She loves participating in the IRC and Sesame Workshop program 'Ahlan Simsim,' where she paints, draws, listens to stories and learns in a playful way together with other children her age. Expanding our reach, we will partner with local organizations to help in rural areas through our mobile services.įour-year-old Rasha fled from Raqqa, Syria to Jordan three years ago, after ISIS took control of their hometown. The IRC plans to broaden the scope of our protection services by providing legal advice and information to Syrians and Jordanians in need and ensuring the inclusion of men and boys. The IRC is a leading provider of women’s protection and empowerment programs in Jordan we will continue to ensure that women and girls are equally safe from harm as men and boys where they live, learn and work. People should be safe in their homes and communities, and receive support when they experience harm. We are also committed to transforming harmful gender norms and reducing inequalities that impede women’s and girls’ health. The IRC will work to ensure people are protected from and treated for the physical and mental consequences of violence. Mental health is a significant issue in Jordan, particularly among Syrian refugees. Responding to a global research gap, the IRC is studying how our health approach and services in Jordan impact remote refugee populations. As the largest provider of health care for refugees in Jordan living outside refugee camps, the IRC will continue to prevent and treat communicable and non-communicable diseases. In Jordan, the cost and legal barriers to accessing health have led to a health crisis amongst Syrian refugees living outside formal camps. People should be protected from illness and receive medical treatment when they need it. Our strategy for Jordan leading up to the year 2020 will focus on the following areas: IRC teams and partners currently reach over 120,000 people in Jordan with lifesaving support. We will also continue to help vulnerable Jordanian communities that are opening their doors to these refugees. We will continue to support Syrians who have fled their war-torn home, with a particular focus on ensuring the health and safety of women and girls. Here’s a closer look at some of the work we will be doing over the next few years to achieve our goals. We pledge to put the needs of those most affected by crisis at the forefront of our efforts and to achieve measurable improvements in health, safety, education, and economic wellbeing. The IRC’s work in Jordan is needed now more than ever as the country struggles to accommodate the influx of desperate refugees. Photo: Timea Fauszt/IRC What still needs to be done? IRC nurse Raba'a Hatamleh works at a clinic in Mafraq, Jordan for Syrian refugees. Read more about our global refugee crisis response.
In addition to assisting Syrian refugees in Jordan, we are providing relief to millions of uprooted Syrians inside their war-ravaged country in neighboring Iraq and Lebanon in Greece and Serbia and in our more than 20 resettlement offices in the United States.
helping people manage their finances and find legal employment opportunities so they can provide for their families.running health clinics and dispatching mobile medical teams to provide care for refugees and Jordanians living in poverty.running centers for women and girls that offer skills trainings, counseling and recreational activities, and cash assistance.As Jordan struggles to accommodate Syrian refugees, the IRC is focusing our efforts on the northern cities of Mafraq, Irbid and Ramtha by: With the arrival of refugees from Syria in 2012, we ramped up operations, which now include primary health care, mobile outreach, and empowerment programs for those in need. We began our work in Jordan in 2007 with refugees from Iraq. The IRC also provides support to vulnerable communities that host refugees. The IRC’s mission is to provide humanitarian assistance, medical care and other support to refugees living in extremely harsh conditions. Refugees who can’t make ends meet in Jordan often resort to desperate measures, like sending their children to work, or going back to their places of origin, even if it is not yet safe for them to return. Women and children, in particular, are at greater risks of experiencing violence, whether in our outside the home, whether in the home or out in the community.
Most refugees in Jordan are living in urban areas where they are depleting their savings to pay rent or sheltering in abandoned buildings. Photo: Timea Fauszt/IRC What are the main humanitarian challenges? More than 670,000 Syrians have fled to Jordan since the onset of the Syrian conflict.