Reclaim Childhood

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

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

Organization

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
  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. 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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