Croatia

JRS active since: 1993

There are approximately 350 asylum seekers in Croatia, mostly in refugee reception centers run by government departments and various institutions. Although a majority of refugees do not intend to stay in Croatia, many change their minds while waiting for asylum. 

our work in Croatia

JRS Croatia provides education, legal assistance, and psychosocial support to forced migrants in the Ježevo detention centre. With support from UNICEF, it also runs a Child Friendly Space in the reception centre for asylum seekers in Zagreb, offering children a safe space to stay.

Education
A teacher supports refugee students in Athens, Greece
Education
Advocacy
A JRS Romania teacher explains grammar to a refugee girl.
Advocacy
Psychosocial Support
JRS Portugal psychosocial support programme
Psychosocial Support

See our work

Migrants and refugees wait to continue their train journey to western Europe at a refugee transit camp in Slavonski Brod, Croatia.
Migrants and refugees wait to continue their train journey to western Europe at a refugee transit camp in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. (Darrin Zammit Lupi/Jesuit Refugee Service)
Migrants run in the rain to make their way to a tent where aid is distributed as migrants and refugees wait to continue their train journey to western Europe at a refugee transit camp in Slavonski Brod, Croatia.
Migrants run in the rain to make their way to a tent where aid is distributed as migrants and refugees wait to continue their train journey to western Europe at a refugee transit camp in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. (Darrin Zammit Lupi/Jesuit Refugee Service)

Contact

JRS Croatia Country Director

Dražen Klarić

info@jrs.hr

Project locations:

Zagreb, Ježevo

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