Orphans and Vulnerable Families
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES PALESTINE
- Start of support: 2016
- Purpose of support:Supporting the organization and its activities, as well as sponsoring 14 children in SOS Children’s Villages Palestine in the city of Bethlehem
- Category of beneficiaries:Children who have lost family care or who are at risk of losing it in Palestine
ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE FAMILIES
SOS Children’s Villages Palestine is a member association of SOS Children’s Villages International, which works in 138 countries around the world, providing loving homes and families to children who have lost their parents or are at risk of losing parental care. SOS Children’s Villages Palestine is the first SOS Children’s Village to open in the Middle East in 1966, to provide loving homes with mothers who take care of children along with their brothers and sisters in a loving family environment. It also runs a family strengthening program in cooperation with local communities, government agencies, and other organizations to help and empower marginalized and fragile families to protect their children, build their capacities, and care for them. The program provides educational supplies, health, psychological and social support, and helps establish income-generating projects for these families. SOS Children’s Villages enables children and youth integration into Palestinian society, which includes the community homes project placed outside the boundaries of SOS Children’s Villages and children reintegration into their original families with the continuous follow-up of SOS Children’s Villages’ staff.
“I love reading stories especially on Fridays when I have free time, Mama Rasha used to read for me when I go to bed so it became the most thing that makes me happy and comfortable”, Toleen,10 years old
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES JORDAN
- Start of support: 2020
- Purpose of support: Tuition fees in Jordanian schools for 15 children of the association, with the aim of improving their chances in life and supporting their integration into society
- Category of beneficiaries:Children who have lost family care or who are at risk of losing it in Jordan
ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE FAMILIES
SOS Children’s Villages Jordan is a national non-profit social development organization established in 1983, and cares for children and youth who lack parental care, in family and community houses in Amman, Irbid and Aqaba, in addition to youth houses. The Association supports youth till the age of 24 helping them reach independence.
The family-like care model provides children and youth with care, accommodation, education, skills, protection, social inclusion, food, security, physical health, social & emotional well-being, and livelihood.
The Association works in the spirit of the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and promotes these rights around the world. Central to its strategy and work are the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
“I really enjoy school, and my favorite subject is science. I hope to continue my education and achieve my dreams in the future. Your support helps us focus on our studies and build a better future.” Aya, 12 years
GIVE PALESTINE ASSOCIATION
- Start of support: 2018
- Purpose of support: Supporting the association’s work in the Gaza Strip – humanitarian support including running costs for the Rajaa refugee camp, and solar power for the water pump and electricity in the refugee camp.
- Category of beneficiaries: Orphans, vulnerable families, and the marginalized in the Gaza Strip
ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE FAMILIES
The Give Palestine Association is a national, independent, and non-profit humanitarian organization that was founded in the city of Ramallah in 2010 and is a continuation of the Gaza Volunteer Efforts for Quick Aid (Give Gaza) association, which was established in Gaza City in 2003. It covers all Palestinian areas in the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, and nearby West Bank villages near the Israeli separation wall. The focus is on the Gaza Strip, where it targets poor families, particularly women and their children and families. The association works in partnership with the private sector and has implemented dozens of innovative projects since its inception in many fields, including humanitarian aid, cultural empowerment for Palestinian children, psychological support, and sustainable development projects, to promote social, economic, environmental, and cultural justice in Palestine. Over the past 20 years, the association has benefited more than 1.5 million people.
INASH ALUSRA ASSOCIATION
- Start of support: 2016
- Purpose of support: Supporting the association in its work in the fields of humanitarian and development services
- Category of beneficiaries: Vulnerable and marginalized women and groups
ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE FAMILIES
Inash Al-Usra Association is a long-standing Palestinian non-profit organization established in 1965, to support family resilience, empower women and children, preserve Palestinian heritage, and provide humanitarian and development services to marginalized communities across the west bank and Gaza strip.
Through its various campaigns, including the “Ehna Snadhom” campaign, the association distributed food parcels, provided drinking water, set up tents for needly families, offered hot meals, distributed firewood, and established a water well. Additionally, through the “sponsorship of 5,000 orphans” campaign, the association secured monthly sponsorships for approximately 1,900 children within the Gaza Strip.