Jordan

Thousands of Syrians have fled to Jordan due to events in neighboring Syria afflicted by civil war since 2013. The Jordanian economy is exhausted by large numbers of refugees and the problem becomes unbearable for this country. Caritas Czech Republic therefore supported the provision of humanitarian assistance in the form of vouchers for food and clothing or in the form of allowances to rent shelters.

Since 2014 Caritas Czech Republic helped Syrian refugees established in Jordan and the Jordanian domestic population to cope with the effects of the Syrian crisis and to contribute to a peaceful and democratic transformation of Syria after the conflict ended.

Information about activities in Jordan in 2015 (both in English and Czech) here.

December 5, 2014 Jordan

There are tragedies being spoken about and tragedies being lived through

Since the new year  Caritas Czech Republic has supported the maintance of five mobile clinics in Syria, where doctors and nurses treat or provide help to more than 1 000 patients. Nearly two thousand Syrian refugees now living in Jordan signed up an educational series being held by Charity Jordan in cooperation with Caritas CR. These are just two examples of the current urgent need of help of Caritas CR in the Middle East.

August 28, 2014 Jordan

Caritas also joined to help Jordanian and Syrian people

Amman: The European Union released 1.2 million Jordanian Dinars (approx. 37.9 mil CZK) to support Jordanians who suffers from the current crises in the region and Syrian people who found refuge from the war in their homeland. Caritas Czech Republic has also joined this project.

May 23, 2014 Jordan

Syrian refugees in Jordan

The Syrian crisis has caused the largest refugee wave of modern times. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Syrian refugees will soon surpass Afghan refugees to become the largest refugee population in the world. Many have found refuge in places like Jordan.

May 13, 2014 Jordan

Shattered Syrian families wait in Jordan

There are over half a million Syrian refugees who have fled the war to Jordan. Caritas Jordan has helped over 217,000 people, providing €20 million worth of aid including shelter, healthcare, education and counseling. Caritas Switzerland’s Monica Matarazzo and Dana Shahin of Caritas Jordan spoke with two families that Caritas supports. Read more on caritas.org.