woman in Maban, South Sudan carrying water on top of her head

World Gratitude Day 2023

World Gratitude Day is celebrated on the 21st September annually and is a day for reflection and a mindful pause in our busy day to day lives. As its...

International Literacy Day 2023

UNESCO celebrates International Literacy Day (ILD) on the 8th September each year and marks the importance of education, especially literacy and numeracy skills.  This year’s theme is focused on...
JRS Syria: Food distribution in Aleppo

World Humanitarian Day 2023

World Humanitarian Day is dedicated to the work and compassion of aid and humanitarian workers worldwide. It is a day to reflect on the work of NGOs and humanitarian...
Students pose for photo with tree saplings for planting. they are happy and smiling.

International Youth Day 2023

International Youth Day is about looking to a sustainable future where the global community works together to create a climate-friendly world to not only address the climate crisis but...

Go well, Brother Gabriel

From all the team at Irish Jesuits International we would like to send our thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and loved one’s of Brother Gabriel McKinney who...
dance performers

International Friendship Day: Caravan of Hope

In Malawi, our partnership with the Jesuit Centre for Ecology & Development (JCED) has sought to empower vulnerable communities by not only strengthening livelihoods but building capacity and resilience...

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...

Rumbek – a bright future ahead

Visiting Akol Jal on the outskirts of Rumbek, South Sudan was very moving. As Headteacher James Majang showed us around the Multi-educational and Agricultural Jesuit Institute in South Sudan...

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...

Renk: Refugee Journeys

Tasir is 38 years old and arrived in Renk with her six children. On arrival to the frontier, refugees and returnees are registered and refugees are offered to be...
Awen and friends in tent at Renk

Sudan: Refugee Voices

Awen (22) is South Sudanese and arrived in Renk in May.  She came from Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, by bus with 19 other family members, whose ages ranged from 2...
Catherine and Santuki pose for photo outside aid distribution station.

Sudan: Refugee Journeys

Catherine (40) and Santuki (49) are South Sudanese and had been living in Sudan since they fled South Sudan back in 2016 when violence and ethnic conflict had gripped...