HUMANITY, CARE, AND DIGNITY FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN: ARABIC LITERACY PROJECT IN JORDAN

Al-Zarqa, Jordan is a city industrious in its working style and modest in culture. The city houses approximately nine million refugees for whom the hope of resettlement has become a remote possibility. The refugee encampments are grindingly poor where daily survival is a struggle.

From the high rate of unemployment to an unclean and unsafe environment, the lives of refugees are even more vulnerable. The streets are flooded with sewage every time it rains and clean clothes are often stolen from clotheslines when hung to dry. The refugees have limited pursuits for small incomes with very few job opportunities, leaving a narrow scope towards building a decent life. There are also issues of extremist groups which citizens face on a daily basis.

Of the nine million refugees in the city, 60% are children. These children have access to school but many are still unable to read or write in their local language due to poor facilities. Classrooms in the public schools have as many as 60 students, which makes learning and individualized attention difficult. The drop-out rate from these schools is also high. Many graduate still unable to read and write at the appropriate level.

Besides these and other issues, funds can often be diverted and misused by the mediating people between the donors and the targeted population of children. Thus, the role of non-governmental organizations such as WFWP is even more important to ensure that resources are put to use for those actually in need.

HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE

The hope for providing these children with a bright future has come through the “Arabic Literacy Program for Children” for students ages 8 to 15. Creating a cycle of hope through better opportunities is needed immediately to help the refugee children in Zarqa.

Students in the program learn how to read and write, which is essential for creating a more sustainable future of happiness and success. WFWP Jordan is running literacy classes at the WFWP and Community Development Centers (CDC) located in the refugee camps. The project aims to improve the levels of literacy among the children, and also to instill values in them which can help them overcome the psychological damage that comes from being uprooted from their homes and having to live in unstable situations in the camps.

Now in the project’s second year, WFWP Jordan hopes to continue restoring the future of their children through a carefully designed program. At each center of WFWP and CDC, 30 students have been taken in who are taught a curriculum tailored to their learning capabilities. The program lasts a year long with a summer break in between.

Unfortunately, this great venture is facing financial difficulties. In order to continue their work of educating these children, they need your help!

Please donate today so that WFWP is able to pay its teachers, recruit volunteers, and assemble educational materials necessary for creating a safe and loving learning environment. The transformation in the children as they are able to improve their academic abilities while also being emotionally and morally supported is invaluable.

Help us set new standards of humanity, care, and dignity for these children.

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