Sudan Crisis girl sits on floor of reception tent at Renk for refugee registration and processing

Sudan Crisis: People’s lives in limbo

A power struggle is at the centre of the conflict in Sudan and, with all wars, women and families have their lives torn asunder as fighting continues between the...
South Sudan Emergency Appeal

Dreaming of home: Families flee Sudan

Christmas should be a time of peace and time spent with our loved ones. Of Christmas lights and markets and feeling cosy at home. Sadly, in other parts of...
Teachers training. Two men sit at a school desk looking over a paper or textbook

World Teacher Day 2023

World Teachers’ Day has been celebrated since 1996 and it commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers (you can read that:...

A fond companion: Go well, Fr Russell

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 Father John Russell. John...
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...