Irish Jesuit in South Sudan
Tony O’Riordan SJ has been appointed as leader of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) team in Maban, South Sudan. In an effort to share his experiences working with refugees...
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South Sudan Crisis a Priority for Eastern Africa Province
The Provincial of the Eastern Africa Jesuits, Fr Joseph Afulo made a stopover in Dublin for a few days in February, on his way to the USA. He spent...
Spirit of Success in South Sudan
Sarah Phillip attends the JRS Adult Literacy Programme in Maban, South Sudan Sarah and Rahab are inspirational young women who are striving to complete their education in the hostile...
South Sudan Emergency Appeal
Wau, South Sudan Irish Jesuit Missions urgently needs your help to provide food, shelter and clean water to people affected by the conflict in South Sudan. Many civilians have...
South Sudan Emergency Appeal
In addition to offer basic early childhood education in Huffra IDP camp, JRS also provides porridge each morning to students. This is the only meal most will eat...
Ten aid agencies unite to call on South Sudan government
Andrew Ash/Jesuit Refugee Service The Jesuit Refugee Service is deeply concerned at the fragile state of affairs in South Sudan after fighting re-erupted and killed nearly 300 civilians in...
Year of Mercy: Education in South Sudan
A Sudanese refugee teacher pauses after finishing her courses for morning, before attending JRS teacher training courses in the afternoon. “I’ve lived through three decades of war and I’ve...
South Sudan: Loyola Secondary School
Our series on Achievement in Africa and the struggle towards success focuses in on South Sudan, one of the most conflicted countries on the continent. At Loyola Secondary School...
South Sudan: Education is an Act of Mercy
Students study after class in Yambio, South Sudan (Aidan Azairwe/Jesuit Refugee Service) “I’ve lived through three decades of war and I’ve never experienced as much violence as I did...
Beauty and brutality: the confounding contradictions of South Sudan
Darkness falls early in South Sudan. When the unspeakably bright sun sleeps, there isn’t much to illuminate the hot air. Just fireflies, the headlights of occasional military trucks,...
Jesuit Farm School in Rumbek, South Sudan
In this video we hear about why the Jesuits decided to establish a farm school in Rumbek, South Sudan in 2010. South Sudan has experienced much turmoil in recent...
A Big Yellow JCB Sets Out for South Sudan
Fr Richard O’Dwyer SJ looks forward to the arrival of a big, yellow JCB that will travel by sea and road from Dublin to Rumbek! Before he left Ireland...