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Reclaim Childhood

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Reclaim Childhood
Formation2008
TypeNon-profit
HeadquartersAmman, Jordan
Co-founder
Anouk Dey
Co-founder
Katherine Krieg
Award(s)Nansen Refugee Award (2018, Middle East finalist)

Reclaim Childhood is a Jordanian organisation that supports refugee girls. It was the Nansen Refugee Award finalist for the Middle East region in 2018.

Organization

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The organisation was founded by Anouk Dey and Katherine Krieg in the summer of 2008, initially focussing on helping Iraqi refugee girls.[1] The headquarters are in Amman.[2]

Reclaim Childhood operates in Amman and Zarqa and as of 2018, provided support to around 500 refugee and Jordanian girls aged between 8 and 18 years old.[3] Services provided include after-school activities, including sports and dance classes.[3][4] The girls who are refugees come from Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen.[5] Reclaim Childhood employee refugees as staff.[3]

Reclaim Childhood was the Nansen Refugee Award finalist for the Middle East region in 2018.[6]

References

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  1. ^ 2020 Projects for Peace - The Vision of Katheryn W. Davis, 2020, Middlebury College
  2. ^ Hanold, M. (2018). Women in Sports: A Reference Handbook. United States: ABC-CLIO. p281
  3. ^ a b c Dunmore, Charlie; Hariri, Houssam (10 September 2018). "Nansen Award finalist gives girls in Jordan a sporting chance". UNHCR. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  4. ^ "Syrian refugee girls in Jordan receive squash training". Syrian refugee girls in Jordan receive squash training. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  5. ^ Bravo, Maria (25 Sep 2018). "UNHCR ehrt Projekte in der Flüchtlingshilfe | DW | 25.09.2018". DW (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  6. ^ Ana V. Ibáñez Prieto (2018-10-15). "Reclaim Childhood sports NGO finalist in UNHCR award". Jordan Times. Retrieved 2022-09-07.


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