CJI works with Jesuit partners to support forcibly displaced people through emergency relief and long-term development. Their support can include vital services such as food, health care, legal aid, integration support, and education to help displaced individuals rebuild their lives with dignity.

These types of support are crucial. By April 2025, an estimated 122.2 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced due to war, conflict, human rights violations, and severe public disorder, according to a UNHCR report.

In Latin America, Martha Lucía Márquez Restrepo, Director of CINEP Jesuit Social Centre in Colombia, a CJI partner, said that half of the region’s migrants and refugees are women who are fleeing violence, persecution and violence. About 20% of people on the move are children, she added. CJI partners advocate for displaced people’s right to return home while also facilitating their integration into local communities, enabling access to work and resources.

Here are some highlights:

In Afghanistan, a project run by CJI partner Jesuit Refugee Service provided training in traditional carpet weaving, embroidery and tailoring to 380 women from Herat and Kabul. The goal was to help them achieve economic stability for themselves and their families. Participants included internally displaced Afghan women, returnees, and vulnerable community members.

The Jesuit Migration Network (RJM-CANA in Spanish) provided humanitarian assistance and support to thousands of migrants and refugees from Central America and South America, as well as other parts of the world, who were attempting to reach North America. Last year, the network helped about 7,000 people who have fled conflict, violence, human rights abuses, and economic crises and political instability, by providing them with food, medicine, temporary shelter, psychosocial and spiritual support, and legal advice.

PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY CJI:

Support for refugee & migrant programs affected by aid cuts (Multi-country)
Contribution to the Jesuit Ukraine Humanitarian Response (Ukraine)
Livelihood training for 380 Afghan women  (Afghanistan)
Promoting reconciliation & local integration (Colombia)
Support for refugees & migrants in Latin America & Mexico (Latin America)
Education, psychosocial & livelihood programs for Syrian refugees (Lebanon)
Humanitarian response for returnees & deportees (Panama)

Total number of beneficiaries: 4,640