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Thailand: Since 2014, JRS has been the only organization providing a comprehensive<br />
range <strong>of</strong> services to the urban refugee community in Bangkok. JRS<br />
<strong>of</strong>fers legal and financial assistance, social and mental health programs, and<br />
access to basic services such as education, medical care and housing. JRS also<br />
assists refugees, including unaccompanied refugee children, in obtaining protection<br />
through the United Nations Refugee Agency. (Angela Wells — JRS)<br />
JRS has provided services in Kenya’s<br />
Kakuma refugee camp since 1994. JRS<br />
services include counseling for refugees<br />
— and training refugees as community<br />
counselors; a mental health program<br />
that teaches education and life skills to<br />
refugees <strong>with</strong> developmental disabilities;<br />
and the JRS “Safe Haven” — a specialized<br />
facility providing women and<br />
children <strong>with</strong> protection from sexual<br />
and gender-based violence.<br />
South Africa: <strong>Refugees</strong> have the legal right to work, but finding employment<br />
can be difficult. JRS helps them on the road to self-reliance by providing<br />
skills training, vocational education and small business training and support.<br />
(Christian Fuchs — JRS)<br />
JRS Safe Haven programs in Kakuma provide<br />
a secure space to heal and to gain skills which<br />
give refugees purpose and strength to persevere.<br />
(Christian Fuchs — Jesuit Refugee Service)
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