Orphans and Vulnerable Families
TKIYET UM ALI
- Start of support: 2020
- Purpose of support: Monthly food parcels for 166 families in the governorates of southern Jordan
- Category of beneficiaries: Vulnerable families living below the food poverty line in Jordan
ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE FAMILIES
Tkiyet Um Ali was established in 2003 by Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein in memory of her late mother, Her Majesty Queen Alia. Tkiyet Um Ali is the first non-governmental organization of its kind specialized in the eradication of food poverty in Jordan. Since its establishment, Tkiyet Um Ali has never shied away from its vision towards a “hunger-free Jordan”.
Tkiyet Um Ali delivers sustainable food aid to 20,000 families living in extreme poverty in Jordan through its Sustainable Food Aid Program. Tkiyet Um Ali also implements various other programs that aim to secure people in need with their daily food such as the Wayfarer Program, Mawa’ed Al Rahman Program, and the Adahi Program. Also, throughout the year, it offers various volunteering programs that aim to preserve the dignity of beneficiary families and improve their living conditions.
“Had it not been for Tkiyet Um Ali, we would have been in a difficult situation, and my kids would have all had to leave schooling to secure something to eat.”
Um Tamam – A beneficiary of Tkiyet Um Ali’s Monthly Food Parcels (Sustainable Food Aid Program)
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES PALESTINE
- Start of support: 2016
- Purpose of support: Supporting the organization and its activities, as well as sponsoring a family of five 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.
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.
GIVE PALESTINE ASSOCIATION
- Start of support: 2018
- Purpose of support: Supporting the association’s vocational program
- 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 marginalised women and groups
ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE FAMILIES
The Society of Inash Al-Usra was founded in 1965 by a group of Palestinian women who were active in volunteerism. Samiha Khalil, a late activist, served as the organization’s leader. This group operates for altruistic purposes and does not profit from its efforts.
The Society was established to help those who had been uprooted from their homes and communities because of the 1948 “Nakba” (Arabic for “catastrophe”) and the subsequent 1967 occupation of the rest of Palestine. The group’s goal is to encourage the Palestinian people as they resist the occupation’s attempts to occupy their land and steal their heritage.
To protect the Palestinian people’s national identity, the society actively promotes and preserves Palestinian cultural artifacts while also preventing their theft and appropriation. The following steps were taken to improve the status of Palestinian women and empower them as individuals: improve their opportunities for learning and employment. Most of Inash Al-Usra College’s 255 students are men, but there are 80 women enrolled in one of the college’s many vocational programs.
A total of 130 annual scholarships are given out to deserving students; 1,320 low-income and marginalized families led by single mothers are provided for; more than 1,000 women are employed in traditional embroidery; more than 1,600 families receive seasonal humanitarian aid; 100 full-time jobs are secured, with 85% going to women. The society’s goals include assisting more people, preserving Palestinian history and culture, empowering women, and helping low-income families. It also remains committed to aiding the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom and independence.