This is the third in a six part series of testimonies of refugees to raise awareness in advance of Pope Francis’s visit to Kenya and Uganda at the end of November. Testimony I’m from the Democratic Republic of Congo...
This is the second in a six part series of testimonies of refugees to raise awareness in advance of Pope Francis’s visit to Kenya and Uganda at the end of November. Testimony In my dreams I am a journalist,...
This is the first in a six part series of testimonies of refugees to raise awareness in advance of Pope Francis’s visit to Kenya and Uganda at the end of November. Testimony My mother took me to Dadaab refugee...
On this year’s International Day of Peace on September 21st, Franciscans International (FI) and ATD Fourth World launched the Handbook on Making Human Rights Work for People Living in Extreme Poverty at the UN in Geneva, and unveiled the...
Jimani is one of two border crossing points between Haiti and the Dominican Republic that is notorious for its long lines of stateless people who rarely get to speak to an Immigration Officer. Photo: Susan Cahill. Do we...
In 2014 the Jesuit Refugee Service partnered with the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) to provide vocational training and small business loans to more than 300 refugees. Journey to Self-Reliance from Misean Cara on Vimeo.
The Shalom Center for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation has been focused on the root cause of violence in the tribal lands of eastern Africa since 2009. Founded by Fr. Patrick Devine, from the Society of African Missions (SMA), a...
Teacher Frantz Desir and Assistant Darline Milord put on a lively display as they teach Klas Ibiscus maths. Photo: NPH Haiti. The media spotlight may have moved on but the effort to re-build the fractured country of Haiti...
Child miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have given up work, and now go to school. Life Outside the Mines — A Story of Hope for the Child Miners of Kolwezi from Misean Cara on Vimeo.
Human Rights Activist, founding member, and lifelong President of the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, Columban Fr. Bobby Gilmore, talks to Presenter Ellen Gunning about statelessness on the 103.2 Dublin City FM Mediascope programme. Fr. Bobby Gilmore discusses the factors...