Angola

Number of people served in 2020: 9,016

In 2017, more than 1.5 million civilians were displaced when violence broke out in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo due to inter-community tension and fighting between armed groups. At present, close to 35,000 have fled to Angola’s Lunda Norte province in search of protection. In other areas of Angola, Rwandans who fled genocide more than a decade ago still remain, stripped of their refugee status by a government decree.

Our Work in Angola

JRS Angola provides legal workshops for refugees and government officials to educate individuals about the refugee rights. JRS also assists refugees in filing appeals when they have been denied their refugee status. In border areas close to the DRC, JRS Angola works to provide emergency aid to refugees fleeing horrendous violence in the Kasai region. 

Education Education is a life-saving intervention that helps displaced children and families to see beyond their displacement.
Education
Psychosocial and Pastoral Support Displaced people often experience trauma due to their displacement. These services aim to meet the variety of complex spiritual and psychosocial needs.
Psychosocial and Pastoral Support
Livelihoods Livelihoods programs and opportunities focus on empowerment, self-reliance, and sustainability.
Livelihoods
Emergency Assistance In crisis and conflict, relief assistance – shelter, food, water, sanitation, and non-food items – are needed to ensure the survival of people in emergency situations.
Emergency Assistance
Advocacy and Protection Advocacy aims to shape laws, policies, and public opinion to be just and generous for the benefit of victims of forced displacement.
Advocacy and Protection

See Our Work

Adult students attending a class in a camp on the outskirts of the city of Dundo, Lunda Norte. (Tim Smith/Jesuit Refugee Service)
Children’s classes in a refugee camp in Lunda Norte. (Tim Smith/Jesuit Refugee Service)
Tents in a refugee camp in Lunda Norte.(Tim Smith/Jesuit Refugee Service)

Stories




Angola: 17 Years Later 17 Jul 2018
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#Do1Thing: Let’s Let Love Be Our Thing 17 Apr 2018
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Contact

JRS Angola Country Director:

Mona Panda 

mona.panda@jrs.net 

Project locations:

Dundo, Viana, Lunda Norte 

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