35 Years of Walking with Refugees

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28 The ongoing conflict in Syria has put more than 12 million people in serious jeopardy — more than half of the country’s population. JRS/USA advocates for urgent diplomatic action to improve our access to Syrians under threat from violence and deprivation. JRS continues to urge increased humanitarian assistance both within Syria and in its neighboring countries, and the use of development assistance to shore up the infrastructure of countries hosting Syrian refugees so that they may continue to receive those fleeing the conflict. JRS works with displaced people within Syria and Iraq. JRS also works in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, providing accompaniment through home visits, counseling, and referral to professional services. JRS enrolled thousands of children in informal education programs designed to prepare them for further schooling through social activities and remedial education programs. SYRIAN REFUGEES ENROLLED IN ACCELERATED LEARNING PROGRAM (LEBANON) Location Jbeil Al-Telyani Nahrya KfarZabad Bar Elias Total 956 students 585 students 444 students 396 students 269 students 2,650 students A cornerstone of our work in the region is the educational and psychosocial support we offer to tens of thousands of traumatized children and women. The JRS center in Jbeil, Lebanon, helps Syrian refugees by providing language 444 396 2,650 students in ALP 585 269 956 An anonymous gift of $380,000 enabled JRS to establish an Accelerated Learning Program in Lebanon for Syrian refugee youth who had been out of school because of the conflict. This program offers children who have gaps in their education as a result of the war a chance to catch up to grade-level so they can adapt to a new curriculum and enter the Lebanese public school system. classes, psychosocial counseling and other services to refugee children and their families. After living through the trauma of war, most of the children need more than a traditional education.
Children from the JRS Jbeil center in Lebanon share their before-and-after drawings, which show, in their eyes, what life was like before displacement, during the war in Syria, and after they fled to Lebanon and enrolled in the JRS programs. (Jacquelyn Pavilon — JRS) 29
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Page 7 and 8: 7 From our beginnings in Thailand,
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Page 13 and 14: 13 Though the abilities and talents
Page 15 and 16: Thousands of refugees and migrants
Page 17 and 18: 17 By fostering constructive relati
Page 19 and 20: 2015 Detention Chaplaincy Program D
Page 21 and 22: Thanks to the generosity of many su
Page 23 and 24: JRS has served refugees from Sudan
Page 25 and 26: Thailand: Since 2014, JRS has been
Page 27: JRS in Syria is engaged on two impo
Page 31 and 32: William Scannell IV visits Lebanon.
Page 33 and 34: 33 People served by Jesuit Refugee
Page 35 and 36: Education Livelihoods Psychosocial/
Page 37 and 38: JRS/USA RESTRICTED DONATIONS DISTRI
Page 39 and 40: 39 The Impact of Your Gift Examples
Page 41 and 42: Many thanks to all of you for your
Page 43 and 44: 43 Thank you to our 35th Anniversar
Page 45 and 46: Loyola Society Anonymous Martin and
Page 47 and 48: Dr. Frank Thomas and Ms. Nancy O’
Page 49 and 50: A generous gift from Dr. Thaddeus R
Page 51 and 52: Sharon Blumenthal Thomas and Susan
Page 53 and 54: William and Amanda Green Gail Griff
Page 55 and 56: Fr David Hollenbach S.J. delivers a
Page 57 and 58: Sr. Raja of JRS visits displaced fa
Page 59 and 60: Barbara D. McNamara Jean McNamara R
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Page 63 and 64: 63 Rev. Andrew Maginnis, S.J. Marya
Page 65 and 66: 2015 Board of Directors Richard Kel
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