Address

Jabal Amman, 1st Circle, Omar Ben Al-Khatab Street Bld. (10) Amman 11181 Jordan

City

Amman

Mobile Phone

+962 777920038

Mission and Objectives

Caritas Jordan, a charitable organization within the Catholic Church, is a member of Caritas International that belongs to the Vatican with its head office in Rome. Caritas Jordan was registered in the Ministry of Social Affairs under the number (371) on 15 June 1968, published in the official newsletter and was issued on 15 August 1968 under number (2114). The first Caritas organization in the world was founded in Freiburg, Germany, in 1897. Other national Caritas organizations were established in the following years in Switzerland (1901) and the United States (Catholic Charities, 1910). Mission; Promote the integral human development of people, bringing emergency, relief aids, socio-economic empowerment, and socio-voluntary work to refugees and affected host communities’ families in Jordan. GOALS: •Combat the dehumanizing poverty in all its different types. • Improve health conditions physical and mental, and welfare for the refugees and vulnerable host communities’ families. • Promote better education access and develop the quality of education for the refugees and vulnerable host communities’ students. • Enhance sustainable development partnerships between Caritas and the state departments, private sector, civil society, non-governmental organizations, and community-based organizations. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? decent work to the refugees and the vulnerable host communities’ families. • Promote protection and self-resilience safety, dignity, and avoid harmful actions that negatively affect people of concerns, as well as, secure complaints mechanism and accountability. • Encourage youth at all ages and involving them actively in civil society and social-voluntary works and initiatives. • Provide Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Relief.