Mabarrat Um Al Hussein (Arabic: مبرة أم الحسين, The Mercy of Hussein's Mother) is a charity for boys in northern Amman, founded by the late Queen Zein Al Sharaf of Jordan in 1958."Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah visits orphans at Mabarrat Um Al Hussein", 23 August, 2011. The facility works to provide shelter and education for Jordanian boys aged 6 to 18 from troubled homes and was the first charity of its kind in Jordan.
The charity is currently chaired by Princess Basma Bint Talal of Jordan, and has attracted international attention and support from organizations including USAID,Leila Azzah, "Orphanage becomes hub for environment-friendly practices in Marka", The Jordan Times, 09 September, 2014 the Chinese Embassy in Jordan,"Chinese embassy presents computers to Mabarrat Um Al Hussein", The Jordan Times, 7 November, 2015. and the Kuwaiti Embassy in Jordan."Kuwait's embassy in Jordan takes part in charity bazaar", The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), 10 July, 2017.
Green Community Environment Education Centre The centre focuses on providing a venue to teach water and energy conservation and solid waste management, acquainting area residents with economic and environmental benefits of adopting energy and water conservation technologies.
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