Blog: The Middle East

Refugees in Lebanon

At the start of the year, there was a new lockdown in the country which led to the closure of our educational centre. The rest of the centre was receiving more refugees than could be accommodated.

House of Ruth, Jordan

Computer Class 

This month, the students went successfully through the first phase of learning Microsoft Word. The teacher noticed that the students of this course have the ability and the eagerness to learn more, which is motivating the teacher to give and present more information about Microsoft programmes. The teacher is planning to teach Microsoft Excel next month. 

Goat Loan Programme, Jordan

One of the pregnant goats that Um Hamzah* has was poisoned and died. Um Salim*has a goat that gave birth to twin goats yesterday.

Thank you,

Rami

GHNI Assistant National Field Leader

_{*For the purpose of safety and wellbeing, “Um Hamzah” and “Um Salim” are pseudonyms for the individuals being helped by this project.} 

Vocational Training Programme, Jordan

On Feb 2nd, we held Transformational Community Development (TCD) training for a number of women from the village using a Zoom meeting due to the existence of positive COVID-19 cases. Some women had some trouble connecting online, but with the help of our IT team member, it all worked out, and the rest of the training went smoothly.
 

Refugees in Jordan

Iraqi Refugees

The past week was very cold and snowing. It was a tough week for refugees. We received many calls from Iraqi refugee families who were asking for blankets and food boxes. Our team responded immediately to their calls and requests.

Holy Land Garden

Refugees in Lebanon

January was not an active month due to the lockdown in Lebanon. The situation is very bad. Twenty-one percent of the examinations are positive. On top of that, we had a strong snow storm. The camps were affected badly. Our medical and dental clinic are both still working. 

House of Ruth, Jordan

Computer Class

The students of this course are still completing their computer lessons and their progress is good. Therefore, the teacher was encouraged to give them some intensive lessons as he noticed that they have the ability to learn faster than others. The teacher prepared a questionnaire asking the students about the lesson and the teaching method. He wanted to know the positives and negatives to improve the way they are taught.

Goat Loan Programme, Jordan

Um Salim is a Transformational Community Development (TCD) Committee member who is supervising the Goat Loan Programme of Um Hamzeh*. She is helping and following up with her. She is giving her advice and consulting out of her own experience in the project. Um Hamzeh has two goats. One is pregnant and expecting kids in the next month.

Vocational Training Programme, Jordan

A new sewing project class started in December 2020 with five Jordanian women. The women are all from the village and are really interested in improving their skills and their income.