JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE JRS COVID-19 RESPONSE. Already fleeing from war, violence, and emergency situations, the almost 80 million refugees and displaced people around the world are likely to be among the hardest hit by the pandemic. See how JRS is accompanying refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tanzania: Assisting Burundian refugees with COVID-19 prevention.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

In 2019, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world increased by 13%, from 70.8 to 79.5 million. Your support allowed our teams in 56 countries to provide opportunities for refugees and forcibly displaced people to heal, learn, and determine their own future. In our 2019 annual report, you will learn how together we

exceeded the goals

MALAWI - JRS

In Malawi, JRS educates more than 5,000 children in the pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools of Dzaleka. JRS works with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Dzaleka to bring a variety of educational initiatives to displaced persons. JRS Malawi also provides psychosocial and pastoral programmes to refugees requiring support for

mental trauma, and

A JOURNEY INTO EXILE A Journey into Exile is a role-playing, video-conference activity that puts participants in the shoes of refugees. The terms “refugee” and “migrant” conceal what is most profoundly human in the experience of exile. They depersonalize real human tragedy and drama that the refugees live. The simulation exercise A Journey into Exile

AFGHANISTAN

JRS serves returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and minority ethnic groups living in Kabul, Herat, Bamiyan, and Daikundi provinces. Among other programmes, JRS Afghanistan provides IDPs and returnees affected by war with English language and computer courses, teacher training, and tertiary level education (certificate and

diploma

ROMANIA - JRS

JRS Romania aims to help refugees regain their dignity, enable them to focus on their future, and reflect constructively on the circumstances of their past. JRS Romania accompanies refugees as they navigate their new home – taking them to appointments, offering counseling, and referring them to needed services. Health Care.

THAILAND - JRS

JRS Thailand provides educational, emergency, health, and pastoral support to refugees and asylum seekers living in both camps and urban areas. In Bangkok, JRS Thailand works with urban refugees and asylum seekers, providing financial support and educational training. Urban Refugee Project (URP) provides casework and psychosocial services.

ITALY - JRS

Centro Astalli (JRS Italy) is the Italian section of the Jesuit Refugee Service – JRS. For 40 years it has been engaged in activities and services that have the objective of accompanying, serving, and defending the rights of those arriving in Italy fleeing wars and violence, often including torture.

DIRECTOR'S LETTER

2019 2020 Laughter is the best medicine JRS Indonesia Once a week, Dr. Tine visits a refugee centre in Indonesia. She tells us why she decided to volunteer and what it means to her. HOME - JRS AUSTRALIA This Easter, you can help and stand with refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in vulnerable situations living in Australia. Food Drive Join JRS’ Lenten Food Drive to feed people in great need. Learn how. Give Make a tangible difference to people completely excluded from all of the federal government's COVID support packages.

Learn how.

JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE JRS COVID-19 RESPONSE. Already fleeing from war, violence, and emergency situations, the almost 80 million refugees and displaced people around the world are likely to be among the hardest hit by the pandemic. See how JRS is accompanying refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tanzania: Assisting Burundian refugees with COVID-19 prevention.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

In 2019, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world increased by 13%, from 70.8 to 79.5 million. Your support allowed our teams in 56 countries to provide opportunities for refugees and forcibly displaced people to heal, learn, and determine their own future. In our 2019 annual report, you will learn how together we

exceeded the goals

MALAWI - JRS

In Malawi, JRS educates more than 5,000 children in the pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools of Dzaleka. JRS works with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Dzaleka to bring a variety of educational initiatives to displaced persons. JRS Malawi also provides psychosocial and pastoral programmes to refugees requiring support for

mental trauma, and

A JOURNEY INTO EXILE A Journey into Exile is a role-playing, video-conference activity that puts participants in the shoes of refugees. The terms “refugee” and “migrant” conceal what is most profoundly human in the experience of exile. They depersonalize real human tragedy and drama that the refugees live. The simulation exercise A Journey into Exile

AFGHANISTAN

JRS serves returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and minority ethnic groups living in Kabul, Herat, Bamiyan, and Daikundi provinces. Among other programmes, JRS Afghanistan provides IDPs and returnees affected by war with English language and computer courses, teacher training, and tertiary level education (certificate and

diploma

ROMANIA - JRS

JRS Romania aims to help refugees regain their dignity, enable them to focus on their future, and reflect constructively on the circumstances of their past. JRS Romania accompanies refugees as they navigate their new home – taking them to appointments, offering counseling, and referring them to needed services. Health Care.

THAILAND - JRS

JRS Thailand provides educational, emergency, health, and pastoral support to refugees and asylum seekers living in both camps and urban areas. In Bangkok, JRS Thailand works with urban refugees and asylum seekers, providing financial support and educational training. Urban Refugee Project (URP) provides casework and psychosocial services.

ITALY - JRS

Centro Astalli (JRS Italy) is the Italian section of the Jesuit Refugee Service – JRS. For 40 years it has been engaged in activities and services that have the objective of accompanying, serving, and defending the rights of those arriving in Italy fleeing wars and violence, often including torture.

DIRECTOR'S LETTER

2019 2020 Laughter is the best medicine JRS Indonesia Once a week, Dr. Tine visits a refugee centre in Indonesia. She tells us why she decided to volunteer and what it means to her. HOME - JRS AUSTRALIA This Easter, you can help and stand with refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in vulnerable situations living in Australia. Food Drive Join JRS’ Lenten Food Drive to feed people in great need. Learn how. Give Make a tangible difference to people completely excluded from all of the federal government's COVID support packages.

Learn how.

HOME - JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE CANADA Jesuit Refugee Service Service Jésuite des Réfugiés. 25 Jarry Ouest Montréal Qc H2P 1S6 (514) 387-2541 canjrs@jesuites.org

JRS' VALUES

JRS aspires to be hospitality in action. We walk alongside, accompany, and offer hospitality to the most vulnerable, those “at the frontiers of humanity”, giving priority to situations of great need, in places where a more universal good may be achieved, and to needs to which others are not attending.

GOVERNANCE - JRS

Governance. The Jesuit Refugee Service is a ministry of the Society of Jesus under the direct responsibility of the Superior General, Rev. Arturo Sosa Abascal SJ. JRS International Director, Rev. Thomas H. Smolich SJ, is Father General’s delegate for the A JOURNEY INTO EXILE A Journey into Exile is a role-playing, video-conference activity that puts participants in the shoes of refugees. The terms “refugee” and “migrant” conceal what is most profoundly human in the experience of exile. They depersonalize real human tragedy and drama that the refugees live. The simulation exercise A Journey into Exile

TANZANIA - JRS

Our work in Tanzania. To respond to the multiple needs of refugees and their host communities, JRS started implementing activities in 2016 in the Mtendeli refugee camp, which currently hosts more than 26,400 people. Since January 2020, JRS is also present in Nvarugusu and Nduta refugee camps. JRS distributes school stationery and offers JRS SYRIA | SERVING SINCE 2008 JRS Syria was founded in 2008 in response to the growing number of Iraqi refugees. With the outbreak of the civil war in 2011, JRS Syria expanded its mandate and began serving internally displaced Syrians with health services, education, child protection, livelihood training, and emergency aid.

ROMANIA - JRS

JRS Romania aims to help refugees regain their dignity, enable them to focus on their future, and reflect constructively on the circumstances of their past. JRS Romania accompanies refugees as they navigate their new home – taking them to appointments, offering counseling, and referring them to needed services. Health Care.

JORDAN - JRS

Our work in Jordan. JRS Jordan runs two programmes to support urban refugees living in the city of Amman. In the Urban Refugee Support Programme, teams of trained psychosocial case managers visit the most vulnerable refugee families. During these visits, JRS staff are able to provide accompaniment and medical referrals.

ITALY - JRS

Centro Astalli (JRS Italy) is the Italian section of the Jesuit Refugee Service – JRS. For 40 years it has been engaged in activities and services that have the objective of accompanying, serving, and defending the rights of those arriving in Italy fleeing wars and violence, often including torture.

JRS EASTERN AFRICA

Number of people served in 2017: 52,822. With a regional office in Nairobi, JRS Eastern Africa provides assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in camps and cities, as well as individuals displaced within their own countries in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda. The main areas of work are in the field of education, emergency assistance JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE JRS COVID-19 RESPONSE. Already fleeing from war, violence, and emergency situations, the almost 80 million refugees and displaced people around the world are likely to be among the hardest hit by the pandemic. See how JRS is accompanying refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tanzania: Assisting Burundian refugees with COVID-19 prevention.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

In 2019, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world increased by 13%, from 70.8 to 79.5 million. Your support allowed our teams in 56 countries to provide opportunities for refugees and forcibly displaced people to heal, learn, and determine their own future. In our 2019 annual report, you will learn how together we

exceeded the goals

MALAWI - JRS

In Malawi, JRS educates more than 5,000 children in the pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools of Dzaleka. JRS works with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Dzaleka to bring a variety of educational initiatives to displaced persons. JRS Malawi also provides psychosocial and pastoral programmes to refugees requiring support for

mental trauma, and

AFGHANISTAN

JRS serves returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and minority ethnic groups living in Kabul, Herat, Bamiyan, and Daikundi provinces. Among other programmes, JRS Afghanistan provides IDPs and returnees affected by war with English language and computer courses, teacher training, and tertiary level education (certificate and

diploma

UGANDA - JRS

JRS is also implementing livelihoods, peacebuilding, and pastoral activities and is piloting mental health and psychosocial support interventions in primary and secondary schools. JRS Uganda is composed of a diverse team with broad experience serving more than 12,000 refugees and asylum seekers every year. Women's group therapy in 2020.

LEBANON - JRS

Our work in Lebanon. Since July 2013, JRS Lebanon provides support to refugee families in Bourj Hammoud through home visits, accompaniment, the distribution of emergency aid, and other social services. The JRS Frans Van Der Lugt Centre provides formal and informal education to refugee children, youth, and adults.

ROMANIA - JRS

JRS Romania aims to help refugees regain their dignity, enable them to focus on their future, and reflect constructively on the circumstances of their past. JRS Romania accompanies refugees as they navigate their new home – taking them to appointments, offering counseling, and referring them to needed services. Health Care.

THAILAND - JRS

JRS Thailand provides educational, emergency, health, and pastoral support to refugees and asylum seekers living in both camps and urban areas. In Bangkok, JRS Thailand works with urban refugees and asylum seekers, providing financial support and educational training. Urban Refugee Project (URP) provides casework and psychosocial services.

DIRECTOR'S LETTER

2019 2020 Laughter is the best medicine JRS Indonesia Once a week, Dr. Tine visits a refugee centre in Indonesia. She tells us why she decided to volunteer and what it means to her. HOME - JRS AUSTRALIA This Easter, you can help and stand with refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in vulnerable situations living in Australia. Food Drive Join JRS’ Lenten Food Drive to feed people in great need. Learn how. Give Make a tangible difference to people completely excluded from all of the federal government's COVID support packages.

Learn how.

JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE JRS COVID-19 RESPONSE. Already fleeing from war, violence, and emergency situations, the almost 80 million refugees and displaced people around the world are likely to be among the hardest hit by the pandemic. See how JRS is accompanying refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tanzania: Assisting Burundian refugees with COVID-19 prevention.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

In 2019, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world increased by 13%, from 70.8 to 79.5 million. Your support allowed our teams in 56 countries to provide opportunities for refugees and forcibly displaced people to heal, learn, and determine their own future. In our 2019 annual report, you will learn how together we

exceeded the goals

MALAWI - JRS

In Malawi, JRS educates more than 5,000 children in the pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools of Dzaleka. JRS works with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Dzaleka to bring a variety of educational initiatives to displaced persons. JRS Malawi also provides psychosocial and pastoral programmes to refugees requiring support for

mental trauma, and

AFGHANISTAN

JRS serves returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and minority ethnic groups living in Kabul, Herat, Bamiyan, and Daikundi provinces. Among other programmes, JRS Afghanistan provides IDPs and returnees affected by war with English language and computer courses, teacher training, and tertiary level education (certificate and

diploma

UGANDA - JRS

JRS is also implementing livelihoods, peacebuilding, and pastoral activities and is piloting mental health and psychosocial support interventions in primary and secondary schools. JRS Uganda is composed of a diverse team with broad experience serving more than 12,000 refugees and asylum seekers every year. Women's group therapy in 2020.

LEBANON - JRS

Our work in Lebanon. Since July 2013, JRS Lebanon provides support to refugee families in Bourj Hammoud through home visits, accompaniment, the distribution of emergency aid, and other social services. The JRS Frans Van Der Lugt Centre provides formal and informal education to refugee children, youth, and adults.

ROMANIA - JRS

JRS Romania aims to help refugees regain their dignity, enable them to focus on their future, and reflect constructively on the circumstances of their past. JRS Romania accompanies refugees as they navigate their new home – taking them to appointments, offering counseling, and referring them to needed services. Health Care.

THAILAND - JRS

JRS Thailand provides educational, emergency, health, and pastoral support to refugees and asylum seekers living in both camps and urban areas. In Bangkok, JRS Thailand works with urban refugees and asylum seekers, providing financial support and educational training. Urban Refugee Project (URP) provides casework and psychosocial services.

DIRECTOR'S LETTER

2019 2020 Laughter is the best medicine JRS Indonesia Once a week, Dr. Tine visits a refugee centre in Indonesia. She tells us why she decided to volunteer and what it means to her. HOME - JRS AUSTRALIA This Easter, you can help and stand with refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in vulnerable situations living in Australia. Food Drive Join JRS’ Lenten Food Drive to feed people in great need. Learn how. Give Make a tangible difference to people completely excluded from all of the federal government's COVID support packages.

Learn how.

HOME - JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE CANADA Jesuit Refugee Service Service Jésuite des Réfugiés. 25 Jarry Ouest Montréal Qc H2P 1S6 (514) 387-2541 canjrs@jesuites.org

GIVE MONTHLY

Monthly givers feel connected, invested, and eager to share the journeys that refugees embark on to rebuild their lives, and help them build their path forward.. Pathfinder is a JRS global initiative to help refugees and other forcibly displaced people build self-reliance and determine their own futures independent from humanitarian

assistance.

EDUCATION - JRS

Professional and Post-Secondary Education – JRS also offers programmes that promote educational and professional goals for youth and adults. This can include language courses and professional skills trainings to promote sustainable livelihoods. These three areas have now become enshrined as key priorities in our 2019-2023 Strategic

Framework

A JOURNEY INTO EXILE A Journey into Exile is a role-playing, video-conference activity that puts participants in the shoes of refugees. The terms “refugee” and “migrant” conceal what is most profoundly human in the experience of exile. They depersonalize real human tragedy and drama that the refugees live. The simulation exercise A Journey into Exile

LEBANON - JRS

Our work in Lebanon. Since July 2013, JRS Lebanon provides support to refugee families in Bourj Hammoud through home visits, accompaniment, the distribution of emergency aid, and other social services. The JRS Frans Van Der Lugt Centre provides formal and informal education to refugee children, youth, and adults.

KENYA - JRS

JRS Kenya is present in Kakuma Refugee Camp (northern Kenya) and Nairobi. We work with both urban refugees and with refugees in the camp. We follow the principles of Accompanying, Serving, and Defending refugee’s rights in all our activities. Taking into account that Kenya is one of the countries in Africa with the biggest number of

refugees

JORDAN - JRS

Our work in Jordan. JRS Jordan runs two programmes to support urban refugees living in the city of Amman. In the Urban Refugee Support Programme, teams of trained psychosocial case managers visit the most vulnerable refugee families. During these visits, JRS staff are able to provide accompaniment and medical referrals.

UGANDA - JRS

JRS is also implementing livelihoods, peacebuilding, and pastoral activities and is piloting mental health and psychosocial support interventions in primary and secondary schools. JRS Uganda is composed of a diverse team with broad experience serving more than 12,000 refugees and asylum seekers every year. Women's group therapy in 2020.

ROMANIA - JRS

JRS Romania aims to help refugees regain their dignity, enable them to focus on their future, and reflect constructively on the circumstances of their past. JRS Romania accompanies refugees as they navigate their new home – taking them to appointments, offering counseling, and referring them to needed services. Health Care.

ITALY - JRS

Centro Astalli (JRS Italy) is the Italian section of the Jesuit Refugee Service – JRS. For 40 years it has been engaged in activities and services that have the objective of accompanying, serving, and defending the rights of those arriving in Italy fleeing wars and violence, often including torture. JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE JRS The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) seeks to accompany, serve, and advocate the cause of refugees and other forcibly displaced people.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

In 2019, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world increased by 13%, from 70.8 to 79.5 million. Your support allowed our teams in 56 countries to provide opportunities for refugees and forcibly displaced people to heal, learn, and determine their own

future.

MALAWI - JRS

In Malawi, JRS educates more than 5,000 children in the pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools of Dzaleka. JRS works with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Dzaleka to bring a variety of educational initiatives to displaced persons.

AFGHANISTAN

Number of people served: 14,902. Afghanistan has faced decades of armed conflict and political instability, forcing millions of people to flee to neighbouring countries, mainly Pakistan and Iran.

LEBANON - JRS

With close to 1 million Syrians having found asylum in Lebanon, the country hosts the 4th largest refugee population in the world. In addition to Syrians, Lebanon also hosts more than 5,000 Iraqi

refugees.

UGANDA - JRS

Uganda hosts more than 1.4 million refugees, making it the largest refugee host country in Africa. More than 1 million of those refugees have entered within the last two years, the majority fleeing from conflicts in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

THAILAND - JRS

Number of people served: 20,221. Thailand continues to be a host country for thousands of refugees and asylum seekers from neighbouring countries such as Myanmar.

ROMANIA - JRS

Number of people served: 5,166 In November 2015, Romania agreed to welcome 6,205 refugees over the course of two years. In Romania, the government covers the expenses of individuals who are granted refugee status for six months to one year.

DIRECTOR'S LETTER

2019 2020 Laughter is the best medicine JRS Indonesia Once a week, Dr. Tine visits a refugee centre in Indonesia. She tells us why she decided to volunteer and what it means to her. HOME - JRS AUSTRALIA Our mission is to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights and dignified living of forcibly displaced women, men and children. JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE JRS The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) seeks to accompany, serve, and advocate the cause of refugees and other forcibly displaced people.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

In 2019, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world increased by 13%, from 70.8 to 79.5 million. Your support allowed our teams in 56 countries to provide opportunities for refugees and forcibly displaced people to heal, learn, and determine their own

future.

MALAWI - JRS

In Malawi, JRS educates more than 5,000 children in the pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools of Dzaleka. JRS works with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Dzaleka to bring a variety of educational initiatives to displaced persons.

AFGHANISTAN

Number of people served: 14,902. Afghanistan has faced decades of armed conflict and political instability, forcing millions of people to flee to neighbouring countries, mainly Pakistan and Iran.

LEBANON - JRS

With close to 1 million Syrians having found asylum in Lebanon, the country hosts the 4th largest refugee population in the world. In addition to Syrians, Lebanon also hosts more than 5,000 Iraqi

refugees.

UGANDA - JRS

Uganda hosts more than 1.4 million refugees, making it the largest refugee host country in Africa. More than 1 million of those refugees have entered within the last two years, the majority fleeing from conflicts in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

THAILAND - JRS

Number of people served: 20,221. Thailand continues to be a host country for thousands of refugees and asylum seekers from neighbouring countries such as Myanmar.

ROMANIA - JRS

Number of people served: 5,166 In November 2015, Romania agreed to welcome 6,205 refugees over the course of two years. In Romania, the government covers the expenses of individuals who are granted refugee status for six months to one year.

DIRECTOR'S LETTER

2019 2020 Laughter is the best medicine JRS Indonesia Once a week, Dr. Tine visits a refugee centre in Indonesia. She tells us why she decided to volunteer and what it means to her. HOME - JRS AUSTRALIA Our mission is to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights and dignified living of forcibly displaced women, men and children. HOME - JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE CANADA Jesuit Refugee Service Service Jésuite des Réfugiés. 25 Jarry Ouest Montréal Qc H2P 1S6 (514) 387-2541 canjrs@jesuites.org

EDUCATION - JRS

Everyone has the right to education. Every child has the right to education: this is a principle enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and affirmed most recently by the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 4 which calls for universal access to quality educational opportunities.

GIVE MONTHLY

Monthly givers feel connected, invested, and eager to share the journeys that refugees embark on to rebuild their lives, and help them build their path forward.. Pathfinder is a JRS global initiative to help refugees and other forcibly displaced people build self-reliance and determine their own futures independent from humanitarian

assistance.

LEBANON - JRS

With close to 1 million Syrians having found asylum in Lebanon, the country hosts the 4th largest refugee population in the world. In addition to Syrians, Lebanon also hosts more than 5,000 Iraqi

refugees.

A JOURNEY INTO EXILE A Journey into Exile is a role-playing, video-conference activity that puts participants in the shoes of refugees. The terms “refugee” and “migrant” conceal what

UGANDA - JRS

Uganda hosts more than 1.4 million refugees, making it the largest refugee host country in Africa. More than 1 million of those refugees have entered within the last two years, the majority fleeing from conflicts in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

JORDAN - JRS

JRS Jordan runs two programmes to support urban refugees living in the city of Amman. In the Urban Refugee Support Programme, teams of trained psychosocial case

ROMANIA - JRS

Number of people served: 5,166 In November 2015, Romania agreed to welcome 6,205 refugees over the course of two years. In Romania, the government covers the expenses of individuals who are granted refugee status for six months to one year.

ITALY - JRS

Centro Astalli (JRS Italy) is the Italian section of the Jesuit Refugee Service – JRS. For 40 years it has been engaged in activities and services that have the objective of accompanying, serving, and defending the rights of those arriving in Italy fleeing wars and violence, often including torture.

KENYA - JRS

Number of people served: 12,349. Kenya is host to more than 460,000 refugees, 84% of whom live in the camps and 16% live in urban areas. A majority of those refugees and HOME - JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE CANADA Jesuit Refugee Service Service Jésuite des Réfugiés. 25 Jarry Ouest Montréal Qc H2P 1S6 (514) 387-2541 canjrs@jesuites.org

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

In 2019, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world increased by 13%, from 70.8 to 79.5 million. Your support allowed our teams in 56 countries to provide opportunities for refugees and forcibly displaced people to heal, learn, and determine their own future. In our 2019 annual report, you will learn how together we

exceeded the goals

MALAWI - JRS

In Malawi, JRS educates more than 5,000 children in the pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools of Dzaleka. JRS works with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Dzaleka to bring a variety of educational initiatives to displaced persons. JRS Malawi also provides psychosocial and pastoral programmes to refugees requiring support for

mental trauma, and

AFGHANISTAN

JRS serves returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and minority ethnic groups living in Kabul, Herat, Bamiyan, and Daikundi provinces. Among other programmes, JRS Afghanistan provides IDPs and returnees affected by war with English language and computer courses, teacher training, and tertiary level education (certificate and

diploma

A JOURNEY INTO EXILE A Journey into Exile is a role-playing, video-conference activity that puts participants in the shoes of refugees. The terms “refugee” and “migrant” conceal what is most profoundly human in the experience of exile. They depersonalize real human tragedy and drama that the refugees live. The simulation exercise A Journey into Exile

TANZANIA - JRS

Our work in Tanzania. To respond to the multiple needs of refugees and their host communities, JRS started implementing activities in 2016 in the Mtendeli refugee camp, which currently hosts more than 26,400 people. Since January 2020, JRS is also present in Nvarugusu and Nduta refugee camps. JRS distributes school stationery and offers

THAILAND - JRS

JRS Thailand provides educational, emergency, health, and pastoral support to refugees and asylum seekers living in both camps and urban areas. In Bangkok, JRS Thailand works with urban refugees and asylum seekers, providing financial support and educational training. Urban Refugee Project (URP) provides casework and psychosocial services.

ROMANIA - JRS

JRS Romania aims to help refugees regain their dignity, enable them to focus on their future, and reflect constructively on the circumstances of their past. JRS Romania accompanies refugees as they navigate their new home – taking them to appointments, offering counseling, and referring them to needed services. Health Care.

ITALY - JRS

Centro Astalli (JRS Italy) is the Italian section of the Jesuit Refugee Service – JRS. For 40 years it has been engaged in activities and services that have the objective of accompanying, serving, and defending the rights of those arriving in Italy fleeing wars and violence, often including torture. HOME - JRS AUSTRALIA This Easter, you can help and stand with refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in vulnerable situations living in Australia. Food Drive Join JRS’ Lenten Food Drive to feed people in great need. Learn how. Give Make a tangible difference to people completely excluded from all of the federal government's COVID support packages.

Learn how.

HOME - JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE CANADA Jesuit Refugee Service Service Jésuite des Réfugiés. 25 Jarry Ouest Montréal Qc H2P 1S6 (514) 387-2541 canjrs@jesuites.org

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

In 2019, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world increased by 13%, from 70.8 to 79.5 million. Your support allowed our teams in 56 countries to provide opportunities for refugees and forcibly displaced people to heal, learn, and determine their own future. In our 2019 annual report, you will learn how together we

exceeded the goals

MALAWI - JRS

In Malawi, JRS educates more than 5,000 children in the pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools of Dzaleka. JRS works with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Dzaleka to bring a variety of educational initiatives to displaced persons. JRS Malawi also provides psychosocial and pastoral programmes to refugees requiring support for

mental trauma, and

AFGHANISTAN

JRS serves returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and minority ethnic groups living in Kabul, Herat, Bamiyan, and Daikundi provinces. Among other programmes, JRS Afghanistan provides IDPs and returnees affected by war with English language and computer courses, teacher training, and tertiary level education (certificate and

diploma

A JOURNEY INTO EXILE A Journey into Exile is a role-playing, video-conference activity that puts participants in the shoes of refugees. The terms “refugee” and “migrant” conceal what is most profoundly human in the experience of exile. They depersonalize real human tragedy and drama that the refugees live. The simulation exercise A Journey into Exile

TANZANIA - JRS

Our work in Tanzania. To respond to the multiple needs of refugees and their host communities, JRS started implementing activities in 2016 in the Mtendeli refugee camp, which currently hosts more than 26,400 people. Since January 2020, JRS is also present in Nvarugusu and Nduta refugee camps. JRS distributes school stationery and offers

THAILAND - JRS

JRS Thailand provides educational, emergency, health, and pastoral support to refugees and asylum seekers living in both camps and urban areas. In Bangkok, JRS Thailand works with urban refugees and asylum seekers, providing financial support and educational training. Urban Refugee Project (URP) provides casework and psychosocial services.

ROMANIA - JRS

JRS Romania aims to help refugees regain their dignity, enable them to focus on their future, and reflect constructively on the circumstances of their past. JRS Romania accompanies refugees as they navigate their new home – taking them to appointments, offering counseling, and referring them to needed services. Health Care.

ITALY - JRS

Centro Astalli (JRS Italy) is the Italian section of the Jesuit Refugee Service – JRS. For 40 years it has been engaged in activities and services that have the objective of accompanying, serving, and defending the rights of those arriving in Italy fleeing wars and violence, often including torture. HOME - JRS AUSTRALIA This Easter, you can help and stand with refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in vulnerable situations living in Australia. Food Drive Join JRS’ Lenten Food Drive to feed people in great need. Learn how. Give Make a tangible difference to people completely excluded from all of the federal government's COVID support packages.

Learn how.

GIVE MONTHLY

Monthly givers feel connected, invested, and eager to share the journeys that refugees embark on to rebuild their lives, and help them build their path forward.. Pathfinder is a JRS global initiative to help refugees and other forcibly displaced people build self-reliance and determine their own futures independent from humanitarian

assistance.

ITALY - JRS

Centro Astalli (JRS Italy) is the Italian section of the Jesuit Refugee Service – JRS. For 40 years it has been engaged in activities and services that have the objective of accompanying, serving, and defending the rights of those arriving in Italy fleeing wars and violence, often including torture.

UGANDA - JRS

JRS is also implementing livelihoods, peacebuilding, and pastoral activities and is piloting mental health and psychosocial support interventions in primary and secondary schools. JRS Uganda is composed of a diverse team with broad experience serving more than 12,000 refugees and asylum seekers every year. Women's group therapy in 2020.

ROMANIA - JRS

JRS Romania aims to help refugees regain their dignity, enable them to focus on their future, and reflect constructively on the circumstances of their past. JRS Romania accompanies refugees as they navigate their new home – taking them to appointments, offering counseling, and referring them to needed services. Health Care.

LEBANON - JRS

Our work in Lebanon. Since July 2013, JRS Lebanon provides support to refugee families in Bourj Hammoud through home visits, accompaniment, the distribution of emergency aid, and other social services. The JRS Frans Van Der Lugt Centre provides formal and informal education to refugee children, youth, and adults.

JRS SOUTH ASIA

The JRS South Asia regional office, based in New Delhi, India, coordinates the work in India, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. Currently, in India, there are 61,800 Sri Lankan refugees living in 107 camps throughout the state of Tamil Nadu. In 2017, over 8,700 refugees directly benefited from JRS’s efforts, such as formal and non-formal

education

JRS EASTERN AFRICA

Number of people served in 2017: 52,822. With a regional office in Nairobi, JRS Eastern Africa provides assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in camps and cities, as well as individuals displaced within their own countries in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda. The main areas of work are in the field of education, emergency assistance CAMEROON: TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES In Eastern Cameroon, The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) supports refugees though a livelihood programme in Bertoua by providing professional and vocational training, start-up support, and entrepreneurial guidance. JRS Cameroon offers literacy courses to improve communication skills, entrepreneurship training, business plan

guidance, economic

HOME - JRS AUSTRALIA This Easter, you can help and stand with refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in vulnerable situations living in Australia. Food Drive Join JRS’ Lenten Food Drive to feed people in great need. Learn how. Give Make a tangible difference to people completely excluded from all of the federal government's COVID support packages.

Learn how.

DIRECTOR'S LETTER

2019 2020 Laughter is the best medicine JRS Indonesia Once a week, Dr. Tine visits a refugee centre in Indonesia. She tells us why she decided to volunteer and what it means to her. JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE JRS COVID-19 RESPONSE. Already fleeing from war, violence, and emergency situations, the almost 80 million refugees and displaced people around the world are likely to be among the hardest hit by the pandemic. See how JRS is accompanying refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tanzania: Assisting Burundian refugees with COVID-19 prevention.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

In 2019, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world increased by 13%, from 70.8 to 79.5 million. Your support allowed our teams in 56 countries to provide opportunities for refugees and forcibly displaced people to heal, learn, and determine their own future. In our 2019 annual report, you will learn how together we

exceeded the goals

MALAWI - JRS

In Malawi, JRS educates more than 5,000 children in the pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools of Dzaleka. JRS works with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Dzaleka to bring a variety of educational initiatives to displaced persons. JRS Malawi also provides psychosocial and pastoral programmes to refugees requiring support for

mental trauma, and

LEBANON - JRS

Our work in Lebanon. Since July 2013, JRS Lebanon provides support to refugee families in Bourj Hammoud through home visits, accompaniment, the distribution of emergency aid, and other social services. The JRS Frans Van Der Lugt Centre provides formal and informal education to refugee children, youth, and adults.

AFGHANISTAN

JRS serves returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and minority ethnic groups living in Kabul, Herat, Bamiyan, and Daikundi provinces. Among other programmes, JRS Afghanistan provides IDPs and returnees affected by war with English language and computer courses, teacher training, and tertiary level education (certificate and

diploma

A JOURNEY INTO EXILE A Journey into Exile is a role-playing, video-conference activity that puts participants in the shoes of refugees. The terms “refugee” and “migrant” conceal what is most profoundly human in the experience of exile. They depersonalize real human tragedy and drama that the refugees live. The simulation exercise A Journey into Exile

TANZANIA - JRS

Our work in Tanzania. To respond to the multiple needs of refugees and their host communities, JRS started implementing activities in 2016 in the Mtendeli refugee camp, which currently hosts more than 26,400 people. Since January 2020, JRS is also present in Nvarugusu and Nduta refugee camps. JRS distributes school stationery and offers

ITALY - JRS

Centro Astalli (JRS Italy) is the Italian section of the Jesuit Refugee Service – JRS. For 40 years it has been engaged in activities and services that have the objective of accompanying, serving, and defending the rights of those arriving in Italy fleeing wars and violence, often including torture.

THAILAND - JRS

JRS Thailand provides educational, emergency, health, and pastoral support to refugees and asylum seekers living in both camps and urban areas. In Bangkok, JRS Thailand works with urban refugees and asylum seekers, providing financial support and educational training. Urban Refugee Project (URP) provides casework and psychosocial services. HOME - JRS AUSTRALIA This Easter, you can help and stand with refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in vulnerable situations living in Australia. Food Drive Join JRS’ Lenten Food Drive to feed people in great need. Learn how. Give Make a tangible difference to people completely excluded from all of the federal government's COVID support packages.

Learn how.

JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE JRS COVID-19 RESPONSE. Already fleeing from war, violence, and emergency situations, the almost 80 million refugees and displaced people around the world are likely to be among the hardest hit by the pandemic. See how JRS is accompanying refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tanzania: Assisting Burundian refugees with COVID-19 prevention.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

In 2019, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world increased by 13%, from 70.8 to 79.5 million. Your support allowed our teams in 56 countries to provide opportunities for refugees and forcibly displaced people to heal, learn, and determine their own future. In our 2019 annual report, you will learn how together we

exceeded the goals

MALAWI - JRS

In Malawi, JRS educates more than 5,000 children in the pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools of Dzaleka. JRS works with Jesuit Worldwide Learning in Dzaleka to bring a variety of educational initiatives to displaced persons. JRS Malawi also provides psychosocial and pastoral programmes to refugees requiring support for

mental trauma, and

LEBANON - JRS

Our work in Lebanon. Since July 2013, JRS Lebanon provides support to refugee families in Bourj Hammoud through home visits, accompaniment, the distribution of emergency aid, and other social services. The JRS Frans Van Der Lugt Centre provides formal and informal education to refugee children, youth, and adults.

AFGHANISTAN

JRS serves returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and minority ethnic groups living in Kabul, Herat, Bamiyan, and Daikundi provinces. Among other programmes, JRS Afghanistan provides IDPs and returnees affected by war with English language and computer courses, teacher training, and tertiary level education (certificate and

diploma

A JOURNEY INTO EXILE A Journey into Exile is a role-playing, video-conference activity that puts participants in the shoes of refugees. The terms “refugee” and “migrant” conceal what is most profoundly human in the experience of exile. They depersonalize real human tragedy and drama that the refugees live. The simulation exercise A Journey into Exile

TANZANIA - JRS

Our work in Tanzania. To respond to the multiple needs of refugees and their host communities, JRS started implementing activities in 2016 in the Mtendeli refugee camp, which currently hosts more than 26,400 people. Since January 2020, JRS is also present in Nvarugusu and Nduta refugee camps. JRS distributes school stationery and offers

ITALY - JRS

Centro Astalli (JRS Italy) is the Italian section of the Jesuit Refugee Service – JRS. For 40 years it has been engaged in activities and services that have the objective of accompanying, serving, and defending the rights of those arriving in Italy fleeing wars and violence, often including torture.

THAILAND - JRS

JRS Thailand provides educational, emergency, health, and pastoral support to refugees and asylum seekers living in both camps and urban areas. In Bangkok, JRS Thailand works with urban refugees and asylum seekers, providing financial support and educational training. Urban Refugee Project (URP) provides casework and psychosocial services. HOME - JRS AUSTRALIA This Easter, you can help and stand with refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in vulnerable situations living in Australia. Food Drive Join JRS’ Lenten Food Drive to feed people in great need. Learn how. Give Make a tangible difference to people completely excluded from all of the federal government's COVID support packages.

Learn how.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE Inspired by the generous love and example of Jesus Christ, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organisation with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons, that they may heal, learn, and determine their own future.. Our work expresses the commitment of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) to stand with

GIVE MONTHLY

Monthly givers feel connected, invested, and eager to share the journeys that refugees embark on to rebuild their lives, and help them build their path forward.. Pathfinder is a JRS global initiative to help refugees and other forcibly displaced people build self-reliance and determine their own futures independent from humanitarian

assistance.

JRS' VALUES

JRS aspires to be hospitality in action. We walk alongside, accompany, and offer hospitality to the most vulnerable, those “at the frontiers of humanity”, giving priority to situations of great need, in places where a more universal good may be achieved, and to needs to which others are not attending.

GOVERNANCE - JRS

Governance. The Jesuit Refugee Service is a ministry of the Society of Jesus under the direct responsibility of the Superior General, Rev. Arturo Sosa Abascal SJ. JRS International Director, Rev. Thomas H. Smolich SJ, is Father General’s delegate for the

TANZANIA - JRS

Our work in Tanzania. To respond to the multiple needs of refugees and their host communities, JRS started implementing activities in 2016 in the Mtendeli refugee camp, which currently hosts more than 26,400 people. Since January 2020, JRS is also present in Nvarugusu and Nduta refugee camps. JRS distributes school stationery and offers JRS SYRIA | SERVING SINCE 2008 JRS Syria was founded in 2008 in response to the growing number of Iraqi refugees. With the outbreak of the civil war in 2011, JRS Syria expanded its mandate and began serving internally displaced Syrians with health services, education, child protection, livelihood training, and emergency aid.

JRS EASTERN AFRICA

Number of people served in 2017: 52,822. With a regional office in Nairobi, JRS Eastern Africa provides assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in camps and cities, as well as individuals displaced within their own countries in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda.

JRS SOUTH ASIA

The JRS South Asia regional office, based in New Delhi, India, coordinates the work in India, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. Currently, in India, there are 61,800 Sri Lankan refugees living in 107 camps throughout the state of Tamil Nadu. In 2017, over 8,700 refugees directly benefited from JRS’s efforts, such as formal and non-formal

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Reconciliation In a spirit of welcome and hospitality, we work to promote right relationships and build social cohesion. Education The delivery of quality education that fosters agency among refugees, focused through the Global Education Initiative. Livelihoods Innovative livelihoods programmes focused on self-reliance and

sustainability.

ROMANIA - JRS

JRS Romania aims to help refugees regain their dignity, enable them to focus on their future, and reflect constructively on the circumstances of their past. JRS Romania accompanies refugees as they navigate their new home – taking them to appointments, offering counseling, and referring them to needed services. Health Care. Skip to main content

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JRS SEEKS TO ACCOMPANY, SERVE, AND ADVOCATE THE CAUSE OF REFUGEES AND OTHER FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE, THAT THEY MAY HEAL, LEARN AND DETERMINE THEIR OWN FUTURE.

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