Jordan's 7Hills project wins international award - in pictures

  • Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, presents the Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support to Jordan's 7Hills. Photo: Sharjah Media Council
    Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, presents the Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support to Jordan's 7Hills. Photo: Sharjah Media Council
  • Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah and Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah attend the awards ceremony. Photo: Sharjah Media Council
    Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah and Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah attend the awards ceremony. Photo: Sharjah Media Council
  • Mariam Al Hammadi, director of The Big Heart Foundation, at the awards ceremony. Photo: Sharjah Media Council
    Mariam Al Hammadi, director of The Big Heart Foundation, at the awards ceremony. Photo: Sharjah Media Council
  • Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, at the awards ceremony. Photo: Sharjah Media Council
    Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, at the awards ceremony. Photo: Sharjah Media Council
  • Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah and chairwoman of The Big Heart Foundation, attend the event. Photo: Sharjah Media Council
    Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah and chairwoman of The Big Heart Foundation, attend the event. Photo: Sharjah Media Council
  • Volunteers from the 7Hills community group teach skateboarding and art in Amman, Jordan. Photo: 7Hills
    Volunteers from the 7Hills community group teach skateboarding and art in Amman, Jordan. Photo: 7Hills
  • Young people aged between 10 and 25 from refugee camps as well as Syrian, Iraqi, Sudanese and other communities in Jordan come to the park. Photo: 7Hills
    Young people aged between 10 and 25 from refugee camps as well as Syrian, Iraqi, Sudanese and other communities in Jordan come to the park. Photo: 7Hills
  • The park also launched a youth leadership programme to teach crafts and other skills to young people. Photo: 7Hills
    The park also launched a youth leadership programme to teach crafts and other skills to young people. Photo: 7Hills
  • The park is run by a group of volunteers who have provided space for skaters in the country and for impoverished children and young people. Photo: 7Hills
    The park is run by a group of volunteers who have provided space for skaters in the country and for impoverished children and young people. Photo: 7Hills