21 June 2021

In memory of Fr Fridolin Pfluger SJ: A life of accompaniment with refugees
We pray in thanksgiving for the life of our companion Fr Fridolin Pfluger SJ, who passed away on Saturday, 19 June 2021, in Kampala, Uganda after contracting the coronavirus....

19 May 2021

Fr Stan Swamy ill with suspected Covid-19
84-year-old Jesuit gravely ill in prison with “headache, fever and cough”

17 May 2021

A life ‘looking down’ to search for God
A personal profile of our Director, John Guiney SJ, by Ruadhán Jones in The Irish Catholic last week reveals what inspired him to join the Jesuits and how walking...
woman with child in the shade under an umbrella at refugee camp in Tigray

17 May 2021

IJI Ethiopia Emergency Appeal
The violent conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia has caused an immense humanitarian crisis in the region. Many people have been forced to leave their homes and are in great need....

05 May 2021

Indian Jesuit victim of shocking abuse of law say Irish Jesuits
This article is from an interview that our Director, John Guiney SJ gave to Ruadhán Jones of the Irish Catholic recently, to talk about the injustice of Indian Jesuit...
woman in Maban, South Sudan carrying water on top of her head

23 April 2021

Covid-19 Effects and Response in South Sudan
Allan Ggita SJ [Director of Development, Jesuits Eastern Africa], updates us about the situation in South Sudan, which is similar across Eastern Africa where people’s daily struggles have been...

20 April 2021

New Computer Lab in Wau School
Loyola Secondary School in Wau, South Sudan is building a computer lab for its students to provide them with the practical skills they need to supplement their theoretical knowledge...

16 April 2021

Release Human Rights Defender Stan Swamy SJ
Stan Swamy SJ is an 83-year-old human rights defender in India. He has worked for five decades with marginalised and vulnerable communities, especially the indigenous Adivasi peoples and the...

09 April 2021

Country Programmes Officer
Country Programmes Officer – Jesuit Refugee Service  Location: Juba, Central Equatorial State South Sudan Application Closing Date: 21st April 2021 Position opened to: Internationals and nationals with at least...

01 April 2021

Teachers Building Peace in Maban
Two years ago, Basamat Osman Tome, a woman from Blue Nile State in Sudan was training to be a teacher with JRS in Maban South Sudan. She was hopeful...

16 March 2021

What makes Irish Jesuits International different?
A student sings during morning activities at the JRS Special Needs Centre. JRS Special Needs Centres provide protection and education to an average of 200 children living with disabilities...

16 March 2021

Good news from South Sudan
Tim Flynn, Irish Jesuits International’s Roving Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor has lived and worked in East Africa since 1999. Over the years he has seen first-hand and heard stories...