon, over 1 million people are now homeless as Israeli bombs continue to shake towns and cities causing mass displacement, fear...
A New Hope for Syria
“A life that was phenomenally difficult, every day a battle for survival just to get food, water, medication and education.” These are Tony O’Riordan’s words used to describe what...
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...
Syria Earthquake: One year on from devastation.
This week marks the 1-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake which struck Syria and Turkey. The people of Syria have suffered so much already, and the earthquake had left...
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...
Syrian Appeal: Hellish Times
It’s been just over a week since a 7.8 degrees magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey, near Syria’s northern border. Affecting thousands in Homs, Al-Kafroun, Damascus and Aleppo. As of...
Syria Needs You
The situation for thousands in Syria is dire as an earthquake last week has caused mass displacement. Since October last year we have been supporting JRS MENA and JRS...
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...
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...