Abeer Khreisha ( Arabic: عبير خريشة, romanized: ʻAbīr Khurayshah; born 1968 or 1969) is a Jordanian refugee support volunteer who was the Middle East regional winner of the Nansen Refugee Award in 2019.
Early life
Khreisha's father died when she was a teenager. [1]
Adult volunteering
Khreisha has volunteered for 20 years [1] at the Princess Basma Community Centre in her hometown of Madaba and nearby, [2] where she supports the entrepreneurship of refugee women. [3] She is known as the "mother of Syrians." [1]
She was the Middle East winner of the Nansen Refugee Award in 2019. [3] [1]
Personal life
Khreisha was aged 50 in 2019. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Dunmore, Charlie; Cherri, Rima (18 September 2019). "Jordanian volunteer helps Syrian refugees get back on their feet". UNHCR. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "عبير خريشة... تطوعت لخدمة اللاجئين ولقبت بـ أم السّورييّن". موقع عمان نت (in Arabic). 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ a b "Jordan woman wins UNHCR Nansen Middle East Award". Jordan Times. 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
Abeer Khreisha ( Arabic: عبير خريشة, romanized: ʻAbīr Khurayshah; born 1968 or 1969) is a Jordanian refugee support volunteer who was the Middle East regional winner of the Nansen Refugee Award in 2019.
Early life
Khreisha's father died when she was a teenager. [1]
Adult volunteering
Khreisha has volunteered for 20 years [1] at the Princess Basma Community Centre in her hometown of Madaba and nearby, [2] where she supports the entrepreneurship of refugee women. [3] She is known as the "mother of Syrians." [1]
She was the Middle East winner of the Nansen Refugee Award in 2019. [3] [1]
Personal life
Khreisha was aged 50 in 2019. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Dunmore, Charlie; Cherri, Rima (18 September 2019). "Jordanian volunteer helps Syrian refugees get back on their feet". UNHCR. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "عبير خريشة... تطوعت لخدمة اللاجئين ولقبت بـ أم السّورييّن". موقع عمان نت (in Arabic). 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ a b "Jordan woman wins UNHCR Nansen Middle East Award". Jordan Times. 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2022-09-13.