Distribution of winter clothes in Azraq Refugee Camp

JEN has been planning to distribute clothes in Azraq Refugee Camp and went through a lot of negotiation and coordination with UNHCR and other humanitarian aid organizations operating in the camp to make this happen. (To read about the preparation JEN has conducted, please click here).

On 9-12th and 19th of November 2014, JEN distributed the winter clothes donated by UNIQLO and Lutheran World Federation (LWF) to the whole population of Azraq Refugee Camp.

[Distributing individual clothing packages at the windows of the Replenishment Site. Men and women are segregated by separate entrances and windows.]

Village system has been adopted in Azraq Refugee Camp, and community service centers were set up for each village. Prior to the winter cloth distribution, the schedule had been posted at the community service centers. In addition to the announcement through posting, outreach teams of the humanitarian aid organization running the community service centers went into the villages and verbally informed the residents about the schedule to make sure the illiterate refugees were also well notified.
The distribution dates were set by the family sizes of the beneficiaries: 9th of November – families with 1-3 members; 10th – families with 4-6 members; 11th – families with 7 members and more, 12th and 19th – families who failed to show up on the day they were supposed to.

[A young man poses for us after receiving his clothes.]

[Yousef, a 5 year old boy, sits with the clothes waiting for his father to return.]

[A baby who came to the distribution in his mother’s arm.]

[Right: Ragad, a 9-year old girl who arrived at Azraq Camp 3 months ago with her family consisting of 7 members, happily tries on her jacket. ]

Although JEN received some complaints regarding the sizes of the clothes, most of the refugees responded positively to the distribution. A Jordanian lady from another organization who supported JEN staff during the distribution at the Replenishment Site said, “These clothes are from a Japanese brand, right? They are very nice, and I wish if I could get one of these packages for myself!” JEN hopes that the distributed clothes help the refugees mitigate the impact of the harsh winter they must face while they stay in Azraq Camp.

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