Applicant criteria
Nationality
JordanAge
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Job location
JordanOpportunity description
Tkiyet Um Ali is calling everyone passionate about volunteering to join one of its volunteer programs and be part of its success. It seeks to involve all members of society in its volunteering programs in Jordan with an aim to support families living in extreme poverty throughout the Kingdom. Tkiyet Um Ali offers a variety of volunteering opportunities inside and outside Amman, while reaching out to as many underprivileged families as possible. With their number reaching more than 40,000, volunteers are a key factor in the success of its day-to-day operations.
Duties & responsibilities
Your responsibilities will vary depending on the program:
- Wayfarer Program (Serving hot meals):
- Help in serving daily hot meals to 350 - 400 people in need at the headquarters.
- Food Parcel Packaging Program:
- Participate in packaging Tkiyet Um Ali’s monthly food parcels at its warehouses in AlQastal.
- Food Parcel Distribution Program:
- Distribute food parcels to the endorsed families at the partner associations in Amman and even in different governorates.
- Mawaed Rahman Program:
- Take part during the holy month of Ramadan in serving Iftar meals to more than 2000 fasting people at the main headquarters.
- Field Visits Program:
- Provides the volunteering opportunity in the Kingdom’s governorates while witnessing the living conditions of families who have applied for food aid inside and outside Amman in cooperation with the Social Research Department.
- Garden Planting Program:
- Participate in planting the unprivileged areas to help improve the area where the program is held.
- Handicrafts Program:
- You will join children from Tkiyet Um Ali’s endorsed families in creating small handicrafts and encourage them to find new, innovative ideas for creative products.
- Home Renovation Program:
- Help renovate or repair the houses of Tkiyet Um Ali’s endorsed families and help improve the living conditions of these families.
- Storytelling Program:
- Interact and spend time with children from Tkiyet Um Ali’s endorsed families and read stories to them.
- Teaching Children to Draw Program:
- Contribute to the skills development of children from Tkiyet Um Ali’s endorsed families by teaching them to draw and encouraging them to unleash their creativity.
- Visiting Senior Beneficiaries Program:
- Visit the senior beneficiaries of Tkiyet Um Ali in their homes, spend time, and listen to their stories.
- Shouf Bi Ainak Program:
- You are briefed on all stages of the operations, from the endorsement process to packing the parcels and distributing them to the endorsed families across the Kingdom.
- Office Support Volunteering Program:
- Support different sections and departments while providing you with new valuable skills.
- University Students Volunteering Program:
- This gives students the opportunity to work in a real workplace for a three-month period.
- Summer Traning Volunteering Program “First Work Experience”:
- During the summer break, school students can participate in a 60-hour volunteering program for the daily tasks of Tkiyet Um Ali’s operations under the guidance of a TUA employee.
- Hand In-Hand Volunteering Program:
- Through a prearranged visit, you can donate the home appliances and supplies and spend time with the family members bringing great joy to their hearts.
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Eligibility criteria
You should follow the following terms:
- You are not allowed to wear precious jewelry.
- You are obliged to stay in the designated area of the volunteering program and show up at the time and place agreed upon.
- You are not allowed to take photos or selfies during the volunteering program.
- You should not suffer from any medical conditions that hinder the volunteering program.
- You cannot give food or drinks to Tkiyet Um Ali’s beneficiaries unless approved by the volunteering program supervisor.
- You cannot give any kind of financial help or gifts to any of the beneficiaries during the volunteering program.
- Volunteers under 16 years of age may only volunteer when accompanied by one of the parents, boys between the ages of 6 and 12 should be accompanied by their mother and should volunteer in the women's dining area.
About Tkiyet Um Ali:
Founded in the heart of Amman, Tkiyet Um Ali is considered the first organization of its kind in the Arab world geared towards eradicating hunger. It also represents the first non-governmental organization to provide sustainable food support, through the distribution of food parcels to families living in extreme poverty. Alongside delivering hot meals to passers-by, at its premises, and the provision of humanitarian food aid to the underprivileged in Jordan. TUA depends on regular and increasing charitable contributions to continue providing food support to its beneficiaries.
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