Mabarrat Um Al Hussein (Arabic: مبرة أم الحسين, The Mercy of Hussein's Mother) is a charity for boys[1] in northern Amman, founded by the late Queen Zein Al Sharaf of Jordan in 1958.[2] The facility works to provide shelter and education for Jordanian boys aged 6 to 18 from troubled homes and was the first charity of its kind in Jordan.

The charity is currently chaired by Princess Basma Bint Talal of Jordan, and has attracted international attention and support from organizations including USAID,[3] the Chinese Embassy in Jordan,[4] and the Kuwaiti Embassy in Jordan.[5]

Green Community Environment Education Centre

The centre focuses on providing a venue to teach water and energy conservation and solid waste management, acquainting area residents with economic and environmental benefits of adopting energy and water conservation technologies.[6]

References

  1. "Mabarrat Um Al Hussein". Mabarrat Um Al Hussein. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  2. "Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah visits orphans at Mabarrat Um Al Hussein", 23 August, 2011.
  3. Leila Azzah, "Orphanage becomes hub for environment-friendly practices in Marka", The Jordan Times, 09 September, 2014
  4. "Chinese embassy presents computers to Mabarrat Um Al Hussein", The Jordan Times, 7 November, 2015.
  5. "Kuwait's embassy in Jordan takes part in charity bazaar", The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), 10 July, 2017.
  6. "FINAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE PUBLIC ACTION FOR WATER, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PROJECT (PAP)" (PDF). Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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