The International Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) was started by Fr. Pedro Arrupe in 1980. JRS serves Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in 72 Countries. In South Asia JRS works with Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal, the Srilankan Refugees in the Indian State of Tamilnadu and with the Internally Displaced People in Srilanka. JRS Mission is to Accompany, to Serve and to Defend the Cause of the Refugees.

Target Groups:

• 83,650 Srilankan Refugees in 103 camps of Tamilnadu
  
  
• 101,000 Bhutanese Refugees in 7 camps of Nepal
  
  
• 600,000 IDPs in the North and East Regions of Srilank

Misson:

• Accompanying,
  
• Resettlement and
  
• Rebuilding of communities of Refugees and IDPs

Thrust Areas:

• Education, Skill Training and Economic Programmes
  
• Leadership for Service
  
• Advocacy and Lobbying