Inspired by Finland’s attention to safety and to assist new mommies and babies, we have decided to create boxes to prepare new mothers for their newborn’s first year of life. These kits will include everything from clothing to bathing supplies. We hope to have these boxes filled and distributed by fall to Al-Zaatari Camp’s new Delivery Center. We are aiming to ship these...
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In Pictures: Arriving at Zaatari Refugee Camp
With more than 120,000 people, Zaatari is the biggest camp for Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war. By Gregory Beals More than 113,000 people have perished since fighting began in Syria two and a half years ago, including 11,420 children. As the death toll continues to mount, an increasing number of Syrians have fled their...
Papers to get approval to get into Zaatari
These are the forms we needed to get into the Zaatari camps. They had to go through 7 levels of approval before we could get in.
Jordan’s Refugee Camp Situation
The entrance to Zaatari is full of people for and security reasons you need to get permission from 7 different agencies to get in. The refugees that are in Zaatari are mostly without paperwork when they came to Jordan. The only way that they are abale to get out is thru a Jordanian or a Syrian that will...