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Though the abilities and talents<br />
<strong>of</strong> (JRS Nepal staff) vary in kind<br />
and extent, all were put to one<br />
purpose, namely, the service <strong>of</strong><br />
the refugees.<br />
PS Amalraj S.J., former director,<br />
JRS Bhutanese Refugee<br />
Education Program<br />
In 1992, Jesuit Refugee Service South<br />
Asia began providing elementary<br />
education — later extended through the<br />
tenth grade — to all Bhutanese refugee<br />
children in the camps in Nepal.<br />
Initially, JRS was able to only provide<br />
partial scholarships to a relative few<br />
<strong>of</strong> the refugees to complete their high<br />
school education.<br />
Following a visit to the program by<br />
Refugee students at JRS schools in Nepal.<br />
(Fr. Peter Balleis, S.J. — JRS)<br />
advocacy staff, JRS/USA successfully<br />
convinced the U.S. government to<br />
provide funds to cover a full high school<br />
education for all.<br />
Thousands <strong>of</strong> Bhutanese students who<br />
were later resettled in the United States<br />
and other countries arrived better<br />
prepared to integrate successfully, to<br />
support themselves and their families,<br />
or to pursue a higher education.
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