our programme
education
We provide English classes and academic support in all school subjects alongside computer literacy and study skills sessions. Our education element supports the girls in achieving highly, staying in school, avoiding early marriage and accessing scholarships and higher education.
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Sports
We run squash training alongside sports and fitness sessions with the goal of fostering a love of sport and a higher level of self- confidence. Additionally, we support committed, high- achieving girls to play in tournaments, access coaching qualifications, and play in tournaments.
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Wellbeing
We facilitate mental health workshops, provide monthly food parcels and meals at every session alongside health and dental checkups to ensure the wellbeing of our participants. Additionally, we arrange enrichment trips and cultural exchanges including art and music.
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OUR Story
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Jordan hosts the second-largest number of refugees per capita in the world, UNICEF reports that children make up approximately 40% of both the refugee and Jordanian populations. Poor socio-economic conditions, shift-system schools, crowded classes, and early marriages put many girls at risk of dropping out of school, with over 40% of Syrian girls out of school after the age of 12 (UNICEF 2020). Cultural norms and high poverty levels further limit girls' opportunities for sports, community involvement, employment, and academic success.
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In response to this crisis and with hopes of supporting young girls in overcoming these barriers, Squash Dreamers was set up in 2017 by Clayton Keir and Rachel Lee to train young refugee girls in squash and English. Since then, and despite the 2020 global pandemic, we have enhanced our programming to provide holistic support to over 50 young girls and watched them go on to break boundaries to achieve incredible things. Now, with our incredible in-country team, passionate volunteers, committed board and outstanding young girls, we can’t to see even more success and grow to support more young girls in reaching their dreams.
We believe that every girl deserves the opportunity to thrive no matter her background, nationality or socio-economic status. Girls should be supported in accessing high quality education and reaching for their dreams.
Our scholarship success
UK 2024
Seven of our wonderful young girls were offered full scholarships to study at UK based summer programmes. Amal and Fatima studied pre-university level psychology at Cambridge college alongside Mayar and Heba who studied pre-university medicine. Shahed and Rahaf studied English at Earlscliffe.
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Uk 2023
Aseel, Fatima and Heba were the first ever of our girls to be awarded international scholarships to summer courses in the UK for English having applied through Summer Boarding Courses. Despite multiple set backs in travel documentation, the girls thrived at their courses and continue to inspire their peers.
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King's 2023
Israa made history as the first participant of Squash Dreamers to be awarded an academic scholarship. After applications and exams in English and math, she was awarded a scholarship to attend Jordan’s No.1 academic institution, King’s Academy, as part of SEP, their summer enrichment programme.
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