Jordan
In our Community Health Project in Jordan, we are seeing lives transformed through health screening and education. We work in partnership with local organizations, medical professionals, and medical students to offer community health screening and health education for beneficiaries who are poor and marginalized.
Last year we restarted a women’s exercise and health discussion group which had been forced to close a few years ago. We worked hard to write material that was simpler, more engaging and practical, based on our first experience. The women really enjoyed it, and we ran it a second time, with some new members.
We are now running it for the third time, with the same group of women, because we saw trust beginning to build between them. In the group, there are Iraqi, Syrian, Palestinian, Gazan, Turkmen, Jordanian, and Egyptian women. One week they started spontaneously sharing about their mutual experiences of being outsiders and refugees in this country.
We rarely, rarely see women listen to each other. Usually, one person’s story is a chance for another woman to ‘one-up’ them with her story, or to offer a lot of unsolicited advice, but on this occasion, they just listened and empathised and cried with each other.
It’s very exciting to see us getting somewhere in our dream of women building trust to dream together and catch the vision for change and cheer each other on in their capacity to bring change.
Nutritional Diversity: From Farm to Table
There must be zucchini, eggplant, cauliflower, corn, cabbage, and peppers.
Shoulder to Shoulder
“Before,” shares Hamza, “my relationships were limited. Now, in the project, my relationships grow and grow.”
Change Impacts Relationships and Community
This man speaks of the dynamic relational and inner life that develops when participants move through Keystone’s 3-to-6-month training.
Sing Hello
“Fahid, it is your turn to sing!” Our volunteers encourage and then, with a little bit of prompting, Fahid begins to sing for us.
Trading Shame for Acceptance
So these women continue on, persevering on behalf of the children and their community, sharing a love and passion that grows warmer with time and over many more cups of hot tea.
Farming in the Jordan Valley
The biggest challenges facing agriculture today are climate change, soil degradation or excessive salinity in the soil, water scarcity, pests and diseases, and the need to ensure food security for a growing population.
Young Farmers, New Possibilities
Our Agricultural Cooperation for Development (AC4D) project in Jordan, is working within communities to support farmers with cost-effective technologies to aid in the management of the most pressing issues in the smallholder agriculture in the Middle East.
Nurturing a Talent
Every child who comes to the Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) center in Jordan brings their own unique gifts, personality, and life to our work. As much as we want to grow their potential in areas where they experience challenges,
Innovation and creativity are key!
Innovation and creative marketing are a key (and necessary) component of young farmers in Jordan
A Flower and a Dinar
Ahmed holds dear the opportunity he has to illustrate to the participants their worth in the eyes of their Creator.
Stronger Men, Stronger Families
The Keystone Project consists of an initial 3-month long project cycle, in which a group of 15-25 male participants meet 2 times per week for 1.5-hour sessions.
A Reason to Stay
Miriam came to our refugee medical clinic with a list of physical complaints—but as she sat down, it all came out at once.
“My children won’t eat.
Community Health Advocates’ Training
Izzy was one of seven young women who completed our 6 month CHA pilot program. We selected women who had few opportunities in life. Some hadn’t finished school.
Surgery For Sarah
The kidney surgery was life saving for Sarah! She is now an active and smiley 1 year old, adored by her older siblings.