Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development

Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development, also known as Jeel Albena, is a Yemeni not-for-profit organisation, founded by Ameen Jubran in 2017. It won the Nansen Refugee Award in 2021.

Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development

Formation	2017
Headquarters	Al Hudaydah
Founder	Ameen Jubran
Website	https://www.jaahd.org/

Nomenclature

Jeel is Arabic for generation and Albena is Arabic for building.^[1]

Organisational history

Jeel Albena was founded by chemist Ameen Jubran (born 1984) in June 2017.^[2][1] The organisation has the motto “By Yemenis, for Yemenis.”^[2] In September 2021, Jeel Albena had over 150 employees.^[2]

Jeel Albena won the Nansen Refugee Award in 2021.^[2]

Activities

Jeel Albena's headquarters are in Al Hudaydah^[3] and it provides skills training and shelter provision^[4] in the Al Hudaydah, Hajjah, Al Mahwit and Raymah areas of Yemen.^[2]