Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados Colombia

What Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados Colombia does

JRS Colombia (legal name: Fundación Servicio de los Jesuitas para los Refugiados – Colombia, NIT 900.232.067-3) is a Colombian non-profit foundation established in 1995 as the country operation of the global Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS International, founded in Rome in 1980 by Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ). It operates as part of the apostolic body of the Colombian Province of the Society of Jesus and is led by Director Fr. Mauricio García Durán SJ. The organization's mission is to accompany, serve, and defend refugees, migrants, internally displaced persons, populations at risk of forced mobility, and host communities across Colombia.

JRS Colombia delivers its mission through a national office in Bogotá and eight territorial offices (Soacha-Ibagué, Valle del Cauca, Norte de Santander, Magdalena Medio, Nariño, Arauca, Eje Cafetero) plus satellite offices in Tibú, Ipiales, and Santa Rosa del Sur. Field presence is concentrated in Colombia's highest-displacement zones, including both Venezuela-border crossings (Cúcuta, Arauca) and the Ecuador-border crossing (Ipiales). Services are organized into five program areas — Education, Protection, Community Integration, Advocacy, and Communications — encompassing humanitarian aid, legal assistance and documentation support, psychosocial care, formal and non-formal education, livelihoods and employment integration (46 migrants placed across 13 Cúcuta employers since 2022), community organizing, and policy advocacy. Delivery modes include direct field accompaniment, mobile missions (e.g., the 'Manos Que Acompañan' mission reaching 1,500+ migrants in Turbo), and partnerships with Jesuit institutions, indigenous governance bodies, academic institutions, and civil society organizations. The organization has approximately 87 employees and serves 21,220 direct beneficiaries annually, with 3,500+ supported through economic integration programming.

JRS Colombia does not operate a proprietary technology platform; its 'core technology' is the humanitarian service delivery platform for forced displacement response. All beneficiary services are provided free of charge. The organization is funded primarily through institutional grants from Cáritas Alemania, the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the German Foreign Office (Cancillería Alemana), Jesuitas Canadá, and Jesuitas Zúrich, supplemented by monetary donations from individuals and institutions via a Bancolombia account. Annual revenue is not publicly disclosed. In November 2025 JRS Colombia announced a restructuring of its accompaniment model to ensure the sustainability of its mission.

Name

Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados Colombia

Legal name

Fundación Servicio de los Jesuitas para los Refugiados – Colombia

Website

https://col.jrs.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

JRS Colombia is a Jesuit humanitarian non-profit (founded 1995) that accompanies, serves, and defends refugees, migrants, internally displaced persons, and host communities in Colombia through 8 territorial offices delivering protection, education, community integration, and advocacy services free of charge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Refugee Assistance Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Educational Services (611), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI), Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs (EDAAAOAJ), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Refugee assistance programs
• Forced displacement response
• Psychosocial support services
• Community integration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals and institutions: JRS Colombia accepts monetary donations through institutional bank accounts (Bancolombia Cuenta Corriente No. 690-845814-97). Donors can specify geographic or sector preferences for their contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

JRS Colombia accompanies, serves, and defends refugees, migrants, internally displaced persons, and host communities through five program areas: Education, Protection (legal aid, humanitarian assistance, psychosocial support), Community Integration (employability, entrepreneurship, cultural integration), Advocacy (policy influence), and Communications. Services are delivered free of charge through 8 territorial offices across Colombia and mobile humanitarian missions.

Product overview

JRS Colombia is a humanitarian organization that does not operate as a technology product company. Instead, it delivers social services through five interconnected program areas: Education (supporting formal and non-formal learning for displaced populations), Protection (legal assistance, humanitarian aid, and psychosocial support), Community Integration (employability, entrepreneurship, and cultural integration), Advocacy (policy influence and political agenda implementation), and Communications (visibility and process documentation). These programs work together to accompany, serve, and defend people in forced mobility situations across Colombia's territorial offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Program Promotes the integral human development of people in forced mobility situations through access to formal and non-formal education, strengthening capacities to rebuild life projects with a focus on reconciliation and hospitality.
• Protection Program Provides specialized protection enabling the enjoyment of rights, responding comprehensively to needs through legal assistance, humanitarian aid, and psychosocial support for refugees, migrants, and displaced persons.
• Community Integration Program Contributes to the social, cultural, and economic integration of refugees, migrants, displaced persons, and host communities through employability and entrepreneurship support, cultural integration strategies, and community planning.
• Advocacy Program Implements a political, social, and public agenda with direct impact on unjust causes of forced human mobility, serving as a voice for those not heard in local, regional, national, and international scenarios.
• Communications Program Leverages and makes visible the organization's processes to contribute to empowerment and transformation of communities in mobility situations through storytelling and visibility campaigns.
• PEP Tutor Information Service Provides comprehensive information about the PEP Tutor (Permiso Especial de Permanencia Tutor) including its purpose, requirements, and target population for Venezuelan migrants in Colombia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 21,220 people directly attended in Colombia
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pastoral Social Cáritas ColombianacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Joint implementation of humanitarian missions, particularly the 'Manos Que Acompañan' mission in Turbo, Antioquia. Provides humanitarian assistance, psychosocial support, legal advice, and health services to migrants in transit.
• Fundación Salto ÁngelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Co-implementer of the 'Manos Que Acompañan' humanitarian mission providing protection kits, hygiene supplies, and food to vulnerable migrant families in Turbo.
• Instituto Colombo Venezolano CECOVEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for validation of Venezuelan high school diplomas (bachillerato) through academic review programs. 8 Venezuelan migrants completed the program and obtained Colombian diplomas.
• Congregación Mariana ClaveraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for technical training programs including nursing auxiliary, oral health, pharmaceutical services, cooking, and clothing/sewing. Supported 26 students facing economic difficulties.
• Escuela de Salud San PedrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical training partner for health sector programs supporting migrant and displaced populations in their professional development.
• Universidad Santo Tomás de AquinominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the Diploma in Peacebuilding Tools in Educational and Community Settings, conducted under the Jesuits Canada project. 20 community leaders certified.
• ACIVA-RP (Asociación de Cabildos Indígenas del Valle del Cauca Región Pacífica)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with indigenous governance organization for the 'Pensadoras en Com-un-idad' leadership school for indigenous Wounaan women. 34 women from three communities trained.
• Secretaría de la Mujer del distrito de BuenaventuraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for the governance and leadership school with indigenous women, supporting women's rights and gender equity initiatives.
• Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Consultorio Jurídico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal aid partnership providing free legal orientation during mobile missions in Bucaramanga.
• Corporación Opción LegalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for health affiliation and Sisbén registration assistance during mobile missions, helping migrants access Colombian social services.
• Fundación RETOMARminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental foundation that shared Google Earth tools with students at INTECOBA to analyze environmental changes in Barrancabermeja.
• Grupo juvenil de ParticipAcciónminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth group supporting the Caravan for Hospitality events in Bucaramanga for community integration.
• Mega Red de MujeresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's network collaborating on the Caravan for Hospitality community integration activities.
• Institución Educativa Fe y Alegría Los ColoradosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution hosting 'Tjiendo Lazos Fraternos' community integration event with 250+ participants.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Save the Children Colombia: International NGO serving migrant, refugee, and displaced children and families in Colombia. Overlaps on education access, child protection, and humanitarian assistance for Venezuelan migrants and IDPs.
• Mercy Corps Colombia: Global humanitarian organization working in Colombia on conflict response, migration, and economic development. Comparable funding base (ECHO, USAID, European donors) and target populations (IDPs, Venezuelan migrants).
• International Rescue Committee (IRC) Colombia: Major international humanitarian organization with active operations in Colombia serving Venezuelan migrants, refugees, and conflict-affected populations. Comparable service portfolio (protection, livelihoods, education, health) and funding base.
• Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Colombia: International NGO providing humanitarian assistance, legal aid, and protection services to IDPs and Venezuelan migrants in Colombia. Comparable target population, funding sources (ECHO, Norway), and integrated service model.
• Caritas Colombiana (Pastoral Social): Colombian Catholic humanitarian organization that is an active operational partner of JRS Colombia (joint implementation of 'Manos Que Acompañan' mission). Serves overlapping populations of migrants, refugees, and displaced persons in Colombia with similar accompaniment and humanitarian aid models.
• HIAS Colombia: Jewish humanitarian organization providing protection, legal assistance, and economic integration to refugees and migrants in Colombia. Direct peer on legal aid, psychosocial support, and livelihoods for Venezuelan migrants.
• Jesuit Refugee Service International: Global parent organization of JRS Colombia, operating in 50+ countries with the same mission of accompanying, serving, and defending refugees, migrants, and displaced persons. Direct peer in service model, target population, and donor base.

Regional players

• Fundación Esperanza Internacional Colombia: Colombian-focused Jesuit works organization serving vulnerable populations including migrants and displaced persons. Comparable faith-based mission, accompaniment model, and territorial approach in Colombia.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Colombia: US Catholic Conference humanitarian agency operating in Colombia with similar faith-based mission, donor base, and integrated programming for vulnerable migrants and displaced persons.
• UNHCR Colombia (ACNUR): UN Refugee Agency operating in Colombia, leading the asylum and refugee response coordination. Overlaps significantly with JRS Colombia on protection, legal assistance, and durable solutions for Venezuelan migrants and IDPs, but operates at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ColombiaJRS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgJ6JRCuJZ8XmPLvjD-Vv4g
• Facebookfacebook.com/ColombiaJRS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/servicio-jesuita-a-refugiados-colombia
• Instagraminstagram.com/colombiajrs

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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