Thank-You Report: Under partnership with UNHCR, JEN distributed clothes from UNIQLO to 5,000 families at Za’atari refugee camp (Part 2)

On January 16, the planned distribution of clothes to 5,000 families in Za’atari refugee camp was completed. (Details of the distribution here)

Soon after the distribution, some girls came over to show their new clothes to JEN staff members.

Thousands of refugees are arriving in Jordan every day, and their number only keeps increasing. The UN and other international agencies have laid emergency procedures to meet their ever-changing needs. JEN is also working in line with this process, focusing on flexibility and speed more than usual. In the clothes distribution area, in which JEN is appointed as focal point, activities will start with high priority on the national border, where Syrian people carrying only their bare necessities enter Jordan. The partnership with UNHCR will continue as assistance expands into the national-boundary areas, which have an even higher degree of urgency. In order to establish a system for distribution, JEN is providing ideas and coordinating with other organizations that participate in support activities in the NFI (non-food item) area.

Before dawn, JEN’s trucks loaded with clothes leave the UN warehouses.  As in all other situations, ensuring the safety of staff members is top priority during transportation.

For the emergency assistance project for Syrian refugees, UNHCR, Fast Retailing and JEN formed a partnership to deliver 280,000 pieces of used UNIQLO clothes. (This was also part of the UNIQLO All-Product Recycling Initiative at Fast Retailing.)

JEN’s assistance for Syrian refugees, which started in September 2012, has been supported by donations from many individuals, corporations and other organizations. Thanks to the support, quick and flexible actions have been enabled. The cooperation of numerous media organizations has given JEN opportunities to share information on the humanitarian crisis and what is happening to the Syrian people—now refugees—with people in far-away Japan.

At this very moment, the wave of people fleeing Syria to Jordan and neighboring countries shows no sign of slowing down. JEN is committed to providing solutions for the challenges in the daily life of Syrian refugees, one by one, as well as sharing information and calling for support.

JEN would like to thank all supporters who helped Syrian refugees through various means. JEN is also looking forward to your continuous support and cooperation.