The following items were distributed this month: – 3,540 meals, collected from 5-star hotel excess food by Family Kitchen volunteers. From one wedding only, where the groom and bride had made a specific request for the hotel not to throw out any of the leftover food from the party, 140 poor people were able to benefit from this high quality food. – 79 food packages. A food package (20 kg) contains basics such as rice, Read more…
There were two FUNDAYS for groups of children from Baqa’a refugee camp this month. Both trips were lots of fun, starting with learning how to play bowling, then bumper cars and rides at the playground, lunch at the café, and finally a basic optical test for early detection of potential eye problems. THANK YOU to Istiklal Bowling, La Lataccino café, Digital City playground, Optikos Shami and volunteers for your tremendous support towards these regular FUNDAYS Read more…
Follow-up visits were made this month to two libraries, one in Sal (Irbid) and one in Smakiyah (Karak) to check on their conditions and encourage book reading. These libraries, set up in recent years with the help of different sponsors, not only offer quality reading materials for children, but also provide a place for them to gather for group activities. STEPS is seeking sponsorship to establish children’s libraries in other remote areas of Jordan who Read more…
What a busy, busy month of Ramadan! Every day, Family Kitchen volunteers were on the job, collecting and distributing excess food from hotels, restaurants and bakeries and together they reached an astonishing 32,000 meals!! Much of the food came from 5-star establishments and was delivered to needy people in places such as Madaba, Jabal Nuzha, Al Manara, Schneller Camp, Hay Nazzal and Mubes. Many thanks to the amazing hard-working volunteers and to the following businesses: Read more…
Muatasem is a Tamkeen recipient who has been studying Mechanical Engineering at Balqa University. Here he is, displaying his graduation project. Mohammed, also a Tamkeen recipient, studied Computer Engineering at the Hashemite University. His energy-saving project proposal received first place in the Graduation Projects Competition. Here he is, receving his award from the Minister of Public Works and Housing, H.E. Eng. Yahya Al Kasbi. Tamkeen (‘Empowerment’) is a fund set up by a local businessman Read more…