Distributing packages of food, clothes and basic necessities. Back to School campaigns.
One of the many social problems faced by refugees – when parents cannot work and children cannot go to school – is boredom. To help curb this problem for Iraqi refugees who have been in this situation in Amman for a year, STEPS launched a mini version of what is Read more…
This summer two students from Talbieh Camp graduated from their two-year vocational training courses, which were made possible by a private donor who sponsored their daily expenses. Vocational training courses average from 6 to 24 months depending on the profession, after which the student is able to be a financial Read more…
STEPS would like to thank the management and staff of Sbarro Italian Restaurant in Mecca Mall for their generous donation. One hundred and fifty meals were distributed to needy families in the Mahatta area on Sunday in time for the breaking of the fast. (No photos of the beneficiaries are Read more…
After sorting and packing donated clothes and household items, we delivered them to a kindergarten in Baqa’a refugee camp, along with much needed milk powder and baby diapers. Funds were also given for adult diapers for disabled persons. Then we had the chance to visit the UNRWA Disability Center and Read more…
This morning STEPS visited 10 families of Syrian refugees and distributed food bags worth about $20. Some of these families have lived here for a year or more and are paying monthly rent for sub-standard apartments full of humidity or safety hazards. Their income is limited to shopping coupons from Read more…
We would like to thank our generous donors for sponsoring large packages of food and gifts for families in need this Christmas. Over 120 families were reached, some of whom were facing their first Christmas here, after fleeing from their hometowns in Iraq due to ISIS. We were so thankful Read more…
STEPS distributed toys and clothes for babies and children to a center in Baqa’a Camp, some of which had been collected by children in Jordan and Canada. We’d like to thank Zaid (9 yr) and Farah (8 yr) in Amman who made sure to save the toys they had outgrown Read more…
Together with members of the management of the Dead Sea Spa Hotel, STEPS distributed 100 boxes of delicious freshly baked ma’moul cookies to poor families on the occasion of Eid al Adha. The distribution took place at the Disability Center in Baqa’a refugee camp and in the village of Sakeb Read more…
One of the wounded patients from Gaza receiving treatment at the King Hussein Medical Center in Amman is 9 year old Shahed who has been blind from birth. We thank the concerned donors who helped us to provide Shahed with a Braille reader, tablet and pen, and with children’s stories Read more…
With the help of a teacher from the UNRWA Disability Center, six families in need were selected in Baqa’a Palestinian refugee camp to each receive a box of food supplies. Two of the families were visited in their own homes where it was really clear to see how little they Read more…