Tag: JRS South Sudan

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...
Refugees inside tent at Renk transit site

Sudan Crisis: Sharing Refugee Stories

Regina is 65 and fled Sudan with her family when violence erupted between the army and paramilitary groups (For details on the War, click: here). The capital, Khartoum, is...
refugee community leader picture outside refugee camp

Refugee Week 2023

On Refugee Week, Kureaa Dehrok Kaah (male, 42), shares his story of how he and his family fled violence in Sudan to seek safety in South Sudan.  Dehrok came...
JRS Maban

Sudan Refugee Crisis

As you may have seen in recent headlines, violence has erupted in Sudan and tensions continue to rise risking civil war. A power struggle is at the centre of...
JRS support staff meeting.

Inclusion in Maban

Inclusion is a word that can mean a lot of different things to different people. For some, it is about belonging and feeling included within their community, for others...

Jesuits serving as witness in South Sudan

‘You Shall Be My Witnesses’ The 10th October is the feast of St Daniel Comboni, an Italian missionary and one of the first to come to Sudan. He was...

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...

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...

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...

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...