Abeer Khreisha Explained

Abeer Khreisha (; 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.

Adult volunteering

Khreisha has volunteered for 20 years at the Princess Basma Community Centre in her hometown of Madaba and nearby,^[1] where she supports the entrepreneurship of refugee women.^[2] She is known as the "mother of Syrians."

She was the Middle East winner of the Nansen Refugee Award in 2019.^[3]

Personal life

Khreisha was aged 50 in 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-05-16 . عبير خريشة... تطوعت لخدمة اللاجئين ولقبت بـ أم السّورييّن . 2022-09-13 . موقع عمان نت . ar.
2. Web site: 2019-10-06 . Jordan woman wins UNHCR Nansen Middle East Award . 2022-09-13 . Jordan Times . en.
3. Web site: Dunmore . Charlie . Cherri . Rima . 18 September 2019 . Jordanian volunteer helps Syrian refugees get back on their feet . 2022-09-13 . UNHCR . en.