Abeer Khreisha

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "عبير خريشة... تطوعت لخدمة اللاجئين ولقبت بـ أم السّورييّن". موقع عمان نت (in Arabic). 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  3. ^ a b "Jordan woman wins UNHCR Nansen Middle East Award". Jordan Times. 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2022-09-13.