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  • The Jordan River Foundation was founded in 1995 and is Chaired by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah.
  • Samia Bishara, Manager of the Jordan River Foundation's Queen Rania Family and Child Center in Amman, Jordan
  • The primary goal of the Queen Rania Family and Child Center is the prevention of child abuse.
  • At the Queen Rania Family and Child Center in Amman, Jordan
  • Using art as therapy at the Queen Rania Family and Child Center in Amman, Jordan
  • Art classes at the center allow children to express feelings and experiences they may have difficulty speaking about and also to learn from each other.
  • Watercolors at the Queen Rania Family and Child Center in Amman, Jordan
  • Boy at the Queen Rania Family and Child Center, Amman, Jordan
  • Young boys learning meditation at the Queen Rania Family and Child Center. Meditation helps children cope with the trauma of abuse and also builds their levels of self-awareness.
  • Playing at the Queen Rania Family and Child Center in Amman, Jordan

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Art and drama classes at the Jordan Foundaton's Queen Rania Centre for Children show the children how to express difficult emotions that may stem from trauma like child abuse and domestic violence, while other programs such as group yoga increase their self-awareness and confidence.

Jordan
Jordan
Location:
Amman
Date:
June 2007
Grants Awarded:
Jordan River Foundation ($25,000)
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