World Refugee Day
With funding from an ACT appeal, clothing was distributed to 450 children between the ages of one and 18. Each child received a jacket, winter underwear, a winter training suit, and a hat and gloves.
ACT International
Clothing for Children in Jordan
Refugees of the Iraq conflict who were living in a so-called "no-man's land" in the desert areas of Jordan received warm outdoor clothing during a cold winter in early 2005. ACT members distributed winter clothing to children in two refugee camps. Both camps housed refugees who fled Iraq because of the U.S.-led war on their country. Camp A, 75 kilometers inside Jordan, was hosting mostly Palestinian refugees who were living in Iraq. Camp B, in the no-man’s land on the Jordan-Iraq border, was hosting mostly Iranian Kurds.
“The smiles and excitement on their faces while lining up and receiving their new clothes and trying them on on the spot makes one’s heart fill with a mixture of happy and sad feelings,� one ACT member said. “They could not wait to go back to their tents to try the clothes on.�
