Jesuit Refugee Service

Never too young to make a difference

13 March 2009

Not many students conclude their high school career by staging a rock concert in the heart of Sydney. Isadore Biffin (pictured) concedes she really was aiming high when she invited major Australian artists to perform at the concert, which endeavoured to raise funds for a rehabilitation centre for former child soldiers run by JRS in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR).

Australian asylum tragedy: JRS responds

30 April 2009

Asylum seekers are not criminals by Sacha Bermudez-Goldman SJ, Director of JRS Australia http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=13127

Continued support needed for JRS' work in Sri Lanka

17 June 2009

JRS is providing emergency care to almost 300,000 Sri Lankans displaced by recent fighting in the country. With thousands of these people injured and in need of urgent medical attention, JRS is seeking basic medical supplies as well as food, clean water, and temporary shelter for those living in camps.