Our partnership with World Relief

Over 65.6 million people have been forced to flee their homes, communities, and the worlds they know. Nearly a third of these people are formally classified by the United Nations as refugees, more than half are under the age of 18. The Middle East has been particularly strained by the crisis, as over 17 million displaced people have fled from their homelands to neighboring countries in the Middle East and North Africa. 

In response, our partnership of World Relief has helped support their Family Strengthening Project, a holistic approach to serving vulnerable Syrian refugees in Jordan that ensures all members of the family have access to support. This model sees individuals within the context of their family and home environments, which play a significant role in people’s psychosocial, educational, and spiritual development. By targeting every member of refugee families through their programs, World Relief desires to see vulnerable refugee families healed, safe, and thriving. The variety of programs offered under the Family Strengthening project allows families to receive support and help as individuals, while also strengthening the family as a unit. These programs include Mothers Groups, where women receive psychosocial support and begin to heal from the trauma they have experienced, Child Friendly Spaces, which are safe spaces where kids can come, play, and learn in a safe environment, a children’s Arabic and English literacy program to provide learning support to children who are struggling to keep up in school, and Literacy Support for adults who are illiterate or lack the pathways to support their children’s learning. Our partner World Relief strategically places itself at the points where refugee families most need help. When families are forced to flee their homes, they work with local partners to provide essential supplies, nutrition and hygiene programs for mothers, safe spaces for children and psychosocial counseling for victims of violence.