Your contributions in action, from a safe distance!
Dear TSF Community,
We hope that you are all staying healthy and safe during these unprecedented times. Since our last email, we’ve been continuing to adapt our programs and deliver both education programming and humanitarian aid to the families we serve, from a distance.
Read on for our latest updates from Jordan!
Humanitarian Aid Distributions
Since the lockdown began, 90% of the families we serve have lost their income and many are facing food shortages. To help alleviate pressure, and thanks to your generosity, we increased our food distribution program to provide bi-monthly aid to 150 families. This includes staples like rice, oil, flour, and sugar, with protein like fresh chicken or lamb. Thank you to everyone who has donated to this program. Your contributions are making a huge difference!
Stay involved with our Covid-19 Response initiative and donate a $30 food box:
Distance Learning Activities
Just because our physical center is closed doesn’t mean that the learning has stopped! Our team adapted quickly to the new reality, using WhatsApp to communicate with students and provide daily and weekly assignments and activities. Our WhatsApp “groups” are the place to be these days as students share videos, photos, and stories of their at-home activities!
Below are a few examples of at-home activities, including essays in English about how students are spending their time:
We are proud that we’ve been able to keep our team together and continue providing critical education opportunities so our students don’t fall behind.
Help us keep our program going strong! Consider setting up a monthly donation to support The Azraq Center!
Sign Language with Sa’ad
You may remember one of our students, Sa’ad, who is deaf. Last year, we were fortunate to be able to enroll Sa’ad in a Sign Language class at the Azraq Refugee Camp, a 30 minute drive away. This was an amazing opportunity because Sa’ad was never taught to speak, read, or write and he had no real means to communicate. Since the lockdown began, Sa’ad had to stop his visits to the class, but we’ve kept the learning going! With his one-on-one teacher, Amira, Sa’ad continues to learn new words in Sign Language, and work on his reading and writing skills!
Watch the video below to see his amazing progress!
Eid Mubarak!
Lastly, as we wrap up the final days of Ramadan and head into Eid al-Fitr, we want to wish all of you, whether you are celebrating or not, a happy and healthy holiday! We appreciate your continued support as we respond to the pressing needs of our community. Everything we do is thanks to your generosity - thank you so much!
Warmly,
The Syria Fund team