Jesuit Refugee Service
Update on the humanitarian crises in some countries of our conference
Several countries within the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific have been experiencing difficult challenges recently and in the past months. They highlight the importance of...read more
JRS Myanmar teaches local partners to make soaps and hand sanitisers to fight Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the normal routine of our lives, including our work at Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Kayah State, Myanmar. Our JRS...read more
Banteay Prieb: A place of hope and healing
In 2019, Banteay Prieb reached a crossroad. The authorities in Cambodia want to use the land as a National Rehabilitation Center, a one-stop-shop where...read more
“We could live our lives like human beings”
Fatimeh (not a real name) is a refugee from Afghanistan. She and her family arrived in Indonesia about five years ago. She relates her story...read more
Integrating the Universal Apostolic Preferences into the mission of JRS Asia Pacific
The staff of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Asia Pacific recently took stock of their work, while discerning the way forward in view of the Universal...read more
A Journey with the poor and marginalised
Working for and with the poor and marginalised brings abundant graces but not without challenges and moments of hopelessness and desolation. However, with prayer and...read more
“I am among you as the one who serves”
As a young Vietnamese Jesuit in the process of formation, I came to Thailand for my regency after completing a three-year philosophy programme in Vietnam....read more
JRS International Director’s statement urging support for the Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration
A statement from Fr Thomas H Smolich SJ, Jesuit Refugee Service International Director The righteous will answer the king, ‘Lord, when was it that we...read more
Accompanying earthquake and tsunami survivors in Central Sulawesi
Run as fast as possible away from the ocean. This was the only thing Rikmawati had on her mind after she heard a neighbour screaming,...read more