Abeer Khreisha (Arabic: عبير خريشة, romanized: ʻAbīr Khurayshah; 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, where she supports the entrepreneurship of refugee women. She is known as the "mother of Syrians."
She was the Middle East winner of the Nansen Refugee Award in 2019.
Personal life
Khreisha was aged 50 in 2019.
References
- ^ Dunmore, Charlie; Cherri, Rima (18 September 2019). "Jordanian volunteer helps Syrian refugees get back on their feet". UNHCR. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- "عبير خريشة... تطوعت لخدمة اللاجئين ولقبت بـ أم السّورييّن". موقع عمان نت (in Arabic). 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Jordan woman wins UNHCR Nansen Middle East Award". Jordan Times. 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2022-09-13.