Donald King, Ambassador at Large for the International Institute for Peace through Tourism, recently led an IIPT delegation from South Carolina to Jordan. While in Jordan the delegation designated Azraq Wetlands Reserve as an official IIPT Peace Park.
Photo: Mr. Al-Hreisha and Donald King planting a palm tree at Azraq Wetlands Reserve.
Also, the delegation recognized the Al-Awon Charity in Azraq, which provides educational services for 160 Syrian refugee children, as an IIPT project that helps “heal the wounds of conflict.”
Photo: Mr. Hazem Al-Hreisha, Manager of Azraq Wetlands Reserve and Donald King, Ambassador at Large for IIPT, placing the IIPT plaque at the entrance of the reserve.
Photo: Mrs. Samah Sabra, the Director of the Office of Social Development in Azraq, Mrs. Rasha al-Shawayanni, the Director of Al-Awon Charity and Donald King, Ambassador at Large for IIPT placing the IIPT plaque at the entrance of the school.
Some of the Syrian refugee children at Al-Awon Charity School.