"Amman is like a small neighborhood where sympathy, vulnerability, and problem solving is shared. If you fall, you find someone to lift you up.
I had a normal childhood until I was diagnosed with cancer for the first time and my life and my outlook changed forever.
After beating cancer for the second time, I realized that I would never be truly healed until I stopped allowing the stigma of “cancer patient” to define me."
(Lama Al-Ma'ayitah; Photo credit: Heart of Amman by UNDP)
"That is when I decided to help those fighting the same fight because I knew that no one would understand what they are going through the way I would. I started with a simple idea to support in small ways within my meager means. When I realized that the work was bigger than just one person, I started "Lammit Amal," an initiative aiming to help children battling cancer emotionally and financially. We utilize social media to share their stories, their hopes, their dreams, and, with the help of donations from good-hearted people, we try to bring them a little joy. The number of people who are eager to step up and volunteer their time for our different projects never ceases to amaze me."
(Photo credit: Lamet Amal Instagram page)
Heart of Amman is a coffee table book that recognizes and celebrates the diversity and culture of the people of Amman dedicated to giving back to their communities and making important contributions to support the cultural, artistic, and social advancement of the city. To get the Heart of Amman book, you can download it through this link.
