Jordan

8 April 2013

Cash programme launched in Jordan to support Syrian families

Mohammed and his six children have recently arrived to Ajloun governorate 76km northwest of Amman, Jordan. The 33-year-old Syrian escaped the harsh winter in Zaatari camp which his children couldn’t bear. We meet Mohammed on a Wednesday morning at the Jordan National Red Crescent branch in Ajloun. A small crowd of refugees has gathered...
Jordan refugees - Noura Al Momni, a social worker at the Jordan National Red Crescent Society
21 September 2012

Jordan refugees - Noura Al Momni, a social worker at the Jordan National Red Crescent Society

Raefah Makki in Beirut Noura Al Momni is a social worker at the Jordan National Red Crescent Society psycho-social programme in Amman. This project is run in partnersh...
Refugees in Jordan- Nadia, 43
21 September 2012

Refugees in Jordan- Nadia, 43

Raefah Makki in Beirut Nadia has come to the Ajloun branch of the Jordan National Red Crescent Society with her 16 year old daughter Waad, and her twin sons Ali and Om...
Refugees in Jordan - Abou Abdo
21 September 2012

Refugees in Jordan - Abou Abdo

Abu Abdo has been here in Ajloun with his family for three months. He lives in this apartment with his son-in-law, his son, and their families. His grandson was born t...
A multinational approach to refugees in Jordan and Lebanon shows the strength of working together
21 September 2012

A multinational approach to refugees in Jordan and Lebanon shows the strength of working together

By Raefah Makki in Beirut In the wake of violence in Syria, thousands of refugees have crossed the borders into neighbouring Jordan and Lebanon. For many, a National...
5 December 2003

Jordanian elected chairman of Standing Commission

The newly elected Chairman of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Dr.
Jordan Red Crescent spearheads road safety campaign
6 October 2003

Jordan Red Crescent spearheads road safety campaign

Every street in the Jordanian capital Amman, and elsewhere in the country, on which there is a school is now adorned with speed bumps in both directions.
Leaving Iraq empty-handed
3 June 2003

Leaving Iraq empty-handed

A volley of bullets hammered in the night.
A smile to forget the destruction
17 April 2003

A smile to forget the destruction

Ahmed has a dream and his dream is round - like a ball.
History repeats itself for Jordan volunteer
15 April 2003

History repeats itself for Jordan volunteer

For weeks, the same images of war have been seen on television screens in Jordan - tanks rolling through Iraqi cities, buildings on fire, houses reduced to ruins, ...
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