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Souriyat Across Borders – HOME - SAB

  •  A non-profit organization run by Syrian women working to improve the lives of those affected by the conflict in Syria. Their four primary objectives are:
    • Providing physical and occupational rehabilitation for the Syrian war wounded;
    •  Providing humanitarian and medical aid;
    • Providing education, training, and vocational support;
    • Empowering vulnerable refugees
  • SAB is always open to volunteers who can work on a number of different projects, including: Yoga in the rehabilitation center, office admin, photography for the website and social media, medical and physiotherapy support, and art workshops.

Under My Olive Tree - https://arab.org/directory/under-my-olive-tree/

  • Under My Olive Tree is a non-profit that promotes social activism, volunteering, the right of education, and sustainable projects in less privileged areas in Jordan. Their projects include an education program, a humanitarian cases program, a micro finance program, and volunteering. This organization focuses on Education, Health, Empowerment and Engaging the youth in volunteering opportunities. Programs include:
    1. Education Program
    2. Sustainable Projects – Micro finance
    3. Humanitarian cases
    4. Volunteering
    5. Donations drop boxes (Clothes, toys, books) to needy families and communities

Capoeira for Refugees - Capoeira4Refugees - Cultures of Resistance

  • Capoeira for Refugees is a non-profit that seeks to aid in the recovery of youth affected by conflict using Capoeira, an art form developed in 16th Century Brazil. The main objectives of Capoeira for Refugees are to increase the overall psychosocial wellbeing of young people impacted by conflict, to strengthen these communities by supporting local talented youth to become Capoeira Community Changemakers, and to create a sustainable movement that can amplify their work at the field level through developing a global capoeira platform. Delivering capoeira classes is C4R’s main activity; these consist of movement, music, play, and sports. Volunteer positions are advertised as needed on the organization’s website.

LOYAC Jordan - LOYAC – Sponsor a Student, Change a Life

  • LOYAC is a Jordanian non-profit that provides local youth, ages 16-24, with opportunities to help them grow into independent, productive, and fulfilled individuals. Their goals are:
    • Instill enabling personal and professional skills in Jordan’s youth
    • Bridge the gap between the employability of youth and the needs of the local and regional job markets.
    • Transform unharnessed energy into positive, creative drive so that youth have the tools to become agents of change in their lives and in their communities
    • Embed a sense of agency, civic-duty, and engagement in the national landscape.
    •  Enable youth to become proactive and productive citizens that contribute to the governance of the nation and its leadership in the region.
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