Family Strengthening and Community Empowerment
We work to help families stay together
Family Strengthening
Every child has the right to grow up in a loving family, preferably with one or both parents. However, families experiencing crises or extreme hardship may have difficulty caring adequately for their children. By virtue of accumulative experience at the Children’s Villages in childcare and in alignment with our slogan that “No Child Should Grow Up Alone”, SOS Children’s Villages Jordan implements a programme called “Family Strengthening Programme”.
Our Family strengthening programme aims to support families at risk of child-family separation and reintegrated families and to empower them to provide quality care to their children. The programme supports families to be able to access essential services and provide educational, parenting, economic and MHPSS support.
How We Help Families Stay Together
- Provide training on positive parenting and family expense management.
- Provde family counseling services to solve issues and problems.
- Facilitate access to healthcare services for children and mothers.
- Facilitate access to education for children, including school fees, school uniforms, educational materials and private lessons.
- Provide economic empowerment and training programmes for families.
Empowering Communities
The Family Strengthening programme also aims to strengthen the capacities of community members to respond to the needs of the target group including their mental health needs.
We collaborate with partners to develop social support systems that promote positive and nurturing environments for children and families to learn, grow, and thrive. Our partners include community-based organizations, local authorities, and government agencies.
In addition to community support centers in our three villages in Amman, Irbid, and Aqaba, we also launched several economic empowerment projects to help women in the local community find sustainable sources of income that enable them to care for their children and provide them with a decent life.