"El’ab wa Ta’alam" (Play and Learn) Initiative

A community educational initiative that targeted 56 households in Jabal Amman neigborhood. It contributed to addressing the time spent by children on electronic games and reducing the negative psychological impact on children as a result of the closure of public and recreational places and schools due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The idea of the initiative was to convey awareness-raising messages to households about educational aids, games and tools that could be used to enhance children's critical thinking as alternative options to electronic games. The team designed a box contain a set of educational tools and games that would motivate children to read and draw. The team, in cooperation with community-based organizations in the area, selected 56 underprivileged Jordanian and Syrian households and distributed 120 educational boxes to children and taught them how to use it.