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Brian Christopher S.J. (above) teaches an English<br />
class to refugees (right) at the JRS center in<br />
Ethiopia’s capital <strong>of</strong> Addis Ababa. (Christian<br />
Fuchs — JRS)<br />
JRS operates the only refugee community<br />
center in Addis Ababa. The center<br />
<strong>of</strong>fers language courses, library facilities,<br />
daycare services, computer classes,<br />
and psychosocial support.<br />
An emergency needs program at the<br />
center <strong>of</strong>fers financial support and<br />
counseling services. These programs<br />
provide not just help but hope to refugees<br />
struggling to survive and shape a<br />
better future.<br />
Mai Aini and Adi Harush refugee camps<br />
in the north <strong>of</strong> Ethiopia are home to<br />
refugees from Eritrea, the majority <strong>of</strong><br />
whom are youth under the age <strong>of</strong> 24.<br />
JRS works to promote the mental and<br />
physical well being <strong>of</strong> refugees in the<br />
camps through library services and<br />
recreational activities such as sports,<br />
music, and dance. A grant from the U.S.<br />
State Department’s Bureau <strong>of</strong> Population,<br />
<strong>Refugees</strong> and Migration supported<br />
JRS services in Mai Aini.<br />
In southern Ethiopia near the Somali<br />
border, JRS works in Melkadida and<br />
Kobe camps <strong>of</strong>fering counseling, adult<br />
literacy classes and a variety <strong>of</strong> youth<br />
programs similar to those in the north.<br />
Music training is part <strong>of</strong> the JRS youth program at<br />
Mai Aini refugee camp. More than 18,000 refugees<br />
from neighboring Eritrea live in the camp.<br />
(Christian Fuchs — JRS)
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