Jesuit Refugee Service - MENA

As Easter is observed across the world, I’m thinking of Christian communities in the Middle East and beyond marking Good Friday amid ongoing tension. In Lebanon, I saw people working tirelessly to preserve dignity and stability. Support IOM’s vital work: donors.iom.int/page/Easter-Ap…

Pope Leo has responded to the death of a priest in Lebanon, expressing his profound sorrow for all the victims of recent bombings in the Middle East. Fr. Dan Corrou, Regional Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service in the Middle East, discusses the current situation on the ground.

JRS Lebanon Emergency Shelter supporting domestic and migrant workers during these challenging times 🙏

As violence escalates in Lebanon, more and more families are being forced to flee their homes. Some are sleeping in the streets, others on the beach or in parking lots, anywhere they can find space. Even JRS staff have been displaced. How to support us? ow.ly/O03z50Yq8Z5

As violence intensifies in Lebanon and hundreds of thousands of people are being displaced around the country, the Jesuit Refugee Service is urgently responding to growing needs for shelter, food, and psycho-social support. vaticannews.va/en/church/news…

JRS is deeply concerned about the escalating violence in the Middle East. We remain firmly committed to supporting all those affected.

🚨 Stay Safe 🚨 More security and safety tips to protect yourself and your loved ones during these dangerous times. Please share these life-saving advice with your community. 🙏 @JesuitRefugee @jrsusa

🚨 Stay Safe 🚨 @JRS_MENA provides some crucial security and safety tips to protect yourself and your loved ones during these dangerous times. Please share these life-saving advice with your community. 🙏 @JesuitRefugee @jrsusa

As Lent and Ramadan begin, we pause to honor moments of shared reflection across JRS, with colleagues, partners, and the refugee communities we accompany. In different ways, yet with one spirit of solidarity, we journey together toward compassion, dignity, justice, and hope.

At JRS Community Center (Bar Elias, Lebanon), we celebrated the graduation of our Market Based Skill Training class. Participants completed specialized training in Resin Art, Candle & Concrete Crafting, and Digital Marketing, strengthening their technical & entrepreneurial skills

Father Dan Corrou of Jesuit Refugee Service MENA reflects on how JRS supports vulnerable people during ongoing challenges in the Middle East through faith, hope, and accompaniment. Watch his message 👇 youtu.be/ysDdc_6rfuI @CatholicTV #JRS #Refugees #Hope #Faith

Zaman Café - a safe space welcoming Syrians on the second floor of St. Alberto House in the Oscar neighborhood of Jaramana. The space is equipped with electricity and free Wi Fi. Open to everyone aged 16 and above, all week long. youtu.be/5DIkOvFFA1g

At JRS Jordan, our work is centered on creating safe spaces for Women, meaningful programs, and interactive activities that support refugees not only in building skills, but in rebuilding confidence and hope. Watch how we empower Women to heal and thrive: youtu.be/3wDhKvlbnIo

Happy Holidays from JRS Family 🎄✨ May this Christmas and New Year bring hope, love, and peace for all. أعياد سعيدة من عائلة الهيئة اليسوعية لخدمة الإنسان 🎄✨ ميلاد مجيد وعام سعيد، نتمنى أن تكون سنة مليئة بالأمل والمحبة والسلام للجميع.

Forced to leave her home in the Philippines, Loren found refuge in Lebanon, where she now serves the most vulnerable with @JRSLebanon and the Arrupe Migrant Centre. During Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon she shared her powerful testimony❤️ ➡️youtube.com/watch?v=L4YtGL… @JRS_MENA

EPISODE 3: REconnect - Podcast This episode focuses on the importance of relationships and how they shape our lives. We explore the power of connections, whether it’s with friends, family, or even strangers, and how they help us build stronger communities. youtu.be/Bvw4PBOswsY

From loss and fear to survival and hope. Salem’s story shows the courage of a child and the dedication of JRS doctors in Aleppo, Syria, who refused to give up on him. 💙 mena.jrs.net/story/journey-…

4 August 2020 – A day that shattered a city, but not its spirit. From the rubble rose resilience. From pain, a deeper love for #Beirut. We carry the memory, we echo the hope, and we move forward—together. #BeirutBlast

August 3 marks 11 years since the terrible violence perpetrated against the Yazidi people. Let's not forget them! Watch Jacklyn’s Story of Courage, Captivity, and Hope in Surviving ISIS youtu.be/YBtYbjiYsuE @JesuitRefugee

𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆! At Noor 1 Kindergarten, part of the @JRSLebanon educational program in Baalbek, Adam found hope through the power of accompaniment. Once filled with fear, he is now a confident child with dreams of becoming a doctor, and his smile says it all🙂