Save the Children Jordan

Last updated
Save The Children
Company type Nongovernmental
Founded1974
Headquarters
Um Al Summaq, Amman
,
Jordan
Key people
Omar Shegem , Board Chairman
Muna Hakooz , Vice-Chair
Website

Save the Children Jordan is located in the Jordanian capital of Amman and represents the Jordanian branch of the UK's Save the Children. [1] Save the Children Jordan was founded in 1974. [2]

As of March 2016, the organization was headed by its CEO, Manal Wazani, and Princess Basma bint Talal. [3] Save the Children has operated in Jordan since 1985 and transitioned to Save the Children International in 2012. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Save the Children Jordan". Save the Children . Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Our History". Save the Children Jordan. Archived from the original on 2023-09-11. Retrieved 4 March 2016. Founded in December 1974, under the patronage of HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, Save the Children Jordan... [joined the international] movement of Save the Children in the early 1990s
  3. ↑ "HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal :: Official Website". www.princessbasma.jo. Retrieved 2016-03-08.


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