Community Health
Children, mothers, and families are exposed to various circumstances and pressures that negatively affect their psychological and physical wellbeing. This is largely due to the lack of awareness around major and chronic diseases and the lack of basic and necessary medical care services. Improving the health of children and their families and encouraging them to practice healthy and positive habits is one of our most important strategic goals that we continuously aspire to achieve, especially in Syrian refugee camps.
Physical health
- Community Health Program
The Community Health Care Services program holds a wide range of awareness workshops to raise health awareness among residents of The Zaatari Syrian refugee camp on major health issues and chronic and common diseases. Through our home visits, thousands of health conditions that require health and medical care, medicines, and treatments, are identified and then transferred to receive the necessary services and care. And to ensure a healthy and positive life for individuals, follow-ups are made on a permanent and continuous basis.
With the Covid-19 pandemic starting at the beginning of 2020, the organization worked diligently to ensure that refugees in the Zaatari camp were registered on the Covid-19 vaccination platform of the Jordanian Ministry of Health. In addition, it made sure to know the types of vaccines provided, follow all procedures closely, as well as monitor any side effects that may arise after receiving the vaccine.
Partners and supporters: UNHCR
Implementation years: 2018-2022
- Promoting Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding provides children with all the nutrients and fluids they need until the age of six months, protects them from a range of infectious diseases and health problems, and contributes to their growth and mental development. Breastfeeding also has significant health benefits for breastfeeding mothers, and therefore the organization has dedicated its efforts to raise awareness around the importance of breastfeeding, as well as provide guidance to pregnant women through the "Promoting Breastfeeding" program. Through managing 17 breastfeeding centers for infants and young children and a range of facilities in camps, Amman and southern governorates, the organization was able to provide mothers with a healthy and safe environment to exercise their natural right to breastfeed.
The organization has also held a series of awareness workshops to strengthen both its efforts and that of related national programs. These workshops targeted Ministry of Health nurses, dietitians, and community health professionals, so that they can contribute to raising awareness among pregnant and nursing women and provide advice and guidance to them.
Partners and supporters:UNICEF
Implementation years:2012-2017
Mental health and Psychosocial Support
- Mind Power
Adolescents and youth in marginalized communities are exposed to many pressures and risks, such as dropping out of school, unemployment and violence, that adversely affect their quality of life and emotional and psychological wellbeing. The “Mind Power" project targets high risk youth between the ages of 18 and 29 across 60 Jordanian communities. The program addresses their wellbeing and mental health and provides them with the necessary psychosocial support to enable them to be healthy, productive and active members of the society. However, the program’s objective is not only to improve the emotional abilities of young people, but also to build a generation armed with the knowledge and skills to support others.
To achieve the best results, the program is implemented in three key areas: developing an easily accessible psychological and social tool online, developing and implementing a training course for trainers focused on mental and social health, and supporting and mentoring young trainers during peer training.
Partners and supporters:USAID, Global Communities Foundation
Implementation years: 2021-2022
- Strengthening the Mental Health System and Psychosocial Support for Jordanian Children and Refugees
As mental health is as important as physical health, and as part of its efforts to promote community intervention for mental health and psychosocial support for children, adolescents and refugees, Save the Children Jordan is implementing this program to provide a range of “mental health first aid training for children”. These trainings will be given to group of staff from the ministry of health and ministry of education, who in turn will train other staff members throughout the kingdom.
With the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and to ensure the continuity of the program and promote mental health in the targeted group, part of the program model was designed to consider the impact and unique context of the pandemic in Jordan to enable the concerned experts to hold intensive online sessions.
Partners and supporters:Japan Agency for International Cooperation, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Save the Children Japan
Implementation years: 2020-2022
