FONDAZIONE MAGIS ETS
Fondazione MAGIS ETS is a missionary work of the Euro-Mediterranean Province of the Society of Jesus.
It supports the missionary and international cooperation activities of Jesuits and lay people in the Global
South, in the following areas: Health, Education, Culture, Fundamental Rights and Peace.
It is a Non-Governmental Organisation and a Third Sector Organisation (E.T.S.).
It coordinates, as lead organisation, in partnership with The Trustees of Society of Jesus in Sri Lanka and
the Loyola Campus, the Project “Paths and practices of education, dialogue and reconciliation in Sri
Lanka – EDIRI – AID 12970/01/7” co-funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS).
The two-year project (May 2024 – May 2026) aims to support Christian communities, through
responding to basic needs, protecting rights, and promoting socio-economic inclusion, reconciliation
and interfaith dialogue, as well as full access to quality higher education to young people in situations
of vulnerability and discrimination.
It includes the enhancement of the teaching activities of the eight Loyola Campus Centres (Mannar,
Vavuniya, Trincomalee, Hatton, Batticaloa, Mullaithivu, Wellavay and Boragas) – incorporating the
themes of dialogue, peacebuilding and reconciliation in Sri Lanka -, and the support for the Tulana
Cultural Center/Library in Kelaniya for the development of interreligious dialogue.
It involves the organization and planning of Loyola Campus academic courses; higher level academic
training courses for local youth, training meetings (refresher and orientation) of Loyola Campus
professors, interfaith roundtables and workshops on social issues, youth exchange meetings on
interreligious dialogue, interfaith art and music festivals.
The following courses are activated and organized within the framework of the project:
• Learning Facilitator
• Creighton Teacher training
• E-educational Tools and Leadership
• Creative writing and web designing
• Inter-religious Cooperation for Peace
• Peace Leader Professional
• Eco-tourism
• Global English Language
• Computer Application Assistant
• IELTS coaching (British Council)