Caritas Jordan

Caritas Jordan
كاريتاس الأردن
Established1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Purposehumanitarian, development, advocacy
Location
Coordinates31°56′54″N 35°55′53″E / 31.9482°N 35.9314°E / 31.9482; 35.9314
Official language
Arabic, English
Director General
Wael Sulieman[1]
AffiliationsCaritas Internationalis, Caritas Middle East and North Africa
Staffaround 400[2] (in 2024)
Volunteers (2020)
3000[3][4]
Websitewww.caritasjordan.org.jo

Caritas Jordan (Arabic: كاريتاس الأردن) is a Jordanian Catholic charitable organisation.[5]

It is a member of the global Caritas Internationalis confederation and of the regional Caritas Middle East and North Africa.

  1. ^ "مدير جمعية كاريتاس الأردن عضو في إدارة سجل الجمعيات". abouna.org (in Arabic). 24 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ Daniele Frison (2 January 2024). "For Caritas Jordan, it is 'senseless' to halt funding to UNRWA, Gaza's only hope for aid". AsiaNews. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Introduction" (PDF). caritasjordan.org.jo. 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Caritas Jordan". unitedworldproject.org. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Queen visits Caritas Jordan projects in Ramadan". The Jordan Times. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2024.