Winter Clothes Packages for Syrian families displaced by conflict

The approach of winter is making a harsh life even harder for more than 120,000 Syrians living in Zaatari camp. JEN’s Jordan country programme is working around the clock to ensure that the Syrian refugees in the camp will be sufficiently prepared for upcoming winter days of low temperatures. Key activity will be the distribution of winter clothes to everyone in the camp.

[The workers are preparing individual package which consists of T-shirt/shirt, jacket/sweatshirt and trousers]

In August 2013, JEN received around 550,000 pieces of UNIQLO clothes donated by FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. JEN employed more than 30 labors every day to sort out the clothes based on age and gender and re-packed them into individual packages for male, female and children. Selection process is also done to ensure that the items are appropriate to winter conditions and cultural practices of the Syrian refugees.

[Family packages are prepared based on the needs of each household]

The family, as a natural unit, is the target of our distribution. However average family size and composition of the families may vary especially for families affected by the Syrian Crisis. Thus prior to the distribution, JEN conducted a rapid assessment of family structure in Zaatari camp. It enabled us to prepare personalized family packages in accordance to each household needs.

[JEN staff held a meeting with refugees to discuss about the assessment and distribution activity]

JEN is involving the refugees in the target area into the every steps of distribution. Several meetings with the community groups on each district in the camp are held in order to increase the feeling of ownership of the distribution process and take responsibility in building their community.

JEN’s distribution of clothes has started to commence on the last week of October 2013.

Trisa Lusiandari, Programme Officer

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