News and Stories

While the path to voluntary repatriation is personal and complex, this mission reignited dialogue, trust, and hope for thousands still living in displacement. Refugees are now better informed to make decisions about their future, are supported, not pressured.

At Kakuma Refugee Camp, JRS helps children heal from trauma through play, education, and faith. Their joyful songs at Mass remind us, even in darkness, hope shines.

In Kakuma Refugee Camp, poverty, household duties, and early parenthood push students out of school. Supported by the EU’s ECHO grant, JRS removes these barriers, offering fee waivers, cash aid for teen mothers, and enrollment drives. But access alone isn’t enough. With overcrowded classes and strained teachers, JRS boosts educator welfare through training, meals, and mental health support, because thriving teachers mean thriving students. As Kakuma transitions under Kenya’s Shirika Plan, JRS empowers refugees to lead school management, ensuring sustainability. Beyond classrooms, we’re creating safe spaces where futures grow.

In the heart of Nairobi, fifteen displaced women—survivors of war and loss—are rewriting their futures. Through JRS’s Aachen Project, they found healing through counseling, then turned trauma into triumph with business training and seed grants. From tailoring to peanut butter production, they now send their children to school, access healthcare, and inspire their community. Their journey proves that when mental health and livelihoods are nurtured together, resilience flourishes.

Clare Mukandutiye fled Congo’s violence in 1996, carrying trauma and despair to Kenya. Exploited and assaulted, she struggled to survive until JRS became her lifeline. Psychosocial counselling helped her heal, while a business grant empowered her to open a fish kiosk in Kabiria. Today, she thrives, providing for her family and reclaiming her dignity. From displacement to resilience, Clare’s journey proves that even shattered souls can rebuild.

Know more about how our education programmes in the Kenyan Kakuma Camp impact the lives of refugees and their families