We have merchants not statesmen. But we are always engaged in ad hoc programs as well. That's the nature of refugee work. Certainly our aim is to be pastoral and to accompany the people. We aim to place well-qualified people alongside the refugees, so that they can listen and understand what their life is like.
Primary education is a priority, since it reaches a wide number of people.
Education is also a means of organising the parents, and it brings hope that a generation will not be lost. Normally we recruit refugee teachers and assist in training them or upgrading their qualifications. We also give attention to the human rights dimension of refugee situations. The Society of Jesus in general anticipates this trend continuing. Responsibility for JRS is shared between us.