𝙅𝙪𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙤 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙯, 𝘾𝙅𝙄 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧, 𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙙𝙚 𝙉𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙖, 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙨, 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙪. 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙮: 𝙅𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙤/𝘾𝙅𝙄Jenny Cafiso, Executive Director of Canadian Jesuits International (CJI), and Juan Emilio Hernandez, Coordinator of International Programs, are participating in a meeting of the Jesuit Pan-Amazonian Ministry (SJPAM) in Santa Maria de Nieva, Peru, from December 11-13.The meeting will reflect on how the Society of Jesus should respond to the challenges facing the Pan-Amazon region. The provincials of the region, which includes Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela, will be present. Other organizations represented include Fe y Alegria, the Jesuit Migrants' Network, the Network of Solidarity and Indigenous Apostolate, and Alboan.The Jesuit presence in the Pan-Amazon region currently includes 95 schools, five social centers, two institutions of higher education, 10 Indigenous missions, a radio station, five churches, two retirement homes, a news agency, a cultural center, and initiatives on migration and youth.#CasaComun #CPAL #SJPAM #Jesuits #Panamazonia #Amazonas

Today, 10 December, is Human Rights Day.#DYK CJI supports the defence of human rights and community rights – especially among Indigenous and other marginalized groups – through the work of its Jesuit partners in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. CJI supports its Jesuit partners whose projects promote human rights and dignity, economic justice, social transformation, equality, sustainability and the integrity of creation.Among them is the RSAI Solidarity Network of the Indigenous Apostolate, which fosters the democratic participation of groups traditionally excluded from decision-making processes, such as Indigenous women.CJI supports a RSAI project that strengthens the leadership of Indigenous women in Latin America as they defend their ancestral lands and culture and fight against climate change.Learn more, including how to support the RSAI Network: Click link in bio to visit our website#humanrightsday #Jesuits

This Christmas, you can make a difference by supporting tea workers in India.Half of the workers on tea plantations are women, and they are paid the lowest minimum wage.The Jesuit-run Human Life Research and Development Centre, a CJI partner, teaches tea workers about their rights and helps them get benefits. It also helps workers who have lost their jobs on closed tea plantations.Donate now: https://bit.ly/ChristmasAppealWeb or click link in bio

Jenny Cafiso (right), Executive Director of Jesuits International Canada, met with Gianfranco Dulanto. Executive Director of the Development Office of the Jesuits of Peru. Jenny is currently in Lima, Peru for a meeting of the Conference of Jesuit Provincials of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our 2024 Christmas online concert, Finding Refuge.We were moved by the messages we received.We thank our partners and performers from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean for sharing joy, dance, poetry and hope.A kind supporter offered to match donations up to $10,000. You gave generously and we raised $10,819.03 so far, plus the matching donation. Thank you.#GivingTuesday #JesuitsPlease support our Christmas/Giving Tuesday Appeal: http://bit.ly/CJIGivingTues2024

Fifty-seven students from five Catholic high schools in Hamilton used creative ways to reflect on the issue of forced migration during a "Social Justice Day" organized by Canadian Jesuits International on 26 November at Mount Mary Retreat Centre in Ancaster, Ont. Staging a "posada" (meaning shelter or inn), a Mexican Christmas tradition that celebrates the biblical story of Mary and Joseph's journey to find shelter in Bethlehem, the students reflected on how this evokes the experiences of today's refugees, seeking safety and refuge from wars, conflicts and other factors. Students from Colombia, Ethiopia and Ukraine shared their experiences of forced migration and how they are navigating their new lives in Canada. With the permission of artist Kelly Latimore, the students also used some of her art to sell as Christmas cards to raise money for charities, including CJI. The students came from the following Hamilton schools Cathedral High School, St. Mary Catholic Secondary School, St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School and Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School.

#DYK Today, 25 November, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.By supporting Canadian Jesuits International (CJI), you are helping to combat what the UN calls "one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world." CJI supports projects that prevent gender-based violence, empower women and girls through education and community organizing to make them aware of their rights.In Kenya, CJI supports a project that provides medical support programmes for people living with HIV/AIDS and support for victims of gender-based violence in the Kangemi slums of Nairobi. The project is run by Uzima, a programme of the Jesuit Province of East Africa.CJI also supports an African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) project that provides medical care, skills training, scholarships, seed grants and HIV prevention services to vulnerable teenage girls and mothers in Burkina Faso, Togo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe. The Giving Hope to Women and Girls project aims to break the vicious cycle of economic instability and related risks associated with factors such as teenage pregnancy, unemployment, lack of education, forced marriage, HIV and poverty.Visit the CJI website to learn more about these and other projects we support: Click link in bio#NoExcuse #EndVAW #Jesuits #Africa #Kenya #DRC #Zimbabwe #Togo #BurkinaFaso#NoExcuse #EndVAW #Jesuits #Africa #Kenya #DRC #Zimbabwe #Togo #BurkinaFaso

This Christmas, you can make a real difference by supporting the Jesuit Refugee Service-South Sudan. Click link in bio to donate now, or go to http://bit.ly/ChristmasAppealWeb Your donations will provide essential education and health services to those who have been forced to flee their homes due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The war has uprooted nine million people, with more than two million fleeing across neighbouring borders. JRS provides learning spaces that protect children and promote social inclusion. It supports families so that their children can be fully integrated into local schools. JRS also provides rehabilitation and health services, as well as essential items such as mattresses.#JRS #Jesuits #SouthSudan #ChristmasAppeal

About 80 students from 14 Catholic high schools across Ottawa participated in Canadian Jesuit International's Youth for Others Social Justice Day, which focused on the issue of forced migration.Students who came to Canada after their families were forced to flee their homes shared their own experiences.CJI Outreach Coordinator Pieter Niemeyer led a solidarity activity to help students understand the difficult choices that refugees and migrants must make to survive.Students responded to what they learned in creative ways: through dance, drama, journal writing, and music.Participating schools include Notre Dame High School, Holy Trinity High School, St. Patrick High School, St. Mother Teresa High School, All Saints High School, Lester B. Pearson High School, St. Peter High School, St. Matthew High School, St. Mark High School, St. Francis Xavier High School, St. Paul High School, and Immaculata High School.#forcedtoflee #forcedmigration #Jesuits #Catholic