Protecting the dignity of Syrian refugees in Azraq camp: Winterization Support/ Enhance access to social protection in camp. Building on CARE’s innovative model of providing community services in Azraq Camp since 2014, this 6-month project aims at enhancing refugees’ access to services in Azraq camp with special focus on women at risk, persons with disabilities, elderly and marginalized individuals). Specifically, CARE will reach 6,000 individuals (2250 men, 3000 women, 375 girls and 375 boys) based on vulnerability assessment, providing focused outreach activities, focused and specialized information and full-cycle case management, as well as engaging refugees from different groups in a well- structured community-based activities in all the villages of Azraq camp. Furthermore, the project will fill a gap in supporting the basic needs efforts in winterization by targeting the most vulnerable refugees through cash assistance. 18,000 individual will benefit from winterization support, in addition to a top-up of 20% (3,600) extremely vulnerable individuals, bringing up the total number of beneficiaries to 21,600 individual.

CARE Jordan’s protection and community services are a core response in all Azraq Camp villages. CARE’s overarching goal is to ensure and maintain protection, well-being and humanitarian assistance access for refugees, while building the resilience/stabilization of individuals, families and the community in Azraq camp and enhance community empowerment and self- reliance. A main focus is considered for gender equity, where a specific need of each vulnerable group (women, men, girls and boys) are considered, based on clear vulnerability criteria. In addition, the specific needs for elderly people, people with disability (PWD) are highly considered. 

CARE’s community centers serve as a one-stop shop for refugees and are their main hubs, where information about available services and rights can be sought, vulnerability assessment, case management and referral to insure the access of services for the refugees by assisting the cases and implement the proper referrals, follow- up inside the community centers and through outreach visits to their shelters around the camp on daily basis. In addition, CARE manages the complaints and feedback system in the Camp on behalf of all operating agencies.

In Village 3 amp 6 CARE operates community centers, hosting events and providing information sessions, Self-development and skills building support, daycare, recreational activities, and vocational training such as tailoring, cosmetology, and computer maintenance. A multi-purpose sports ground and a gym in Village 6 offer activities for women, girls, boys and men. Innovative activities, such as the IDEAS BOX offer refugees daily access to tablets, laptops, and a library for educational training or communicating with family abroad. CARE also implements the camp’s incentive-based volunteering program which provides refugees opportunities in a variety of non-governmental organizations and UN agencies working in the camp.
In village 5 amp 2, CARE is providing case management and referrals, Self-development, skills building and recreational activities, in addition to registering refugees for livelihood opportunities such as incentive-based volunteering.