Social Justice
JRS-AP Regional Meeting
Jesuit Refugee Service-Asia Pacific will hold its Regional Meeting on 26 – 30 October 2009 in Hua Hin, Thailand. Topics may include Strategic Plans of...read more
Scholarship program beats trap of poverty, sex trade
Jesuit Social Services (JESS) says that its program of giving scholarships to Thai girls helps them avoid the fate of many who are driven by...read more
Communiqué about Promotio Iustitiae
In the light of our option in favour of the environment and with full awareness of the new opportunities offered by the digital world, the...read more
Church irrigation work brings ‘a drop of hope’
TAHEN, Cambodia (UCAN) -- The Church here is the driving force behind an irrigation project aimed at giving villagers access to water all year round,...read more
The forgotten refugees
Fr Adrianus Suyadi, Country Director, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Indonesia, writes on the IDP's and refugees in Indonesia and the government's policy and behavior towards...read more
JRS-Timor Leste: Government Strategy for Return and Reintegration of IDPs
Walking around Dili city, one can no longer see the IDP camps. But for those who lost their homes during the crises of 2006 and...read more
Narratives: Ando Isamu SJ, Jesuit Social Center, Tokyo, Japan
During the time I was working with displaced persons in Japan we would come up against a number of unforeseen legal obstacles and long trials....read more
The new Jesuit Social Apostolate database is now online
All Jesuits and partners in mission are welcome to utilize this new site, www.jesuitsocialapostolate.org, which seeks to profile the breadth and range of Jesuit social...read more
Filipino Jesuit part of the TED Global Fellows 2009
Fr Xavier Alpasa(PHI), social entrepreneur; pastor; director, Loyola College Culion; founder, Rags2Riches, a business bridging the marginalized and fashion worlds was chosen as one of...read more