Blue Umbrella organization

Jordan, in recent years, has become home to millions of displaced citizens/refugees of surrounding countries who are seeking safety and stability. These refugees include women, children, various religions, races, and ethnicities. Today, 40% of Jordan’s population is displaced citizens of neighboring countries, placing a heavy burden on the economy and social structure of the country, requiring assistance with food, medicine, shelter, and education for the young. In reality, the majority of this growing number of refugees is largely attributed to the Israel-Palestine conflict, and the conflicts of neighboring countries like Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, and Iraq. The amount of time that these conflicts may continue is unknown, and the extremist movement’s continued attempts to recruit the teen and young adult aged refugees is of increasing concern. All of the aforementioned events have had a burden on the Jordanian government, both country-wide and local, as well as private organizations who have worked in the field. The majority of the efforts made by these international organizations and government programs have been on the refugee camps and the displaces citizens residing there, with little to no help extended to the hundreds of thousands living in slums on the outskirts, or those living in remote border areas. Those who have been left continue to face extreme difficulties in their work, and daily lives, yet live peaceably with the local populations. The organizations in place have failed to provide support to those people and it has affected the cultural, and social well-being of both themselves, and the inhabitants of the surrounding villages and rural dwellings. Initial arguments were the limited resources that are available, as well as the social fallout that has resulted from so many being without proper employment, education, or shelter such as prostitution, rape, and involuntary servitude. Blue Umbrella strives to provide the necessary support to these people who are so desperately in need of employment, education, and hope.