35 Years of Walking with Refugees

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4 Global Education Initiative Pope Francis greets JRS staff, supporters and refugees during an audience at the Vatican on Nov. 14, 2015. (L’Osservatore Romano) In December 2015, Jesuit Refugee Service launched the Mercy in Motion campaign in support of our Global Education Initiative. During an audience at the Vaticanwith JRS staff and supporters on November 14, Pope Francis reminded us that “to give a child a seat at school is the finest gift you can give.” The goal of our Global Education Initiative is to provide educational services to 240,000 refugees and displaced people by the end of the decade. Education is a life-saving intervention. In emergencies where most agencies provide only the most basic humanitarian assistance, JRS is on the ground organizing educational and recreational activities to heal trauma, promote human dignity, and build skills. The JRS approach fosters positive change. The seat at school provides urgently needed security and normalcy to at-risk children and youth. It nurtures both individual growth and leads to long-term, durable solutions that draw communities away from conflict and toward a shared, peaceable future.
Education helps resettled refugees integrate and contribute to their new communities more quickly, and helps refugees who are able to return home to rebuild their countries. Armando Borja JRS/USA Director Jesuit Refugee Service provides secondary education to refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan in eight refugee camps in eastern Chad, including Kounoungou, left, and Milé. In 2015, JRS provided education services to more than 45,000 refugees in the region. (Christian Fuchs — JRS)
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Fr David Hollenbach S.J. delivers a
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Sr. Raja of JRS visits displaced fa
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