Through its partnership with the Jesuit-run Karuna Battambang Organisation (KBO) in Cambodia, children like 12-year-old Kanika are stepping out of the shadows and discovering their God-given potential.
Growing up in Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, Samit, never imagined himself as a teacher. But everything changed when he began volunteering at Xavier Learning Community (XLC).
Fr Sacha Bermudez-Goldman SJ, a Companion of Jesuit Mission, left Australia in mid-January 2025 to join ISJB in Kasait, Timor-Leste, as part of their teaching staff and their Ignatian Formation team.
After being found in a rubbish bin, Bunchy was delivered to the Light of Mercy Home, where he was loved back to life by the Sisters, staff and other children.
The ‘Lok Manch’ project has trained over 6,000 people to become Community Leaders, equipping them to identify local needs and engage with government to improve access to essential schemes and entitlements.
Agostinho is already shaping the future of Timor-Leste—one lesson at a time. A teacher, husband and father, Agostinho lives in Dili with his wife and two children and is deeply committed to his vocation.