Tag: JRS Uganda

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...

In memory of Fr Fridolin Pfluger SJ: A life of accompaniment with refugees

We pray in thanksgiving for the life of our companion Fr Fridolin Pfluger SJ, who passed away on Saturday, 19 June 2021, in Kampala, Uganda after contracting the coronavirus....

Lockdown Left Many Ugandans Hungry

In Uganda, the Covid-19 lockdown has had devastating effects on the lives of the population, leaving people without a way to make an income and...

Celebrating Achievement in Gulu, Uganda

The third story in the Irish Jesuit Missions’ series on achievement and the struggle towards success on the continent of Africa, takes us this time to Northern Uganda, to...