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Social Services
The Jordan Red Crescent endeavors to alleviate
suffering by reducing vulnerability and
improving the capacity of people who live in
situations where their socio-economic security
and their human dignity are threatened.
To reduce vulnerability, the JRC develops and
implements responsive programmes that have an
impact on improving the lives of vulnerable
people.
Vocational Training Centre (established 1953)
The JRC runs a Vocational Training Centre which
was established when the hospital was founded to
achieve the aims of the Jordan Red Crescent in
empowering women and providing them with a
decent life.
The centre educates young girls and women from
the under-privileged sector of society on a set
of up to date skills for the clothing and IT
sectors e.g. sewing, handicrafts, embroidery,
general computer skills, to enable them to
secure employment and support their families.
Each vocational teaching period for sewing and
embroidery lasts for 11 months and is divided
into two stages: basic and advanced. The
students receive free tuition from qualified
teachers who offer them the necessary raw
materials and instruct them on how to use the
modern equipment and how to maintain it. At the
end of the teaching period the students sit
examinations.
Certified by JRC and the Ministry of Education,
the centre graduates about 400-500 trained girls
and women every year. Very often those graduates
enjoy employment priority or are placed in jobs
by word of mouth due to the excellent reputation
of the vocational centre gained over more than
fifty years.
The centre also offers courses in typing in
English and Arabic and comprehensive computer
training at nominal charge to cover the cost of
computer maintenance. It also trains instructors
for the branches.
In September 2004 the centre successfully
piloted a Hairdressing and Skin Care Course
after equipping a beauty Salon with the support
of the Australian Embassy. Each four-month
course has the capacity to train forty girls.
The girls who complete these courses and pass
the final exam are given diplomas certified by
the Jordan Red Crescent and the Ministry of
Education.
The Centre is financed by proceeds from the Red
Crescent hospital and donations from sister
societies and local benefactors (companies).
Orphans Assistance Programme
Jointly with the UAE Red Crescent the JRC is
implementing an orphans assistance programme
that covers the whole Kingdom of Jordan.
Since May 2004, the JRC has taken the
responsibility for distributing financial
assistance to around 1,200 orphans. Money to
support the orphans is sent by benefactors in
the U.A.E.
The JRC also carries out case- studies, field
visits and assessments to provide the UAE Red
Crescent with information concerning the well
being of those orphans covered by the programme.
New cases applying for assistance are
investigated and if they meet the criteria their
details are forwarded to UAE Red Crescent.
Top Nurseries and Kindergarten
JRC branches in Ajloun, Madaba and Aqaba run a
nursery and 2 Kindergartens respectively on a
cost recovery basis. These services take in
around 150 children on an annual basis thus
offering a low cost service to working mothers.
This is in line with the aims of the Jordan Red
Crescent to empower women to enable them to
provide themselves with a better life.
Community Development Centre
The JRC supports a Community Development Centre
in the under-privileged area of Sweileh in
Amman. This was established by the University of
Jordan in co-operation with McGill University -
Canada. It is a community based university
linked organisation run by volunteers. It aims
to reduce inequality by promoting the
entitlements of marginalized and disadvantaged
groups and assists them in finding solutions to
their collective problems.
The concept behind the project is to transfer
ownership of the Centre to the community.
Therefore in addition to the social workers and
employees the Centre relies on the commitment of
a number of volunteers from the area. The
social, medical and educational programmes aim
at reaching all sections of society including
under privileged orphans, youth, elderly, women
and dysfunctional families.
Some of the centers major services includes:
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Literacy programme; where two levels are
taught daily by a certified teacher in the
Arabic Language.
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Legal affairs and human rights; to inform
women and children of their rights.
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Single mothers programme; to provide them
with support and encouragement, and to meet
their psychosocial and advocacy needs in a safe
environment.
Other Social Activities
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Food and clothes donated to the JRC are
distributed to needy families through our
headquarters and branches.
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The Student Branch also provides in-kind
donations and material assistance (school
materials, food, Ramadan meals etc.) to needy
students, using the funds raised either through
the annual subscription fees or from other
welfare activities.
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Some branches offer vocational (sewing,
computer) and literacy classes to the local
community.
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A Refuge for elderly women is currently under
construction.
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A Community Development Centre in Aqaba
Governorate Branch provides social counselling,
and a variety of services to improve the lives
of the underprivileged community.
Prince Abdullah Orphanage
The orphanage was established in 1965 in the
Balqa Governorate branch. The orphanage takes
full responsibility for around 15 girls and
offers them educational, health, social and all
other necessary services in a home-like
atmosphere.
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