Spotlight
Welcome to Jesuit Refugee Service Eastern Africa's Spotlight on the Issues. In this section we present analysis of various issues of concern to JRS.

Giving a second chance to girls in South Sudan 25 abril 2017 The phenomenon of child marriages is widespread in South Sudan where 52% and 9% of girls below 18 and 15 years respectively are married. This denies such girls the chance to continue with their education, thus severely limiting their future opportunities. However, a few of them do return to school and easily blend in with the other children. Read more >>

Kenya: refugees giving a hand-up 31 marzo 2016 Nairobi, 31 March 2016 – When Jacob arrived in Nairobi eight years ago, he quickly learned he would no longer be able to work as a high school teacher, as he used to before fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo. After a series of frustrating months trying to secure a safe place to live and an income, he met Beatrice Etoo Sadi, a Congolese woman who gave him the best gift he could have asked for – training in an employable skill. Read more >>

Ethiopia: serving in solidarity 03 noviembre 2015 Dollo Ado, 3 November 2015 – Along the dusty road connecting the Dollo Ado airstrip in eastern Ethiopia to five refugee camps spanning the Somali border, more than 200,000 people from Somalia have sought protection from catastrophic conflict and drought. The Jesuit Refugee Service provides peer counselling and other services for refugees in Melkadida and Kobe camps. Read more >>

Spotlight on famine crisis in South Sudan 06 agosto 2014 (Washington, D.C.) August 6, 2014 — Whether the severe humanitarian food crisis in South Sudan is a "phase four humanitarian emergency" or a "phase five famine" does not matter much to the 1.6 million South Sudanese who have been displaced by the political and ethnic firestorm that has torn the world's newest country apart since last December. Read more >>

Uganda: Inspiring change through healthy environment and people 19 marzo 2014 Kampala, 19 March 2014 – During a celebration of its kind in Kampala, JRS organised an environment cleaning exercise with her beneficiaries; the refugees and asylum seekers to commemorate International Women’s Day which falls on March 8, of each year. Read more >>

Kenya: Responding to the challenges of accompaniment 21 febrero 2014 Kakuma, 21 February 2014 - Accompaniment forms an integral part of the service which Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) offers in the work that we do with refugees. In walking with the forcibly displaced persons, being able to walk with them has grown with each day that they arrive in the camp. Kakuma Refugee Camp continues to receive many people who were fleeing their home countries as a result of numerous reasons: war, conflict, drought and hunger, as well as religious persecution. Read more >>

South Sudan: Uneasy calm prevails in Maban 07 febrero 2014 Maban, 07 February 2014 – As schools re-opened on Monday 3rd February 2014, an uneasy calm prevails in Maban, Upper Nile State of South Sudan. Staff from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), both local and international have started trickling back to Maban County which is located in the North-Eastern part of Upper Nile State in South Sudan. Read more >>

Kenya: JRS-EA Child Protection Policy - A cornerstone of care to forcibly displaced children in Eastern Africa 15 noviembre 2013 Nairobi, 15 November 2013 – The Jesuit Refugee Service in Eastern Africa (JRS-EA) has officially adopted its revised 2013 ‘Child Protection Policy’ that guides how its personnel should interact with forcibly displaced children who are supported and assisted by the organization. It calls for personnel to exercise respect and care towards displaced children who are assisted by JRS through its different project activities across the region. Read more >>

Birth of a nation 25 enero 2011 After a break in Ireland, Richard O’Dwyer SJ is back in Lobone, Southern Sudan, in good time for the crucial referendum about the country’s future. The development goes far beyond a political adjustment. It involves coming to terms with a terrible past, a civil war that cost millions of deaths. This week, in his first public address since the superbly managed vote, the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, addressed a packed Catholic Cathedral:”For our deceased brothers and sisters, particularly those who have fallen during the time of struggle, may God bless them with eternal peace. And may we, like Jesus Christ on the cross, forgive those who have forcefully caused their deaths.” Richard’s account gives a sense of the remarkable man who is leading this new nation. Read more >>

Kenya : des réfugiés donnent un coup de main 31 marzo 2016 Nairobi, 31 mars 2016 – Quand Jacob est arrivé à Nairobi il y a huit ans, il a rapidement réalisé qu'il ne pourrait plus travailler comme enseignant d'école secondaire, fonction qu'il remplissait avant de fuir la République Démocratique du Congo. C'est après plusieurs mois frustrants, passés à chercher un toit et une source de revenu qu'il rencontre Beatrice Etoo Sadi, une Congolaise qui lui a offert le meilleur cadeau qu'il pouvait espérer: l'apprentissage de compétences créatrices d'emploi. Lire la suite >>>

Ethiopie: servir en solidarité 03 noviembre 2015 Dollo Ado, 3 novembre 2015 – le long de la route poussiéreuse qui relie la piste d'atterrissage de Dollo Ado aux cinq camps de réfugiés qui s'étendent sur la frontière somalienne, plus de 200.000 personnes provenant de la Somalie sont venues chercher à se protéger de conflits et sécheresses catastrophiques. Le Service Jésuite des Réfugiés fournit, à l'aide d'autres réfugiés, du conseil psychosocial et d'autres services dans les camps de Melkadida et Kobe. Lire la suite >>>

Kenia: refugiados que echan una mano 31 marzo 2016 Nairobi, 31 de marzo de 2016 - Cuando Jacob llegó a Nairobi hace ocho años, supo de inmediato que ya no podría trabajar como profesor de secundaria, como solía hacerlo antes de huir de la República Democrática del Congo. Tras varios meses frustrantes tratando de encontrar un lugar seguro donde vivir y unos ingresos, conoció a Beatrice Etoo Sadi, una mujer congoleña que le dio el mejor presente que podía haber pedido: formación en una habilidad con la que podría encontrar un empleo. Leer más >>>

Etiopía: servir en solidaridad 03 noviembre 2015 Dollo Ado, 3 de noviembre de 2015 - A lo largo de la pista polvorienta que conecta la pista de aterrizaje de Dollo Ado, en Etiopía oriental, con los cinco campamentos de refugiados junto a la frontera somalí, más de 200.000 personas procedentes de Somalia se han puesto a salvo de un conflicto catastrófico y de la sequía. El Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados ofrece consejería de pares y otros servicios a los refugiados en los campamentos de Melkadida y Kobe. Leer más >>>

Kenya: rifugiati che danno una mano 31 marzo 2016 Nairobi, 31 marzo 2016 – Quando otto anni fa Jacob è arrivato a Nairobi, ha capito presto che non avrebbe più potuto lavorare come professore di scuola superiore, come faceva prima di fuggire dalla Repubblica Democratica del Congo. Dopo tanti mesi di frustrazioni trascorsi a cercare un posto sicuro in cui vivere e una fonte di reddito, ha incontrato Beatrice Etoo Sadi, una donna congolese che gli ha fatto dono della cosa più bella che avrebbe potuto chiedere – essere formato per acquisire competenze utili a trovare un lavoro. Segue >>>

Etiopia: servire in solidarietà 03 noviembre 2015 Dollo Ado, 3 novembre 2015 – Lungo la strada polverosa che collega la pista di atterraggio di Dollo Ado, in Etiopia orientale, a cinque campi rifugiati lungo il confine con la Somalia, più di 200.000 somali hanno cercato protezione dalla catastrofica situazione provocata dal conflitto e dalla siccità. Il Servizio dei Gesuiti per i Rifugiati offre loro consulenza tra pari e altri servizi nei campi di Melkadida e Kobe. Segue >>>