Fuheis Center - Caritas Jordan

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Many humanitarian needs are provided
efficiently and effectively with high quality
that correspond to Caritas positive
principles and values. Solidarity and
partnership among parties are reflected in
promoting community interaction, building
capacities, raising social and health
awareness, reaching out to a healthy
environment that helps rehabilitate humans
and society.
Like any Caritas center or projects that are
spread in Jordan, Fuheis Center is working
on securing these services to all without
distinction, regardless of gender, nationality
or religion.
Caritas Jordan
Fuheis Center
The Center includes
many departments
and services:
GP Clinic
Caritas Fuheis Centre became operational in 1984, with health clinics
opening. In 2006, and due to maintenance and renovation purposes,
reassessment and revision of local communities’ needs, as well as setting
future perspectives, the Center was closed before it was reopened in 2009,
with a new vision and ideas that respond to local communities’ needs and
desired objectives, which could be achieved through establishing
partnerships with various related institutions.
Caritas Center in Fuheis began its work with an aim to provide humanitarian
assistance to needy families in Fuheis area and its surroundings. It has drawn
an ambitious future plan that is capable of rehabilitating needy humans. This
goal could be attained through creating developmental approaches that
fulfill the needs of Fuheis community and its surroundings.
(clinic checkup,
gynecology checkup, minor operations…. )
and Dental clinic (checkup, polishing,
cleaning and fluoride protection, silver and
cosmetic filings, dental surgeries, and braces
affixation, static and dynamic fixings …. )
GP clinic receives patients and
beneficiaries on Mondays- TuesdaysWednesdays- Thursdays and
Saturdays from 8:00 am to 4 :00 pm
Dental clinic receives patients and
beneficiaries on Mondays- TuesdaysWednesdays- Thursdays and
Saturdays from 8:00 am to 7 :00 pm
Physiotherapy Unit
for special needs in
cooperation with
Our Lady of Peace Center:
The Physiotherapy unit within
the Centre provides remedial
services to patients and
transfers cases that are in
need for treatment at Our
Lady of Peace- Airport Road.
There is a weekly qualified
physiotherapist services at the
Center.
Physiotherapy Unit receives
patients and beneficiaries on
Tuesdays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Primary Check-up for
School Students
Providing proper health care for
school students through doing
periodic medical examinations:
GP& Dental services in addition to
giving vaccines (according to
Ministry of health program) and
health awareness sessions to
students.
Health & Social Awareness
Providing health and social
awareness lectures to the local
community (parishes, beneficiaries
and school students).
Productive Kitchen for
agricultural products:
Complementing the role of
Caritas as a humanitarian social
organization that seeks to create
developmental community
interaction and raising capacities
of individuals, as well as
increasing their incomes through
small development projects which
are the yields of collective effort
that targets the society. The
productive kitchen was
established to do some food
products inside the Centre, such
as Jams (apricots, cherries,
strawberries, raspberries and figs
...) as well as sauces, olives and
pickles.
These products are sold and its
revenues are to support families in
need.
Project Goals:
•Train families and individuals on food
production skills.
•Build capacity of families in need and
improve productivity to be more
self-reliant.
•Provide food products with good
values and high and healthy qualities
that meet the needs of local
community.
•Introduce
local
community
to
solidarity and sharing concepts through
their
participation
in
production,
purchase or donation of some fruit
products.
Training on life skills
(individual, groups and
community).
Providing humanitarian,
educational, social and
health care through Caritas
various projects.
Caritas Center/ Fuheis
Horse Circle
Tel:009624721349
Fax:009624721286
Awareness Lectures
As one of the major projects that Caritas Jordan
keen on implementing, HIV/AIDS awareness
lectures continued to take place during July at
Caritas Jordan different centers and projects
(Hashmi, Zarqa, Huson, Fuhies, Community
Center, EVI “Extremely Vulnerable for Iraqis” and
HAJO “Humanitarian Assistance for Jordanians”)
for Iraqi beneficiaries, in addition to Jordanian
youth at many parishes distributed all over Jordan
(Salizian Nuns Convent/ Weibdeh, Cardinal
Center/ Latin North Zarqa, Holy Land Club/ Jabal
Amman, Catholic Church Hall/ North Zarqa and
Orthodox Church Hall/ Salt).
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m/f
The (21) lectures, which targeted
Iraqi beneficiaries and Jordanian youth parish,
focused on HIV/AIDS prevention methods in
addition to the important role each individual can
play in his/her community to raise awareness of
others.
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“Friends of Caritas Committees”
Third Summer Camp for Schools
Committees Convened
The Thirty Three Periodic
Gathering for “Caritas
Parishes Committees
Coordinators”
the sense of: what do we mean by
needs assessment? , why we do it and
what is “need”? Committees were
then divided to work groups; each
group writes the needs in his/ her
parish then determine who the needy
categories are according to surveyed
needs agreed upon by the
committee.
The thirty three ordinary meeting for
Caritas Parishes Committees’
Coordinators convened on Friday, June
24 , 2011 wi th a participation of 22
coordinators.
During the second part of the
gathering, coordinators were divided
to work groups as per the selection of
the former gathering committees:
“Guidance and Coordination”,
“Collecting Donations”, “Small
Projects”, “Local Needs”, in addition to
“Rules and Regulations”.
During the meeting, the theme of the
month (poor and poverty) was
discussed. Coordinators were requested
to work with their committees on
reviewing poor families’ needs in their
parishes and areas of living; training on
needs assessment in
At the end of the gathering, it was
agreed that each committee will redo
the studies for needy families from
June until end of August 2011.
In response to Caritas vision to improve local community through educating
and developing youth, the summer camp for schools “Caritas Friends”
convened with an aim to stimulate and activate students to carry out
voluntary work, as well as educating them on the existing and concerned
institutions in their society.
This year, the camp focused on leadership concepts and success skills and
how they are associated to voluntary work, under the title “leadership and
Success Skills” held during 4 - 8 July 2011 at Bishop School.
50 participants of male and female students from different schools that are
Participating in Caritas Friends” program took part in this camp. The students,
who were divided to 5 groups, participated in workshops during morning hours.
Topics tackled the following: leadership, success skills and local needs
assessment surveys, communication skills in addition to media and its role in
disseminating voluntary work concepts.
The second part of training consisted visits to social centers as each work
group was tasked with conducting surveys about one of these centers. Visits
were paid to different categories of people and social centers such as
“Princess Taghrid Institution for Arts and Handicrafts” (orphanage), “National
Society for Mentally Handicapped (Special Needs), “Dar Al Asera Al Bidaa” or
white beds (Elderly House), “Center for Abused Children in Anjara” (Abused
Children), a visit to a college that teaches information related topics, acoustic
engineering and film making and directing ( SAE Institute), in addition to a visit
to one of Caritas centers to learn from social workers about how case studies
and assessment are conducted.
The camp concluded in a visit to “Our Lady of Mountain” convent in Anjara
and a visit to the abused center, before returning at night after conducting an
evaluation with the participants and sharing them lunch.
Lecture on
Human Rights
“The Ahliyyah School for Girls”,
“Princess Taghrid for Crafts and Art Works Development”
Training Program
Volunteers Center organized a 3 - day training during 17- 19 July 2011. The
gathering brought together students from “The Ah liyyah School for Girls” and
beneficiary students from Princess Taghrid School for Crafts and Art Works
Development. The program entailed different topics that help building
self-esteems and facilitate integration in the society, as well as enhance
volunteerism and commitment concepts.
Volunteers Center on Saturday, July
23 , 2011 held a lecture on “Human
Rights, Problems, Social Phenomena,
Child and Woman’s Rights”. The
lecture was given by “Amman
Center for Human Rights Studies”
represented by Mrs. Deema
Karadsheh, Mrs Haifa Haider and
Mrs Lina Jazwari. 14 employees from
Caritas Jordan attended the
lecture.
Meanwhile, Volunteers Center arranged a special program that included many
topics such as “Peace Building Concepts”, “Success Skills” as well as voluntary
and social work concepts. Each training session comprised detailed
presentations, workshops, and topics debates, which helped enrich these
concepts among students.
The beginning was with i ntroduction
and expectations. Afterwards, the
lecture began with a game about
what and how the problem can
happen. The lecture clarified social
problems, concepts, mainstream
fallacies about social problems.
Participants were divided to groups
to discuss the effect of values and
habits on child labor, early
marriages and honor crimes.
session aimed at getting
participants acquainted with child
and woman rights, especially
international treaties which Jordan
ratified, as well as reservations on
women’s rights issues.
The first session concluded with an
exercise about expressing selves
while in a problem.
The second session focused on
human rights as it aimed to
introduce participants to human
rights concepts, whereas the third
HAJO Center Activities
“Humanitarian Assistance for
Jordanians”
Sport day for catechism
kids at “Marka” area
A sport day was organized by HAJO
Center team and volunteers for kids of
the catechism at Marka church yard.
The day included many games and
competitions. Children were very
happy and had too much fun while
receiving gifts at the end of the day.
Day with “Anjara” Kids
HAJO team and volunteers arranged
a full-day activity with Anjara shelter
“Caritas
Friends
committees”
Community
Center
Social Activities
Music Lessons
Each Saturday, starting from July ,2
2011, Community Center started
giving music therapy lessons to (12
m/f) Iraqi children who frequently
visit the center for psychological
support services.
Each Saturday, a volunteer music
teacher gives music lessons to the
children at the Community Center,
with the participation of some
Center’s staff and volunteers who
secure musical instruments and
materials.
kids. Sweets and chocolate were
distributed to the shelter’s children,
along with relief kits, especially to
those who are going back to spend
summer vacation with their families.
Fan Distribution
On the 23rd of July 2011,
Community Center staff and
volunteers distributed fans to (80)
needy families who approach the
center as part of the Center’s
support to those during summer.
“Caritas Friends committees”
“Non-Formal Education”
Group Tutoring Project Concludes
A ceremonial party was organized to celebrate the conclusion of the Non-formal Education Project, with the partnership of AVSI organization. The project
lasted from February till June 2011, targeting (151) Iraqi and Jordanian students from 6 -16 years old, with nine teachers at four regions (Mafraq/ Catholic
School, Huson/ Latin School, Zarqa North/ Latin School and Jabal Amman/ Catholic School).
The party program was arranged by the students themselves with the presence of their parents during which songs, dances, sketches and games in
addition to a folklore Iraqi dance (Dabka) were performed.
Both the students and their parents expressed their happiness and showed great appreciation for achieving this project, requesting more similar projects
for the great impact they left on many aspects: improving students’ educational levels, strengthening the spirit of friendship and cooperation among the
students, together with the positive effect that had left on their homes, as well as encouraging the students to promote their talents and capacities.
Volunteers from different parts of the World…
During the previous two months, Caritas Jordan received volunteers from
different parts of the world who are interested to do a voluntary work
and help with the projects activities at Caritas Jordan. Volunteers’ visits
come as part of their university degrees requirements or for merely
personal and humanitarian intentions to serve in another country with
refugees and needy people.
Mr. Daniel Oliveira, Brazilian volunteer who will be staying in Jordan for
6 months. Since his arrival, Daniel has been participating and assisting in
many activities with HAJO and Community Center such as visiting needy
families, social centers, in addition to other activities such as parties,
humanitarian assistance distribution and visiting needy children.
During July 2011, Daniel joined Volunteers Center staff to help and be part
Since her arrival to Jordan, Katel has joined the Community Center staff,
especially with the caseworkers who have been giving her a good
opportunity to know more about Iraqi refugees’ backgrounds, concerns,
suffering and stories.
In the coming months, Katel will be touring Caritas Jordan other centers,
especially those that are dealing with Iraqi refugees.
Ms. Ivana Dissegna, Italian volunteer, a chemistry teacher who has been
doing voluntary works at HAJO Center since July. Ivana has been
participating in the Center`s activities such as giving English lessons to
illiterate women at Misdar area in addition to being part of the different
Humanitarian Assistance distribution activities and awareness lectures.
of their numerous summer activities such as “Summer School Camp” and
“Solidarity Camp”
Ms. Katel Giacometti, French volunteer who arrived to Jordan on first
of July and will be staying for three months. Katel is a university student in
Political Sciences and International Law. Her university, Sorbonne, asked her
to conduct a research on the Iraqi refugees’ status in Jordan. Her choice
was to volunteer at Caritas Jordan as it is a well-known NGO that works
with Iraqi refugees in Jordan.
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Three Egyptian nuns from “Saint Joseph Nuns” have been doing
voluntary works at HAJO and Community Center.
Awareness
Lectures
Awareness Lectures
Last month, Caritas Jordan held
many awareness lectures for Iraqi,
Jordanian
beneficiaries
and
female migrant workers with an
aim to raise their education on
health knowledge.
Community Center
Two lectures were held for around
(60) Iraqi beneficiaries and female
migrant workers on “Personal
Hygiene” and “Baby Care”. These
lectures
aimed
at
clarifying
important facts with respect to
each topic, along with the right
methods and tools needed. Learning was applied through the Relief and Baby care kits
distributed on the beneficiaries at the end of each lecture.
Zarqa Center With the cooperation of Caritas Zarqa Committee, Zarqa Center held
three lectures for the needy Jordanian families at the parishes. The lectures, which were
delivered by the Center`s GP, included vital information on “Breast Cancer”, Nutrition”,
and “Physical Activity”.
“Now I feel Alive…….”
With this sentence Alaa Fahoury, 14, expressed his
overwhelming joy after implanting an artificial left
hand instead of his, which he lost earlier due to a
physical disability he was suffering from.
HAJO “Humanitarian Assistance for Jordanians”
Center has been cooperating with “Andrew Inabi
Organization” to implement the “Artificial Limbs”
project. This cooperation has been facilitated
through a volunteer at Caritas Marka Committee
Mrs. Nadia Fahel`s sister. Mrs. Christine Fahel is a
married woman with three children living in the USA.
Her son, Andrew Inabi, was killed by a car accident
after which Mrs. Fahel decided to donate her son`s
organs to a young man.
Since then, “Andrew Inabi Organization” was
established by Mrs.Christine with the help of her sister
to help youth to implant artificial limbs, especially for
those under 18 years old.
Till this date, and with the help of Caritas Jordan that takes the responsibility to look for the
needy cases through its centers and beneficiaries. It has succeeded to help (10) cases
with the implantation, in addition to contribution with some major surgical operations such
as cancer and heart surgeries as well as humanitarian assistance such as distribution of
food packages, gifts for needy families and children.
Today’s world embraces high technology means, namely information
sharing, communication in addition to numerous and unprecedented industries.
However, we can’t overlook development phases throughout past decades.
This means that mankind is aware of distinctive age requirements, needs for
development to secure and promote comfort means. We can also recognize
how human brain could prove its capability to create wonders.
We can tell that the intention was to provide comfort and prove outstanding
abilities of creation, thus proves that God granted mankind an adequate logic
to use it for the sake of humanity.
Meanwhile, we can notice how ego has governed this development yet has
failed and led to a difficult confrontation in which we are defying a force we
have helped to create.
Ego is in everything, does not know, respect or think of others. It is simply a
supreme indifference and a biggest enemy of the time. Ego wishes to take
control regardless of what it takes, even on the account of millions of people
who will suffer, lose homes or countries, or even die.
Ego is not only the reason for inventing all weapons of supreme powers, which
we can’t confront, but constantly improving them to become more
destructive to kill us in many modernized ways.
Ego was a cause of wars, hatred, epidemics, mass destruction and losing
human values. As result, it is a cause of confrontation with God as it has
occupied our thoughts. Ego is death to everything but itself. Many have paid
the dearest because of others selfishness. Even with the current development,
man has started to lose all wonderful values, self-control as if we are in a
jungle where nature selects.
We should have a new beginning without fears and our prime concern should
be the sake of humanity. We have to think about our fellows (the poor, needy,
disabled, helpless, displaced, orphans, widows and others) during all times of
the day, which is the best way to kill ego. We have to love and see God in
everyone. It is a difficult experiment, however we have to aim for one new life
and make the best of it until we reach a better world that is free from
selfishness.
Executive Director
Wael V. Suleiman
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