Blog: The Middle East

Refugees in Lebanon

I was working in the office today when Abila* came suddenly from her class to see me. She was holding a small gift. She gave it to me and said, "I love you." I cried when I opened the bag and found a small white paper with a simple letter and some hearts. 

Goat Loan Programme, Jordan

In Mufaradat Village, Kassim's* son had an accident and was burnt. He had to stay in the hospital for two days. They didn’t have the needed cash to cover the payment and the medicine. Kassim didn’t have anyone around to help her. 

Refugees in Jordan

Refugees in Iraq

Holy Land Garden

Refugees in Lebanon

In the Middle East, we are painfully used to emergency situations and lockdown due to political, economic, and war issues. 
 

Goat Loan Programme, Jordan

Our hosting families are waiting for the pregnant goats to give birth, as this is the season for this to occur. The plan is to expand two months after the goats give birth in order to benefit new hosting families.
 

House of Ruth, Jordan

Clinic 

As a result of the lockdown in Jordan, Dr. Ammar has not been able to work in the clinic and see people who have been visiting the clinic periodically.

Holy Land Garden

After making sure that we had no other option than to move the greenhouse, we engaged some volunteers to disassemble it and set it aside for now. We are planning to erect a smaller greenhouse and experiment with shade cloth during the hottest time of the year. This will help us better understand how to proceed in the future as we expand our agriculture and try to be agriculturally active throughout the entire year in the Holy Land Garden project.  

Refugees in Lebanon

The whole world is facing the worst crisis since WWII. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is also hitting Lebanon in the midst of our political and financial upheaval. TFF was and is still facing a hard time to withdraw money from our bank account.