Tamkeen Fields for Aid

Tamkeen Fields for Aid, also known as Tamkeen for Legal Aid and Human Rights, is a Jordan-based legal educational and advocacy non-governmental organization. As of January 2026, Tamkeen Fields for Aid claims to have organized over 200 trainings and conferences, conducted over 100 studies, and held over 600 awareness-raising sessions. The group also publishes news and case studies concerning alleged abuses of laborers and migrants.  1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Organization, Other
Issue Areas: Immigration Policy, Criminal Justice Policy
Website: tamkeen-jo.org/en
Location:

Amman, Jordan

Formation:

2007

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    In 2024, Tamkeen Fields for Aid joined over 130 organizations and individuals in signing a statement that demanded an arms embargo and sanctions on Israel. The statement claimed that Israel was participating in an “ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, a tragic outcome of decades of unchecked violence and systemic injustice driven by Israel’s occupation and apartheid policies.”  2

    Background

    Tamkeen Fields for Aid is a Jordan-based legal advocacy and education non-governmental organization with primary areas of focus on “labor, migration, and combating human trafficking.”  3

    Tamkeen Fields for Aid claims that a large part of its mission is to support labor rights movements, including combating forced labor through education and advocacy. For this purpose, the group publishes studies, news articles, and analyses regarding alleged human rights violations, as well as documenting instances of migrant worker abuse and human trafficking.  4

    As of January 2026, Tamkeen Fields for Aid claims to have organized over 200 trainings and conferences, conducted over 100 studies, and held over 600 awareness-raising sessions. The group also publishes news and case studies concerning the abuse of laborers and migrants.  1

    Activities

    Tamkeen Fields for Aid offers legal services, human rights education, as well as participating in advocacy and media campaigns, and developing programs based on labor and human trafficking issues.  3

    In December 2025, Tamkeen Fields for Aid released a press statement calling for urgent policy changes to protect migrant workers in Jordan due to 107 complaints the group received in 2025 concerning allegations of migrant worker abuse in Jordan.  5

    Tamkeen Fields for Aid claims to run multiple programs, including Protecting the Rights of Workers, Protecting the Rights of Working and Begging Children, Reducing Child Labor in Hazardous Sectors, and Protecting the Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking.  6

    In 2024, Tamkeen Fields for Aid was a signee, along with over 130 organizations and individuals, on a statement demanding an arms embargo and sanctions on Israel. The statement claimed that Israel was participating in an “ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, a tragic outcome of decades of unchecked violence and systemic injustice driven by Israel’s occupation and apartheid policies.”  2

    Funding

    In 2025, the Ford Foundation gave Tamkeen for Legal Aid and Human Rights $150,000 to “support advancing workers convening power around strengthening wage and social protection systems and rights in Jordan.” The Ford Foundation also gave $125,000 in 2020, $125,000 in 2019, and $250,000 in 2018 to Tamkeen for Legal Aid and Human Rights.  7  8

    In 2020, the Foundation to Promote Open Society gave a two-year, $500,000 grant to Tamkeen Fields for Aid to “support refugees’ and migrant workers’ labor rights through the deployment of community facilitators and the provision of legal aid services.”  9

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    References

    1. “Home Page.” Tamkeen. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://tamkeen-jo.org/en. 
    2. “Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.” Over 130 Human Rights Organizations, Advocates Call for an Arms Embargo and Sanctions on Israel Now | Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://eipr.org/en/press/2024/11/over-130-human-rights-organizations-advocates-call-arms-embargo-and-sanctions-israel. 
    3. “About Us.” Tamkeen. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://tamkeen-jo.org/en/about-us. 
    4. Tamkeen fields for aid | socialprotection.org. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://socialprotection.org/connect/stakeholders/tamkeen-fields-aid. 
    5. “107 Complaints Received by Tamkeen Document Violations against Migrant Workers during 2025.” Tamkeen, December 18, 2025. https://tamkeen-jo.org/en/news/107-complaints-received-tamkeen-document-violations-against-migrant-workers-during-2025. 
    6. “Current Programs.” Tamkeen. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://tamkeen-jo.org/en/programs. 
    7. “Ford Foundation,” Return of Private Foundation Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990 PF) 2018, 2019, and 2020. Page 11 Part XIV. 
    8. “Grants Database.” Ford Foundation. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/?search=Tamkeen. 
    9. “Awarded Grants.” Open Society Foundations. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/past?filter_keyword=Tamkeen.