Tag: JRS East Africa

Risk Communication in South Sudan

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) South Sudan current contribution to the Covid-19 response in Maban is one of accompaniment - visitation and knowledge-sharing - with the most vulnerable people...

Moving Forward in South Sudan

"Nothing can prepare you for what you will see and experience on the refugee camps of Maban in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State. There is just dust, a scattering of...

International Women’s Day 2020

On International Women’s Day, we hear from women who are living on Doro, Batil and Kaya Refugee Camps in Maban, South Sudan about their struggles and hopes. They are...

Resilience in South Sudan

Noelle Fitzpatrick visited the Irish Jesuit Missions office recently to discuss her work as Country Director with the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in South Sudan and update us about...

Thanks for the Flood of Support

Thousands of people, such as this mother and her children, have been forced to seek higher ground. Photo: Jesuit Refugee Service The response to our emergency appeal for the...
Basamat Atom

I want to be a teacher

  Basamat Osman Atom was born just a few kilometres away from Maban, in a small market centre known as Jam in Blue Nile State, Sudan. Her story is...