Iraqi Refugees

Yesterday, we talked to Jenin Jaradat. She has worked with Iraqi refugees in Jordan for a number of years. She is a Kuwaiti who was forced to flee from her life in Kuwait during the war with Iraq. I was very moved that she has now dedicated her life to helping refugees, Iraqi refugees as a way of giving back to the community. Jenin told us that among her numerous experiences one of them was as a community service officer with the UNHCR.She is now an independent consultant who not only has good local knowledge of the Middle East as well as years of experience with Aid organizationslike Save the Children and UNICEF. She is sensitive to both the culture of the Middle East and the West and works seemlessly between them. Jenin has a good head for organization and management. She applies modern project management principles that uphold accountability and ensures the integrity of the projects that she works with. She has had years of experience assesing risk management as well as money management. Risk management is especially important because small tasks can end up being very expensive and time consuming.

How you can Help!

Jenin said that funds are begining to run low andf will finish in 2009 as most aid organizations are beginning to pull out and hand over their operations to local aid organizations. Many of UNHCRS programs are being stopped. She mentioned that there is an important music therapy program being sun by the Noor Al Hussein Foundation that needs fuding in order to continue. For more information please contact Charlie Wiles! She also mentioned good psycho-social programs being run by Terre du somme(?) and the IMC. This amy be a good place for an internship? I am not sure if this is possible or just an assumption? Jenin will have to be contacted about this. I will email her and ask her what programs need volunteers!