Jesuit Missions offers short and long-term volunteering opportunities in Africa, Central America and Asia. They also prepare resources for schools and facilitate a companions programme that links schools in the UK with schools in Africa.

They continue to provide hospitality for Jesuit missionaries returning to the UK from their work overseas.

Despite the unprecedented wealth and technological development which exists in so many countries, 1.2 billion people in their world live in extreme poverty.  One third of these are children.  (World Bank 2013)  In 2012, more than 6 million children under the age of five died (WHO 2013), many from preventable causes including hunger.  In fact, a staggering 842 million people do not have enough food to eat (WFP 2014).

Whilst there has been significant progress in recent years in reducing the numbers of people going hungry and children dying early, it remains unacceptable that, in a world of plenty, too many people are still living in these sub-human conditions.

It also means responding to humanitarian emergencies where they can.

Mission

Jesuit Missions exists to support Jesuit works with poor and marginalised people around the world. They do this by promoting social justice, building bridges between communities and accompanying those working on the missions.

Vision

A world in which the dignity of all people, especially the poor and marginalised, is defended; and where generosity of spirit, compassionate service and justice are proclaimed in witness to the Christian faith.

Values:

Ignatian Spirituality – seeking God in all things, practising Ignatian discernment, carefully analysing context, balancing experience and reflection with action
A preferential option for the poor – God’s heart has a special place for the poor, so much so that he himself “became poor”. This divine preference has consequences for the faith life of all Christians …
Empowering local communities – working alongside people, in partnership responding to their needs in a sustainable way
Collaboration – companionship based on discernment and oriented towards service