Tag: Jesuit Refugee Service Eastern Africa

Batika, a refugee, poses for photo inside a tent in Renk with her children.

Refugee Crisis: Witnessing the unimaginable

It’s hard to imagine being uprooted and forced to flea your home. The every day to day routines, of school-runs and commuting to work, of grocery shopping and that...
boy smiling outside tent in Renk refugee camp.

World Refugee Day: At the Frontiers

This week we have been sharing stories from people facing the unimaginable. Without YOUR help, supporting the lives of brave and resilient mothers, fathers and families couldn’t be possible...
Refugee women hold baby outside their tent in refugee camp in Renk, South Sudan

Shared Refugee Stories: Escaping Militia

Rebecca (30) and Martha (65) like, so many others, fled Sudan when civil war broke out spreading from the capital. Both women are South Sudanese and fled south to...

Stories of courage & resilience for World Refugee Week

War still rages on in Sudan forcing thousands to flee to neighbouring countries of Chad, Ethiopia and South Sudan. In only one year, the ongoing conflict has forcibly displaced...
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...

Door to door on a Buffalo!

Michael O. Oyoo/JRS Given the political crisis and famine in South Sudan, Kakuma Refugee Camp continues to receive a massive influx of refugees from that country. The Irish Jesuit...

Year of Mercy: Advancing Education for Refugees

In recent days, the world has witnessed increased displacement of thousands of people due to conflicts going on in various countries. And while disruption to normal life, deaths and...