Since 2020, JELA and the UNHCR Representation in Japan (UNHCR Japan) have jointly offered the Refugee Vocational Education Program (RVEP), a vocational school study support (scholarship) program for people living in Japan with refugee backgrounds. This year, the Wesley Foundation has newly joined RVEP, and on March 30, JELA, UNHCR Japan, and the Wesley Foundation […]
JELA, UNHCR and Wesley Foundation sign agreement on Refugee Vocational Education Program (RVEP)
JELA Scholarship Student Zimik Tamreichan Enrolls at ARI
JELA offers a scholarship to one student each year to attend the Asian Rural Institute (ARI) as part of the Institute’s service training program. ARI is a boarding school for organic farmers and rural leaders in developing countries. This year, Zimik Tamreichan from India was chosen as a JELA scholarship recipient. On Saturday, April 15, […]
JELA – Asian Rural Institute: 15 Year Mission Partnership
JELA’s mission partnership with the Asian Rural Institute (ARI) in Tochigi began 15 years ago in 2003 when our foundation provided an educational scholarship to a young person from Indonesia to participate in the 9-month servant leadership program. Since the start of this successful mission partnership, JELA has provided scholarship support to 19 ARI students […]