Education

Jesuit Priests and their lay associates working for the Jesuits in Britain protested outside the High Commission of India. The protest was organised by Jesuit Missions and took place from 12.30 – 2:00 pm this afternoon in London. Fr Stan Swamy SJ is a well-known human rights activist. He was arrested and detained on the 8 October by the National Investigation Agency of India.

Since the Kino Border Initiative was founded in 2009, education has always been core to its work in addition todirect humanitarian assistance and affecting policy on the local, regional, and national level. These three pillars–education, humanitarian aid, and advocacy-serve as complementary vehicles for living out our vision of humane, just, workable migration between the U.S. and Mexico.

The social apostolate of Rwanda-Burundi Region; Jesuit Urumuri Center, held a sub-regional conference from October 21-22, to mark the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’s Encyclical Laudato Si '. The event brought together many experts on ecology and social issues from the Great Lakes region with an aim to respond to an observation raised by the Holy Father in his encyclical that: “ The young are calling for a change….

They are not just refugees, but individuals with their particular faces, names and stories full of suffering and hope. Their stories have been assembled by Centro Astalli.

A network of 250 researchers, journalists, activists, entrepreneurs and expert’s on migration called "GREI250" prepared an advocacy document about the EU “New European Pact on Migration and Asylum” to propose changes for the current migration situation in the EU.

Hungarian Jesuits have joined an initiative focusing on helping families in underdeveloped areas to have a better future. The mission to which the Hungarian Province of the Society of Jesus is now making its contribution, was launched by Franciscan sisters in a village called Arló in the Borsod area of North-East Hungary.

The Jesuits of Vietnam have launched a solidarity appeal to help people who are in need of food, shelter, water, medicines, and other non-food items. The current emergency response is phase one of the Jesuits’ relief programme. They plan to implement a second phase which will involve rebuilding livelihoods and houses.

The campaign #Seguimos, launched by the Society of Jesus in Spain, aims to support already initiated projects assisting most vulnerable people along three lines of action: emergency help (food, health and housing), assistance in educational, psycho-social and labour market integration matters, and international cooperation.

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, 2020. Coivd-19 restrictions may have curtailed ways of marking the occasion but according to the center’s new director Dr Kevin Hargaden, the work of the centre is developing and flourishing.

In September, the community of the Nasuta village in Timor-Leste gathered to celebrate and rejoice together in being able to access clean water for the first time in their village. The gift of water – enabled through your generosity – has brought this community joy and hope for a better future.