Reclaim Childhood is a Jordanian organisation that supports refugee girls. It was the

Nansen Refugee Award The Nansen Refugee Award is a medal issued annually by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to an individual, group, or organization in recognition of outstanding service to the cause of refugees, displaced, or stateless pe ...

finalist for the Middle East region in 2018.

Organization

The organisation was founded by Anouk Dey and Katherine Krieg in the summer of 2008, initially focussing on helping Iraqi refugee girls. The headquarters are in Amman. Reclaim Childhood operates in

Amman Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...

and

Zarqa Zarqa () is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue (city)". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in 2015, and is the second most populous city in Jordan after Amman. History Although the area has been inhab ...

and as of 2018, provided support to around 500 refugee and Jordanian girls aged between 8 and 18 years old. Services provided include after-school activities, including sports and dance classes. The girls who are refugees come from Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen. Reclaim Childhood employee refugees as staff. Reclaim Childhood was the Nansen Refugee Award finalist for the Middle East region in 2018.

References

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External links

Official website
Refugee aid organizations 2008 establishments in Jordan Organizations established in 2008