Promoting Economic Development in Communities Hosting Syrian Refugees

Results achieved as of the end of this project (June 2020) include: (1) 4 614 Jordanian households (of whom are 2 907 women head-of-house and 1 707 men head-of-house) comprising 25 377 individuals have received Emergency Cash Assistance (ECA) that helped them meet their urgent needs and address protection risks; (2) 1 625 beneficiaries (of whom are 1 177 women) established or further developed an income-generating business using loans facilitated by the project; (3) 30 Community-based organizations (CBOs) increased their capacity to implement more tailored and more responsive micro-finance services to local communities; (4) 776 beneficiaries (of whom are 60% women and 40% men) received vocational education training creating opportunities for youth who were unable to finish their education due to their poor financial situation; (5) one gender-sensitive photovoltaic systems training curriculum was developed for delivery through the Vocational Training Corporations to ensure the access of women to this field; (6) 51 women acquired vocational skills in Green energy; (7) 48 youth leaders and 62 CBO staff from 12 CBOs received leadership training; (8) conducted eight media campaigns around Gender Based Violence (GBV) and women’s rights; (9) facilitates four youth committees (75% women-led) to help build leadership skills and develop community networks between Syrian refugees and host community members; and (10) 47 social workers (29 women) from the Ministry of Social Development were trained on CARE’s human-rights based case management model. The training focused on ensuring the active involvement of women girls boys the elderly and persons with disabilities in making decisions affecting the entire household.