Syrian refugee uses recycled fabrics to make new clothes
“A refugee is not a desperate person. A refugee is someone with experience, knowledge and ideas. These ideas can help host communities.”
Jordan: Amman, a City of Light
Smart cities positively invest in the presence of refugees because they can also benefit the host community.
Fighting for Change. Ola’s Quest to get women working
Surrounded by fields of green, Ola, 33, and her family, three daughters and a young son, live in a small top floor apartment in Northern Jordan. After seven years as refugees, fleeing their home in Daraa, Syria, it is only now that Jordan is starting to feel like home. Life has not always been easy, but Ola has been determined to fight for her survival, to show her daughters that they can be everything and anything they want to be. This is her story:
Press Release: Learning Equality, Google.org and UNHCR launch Connected Learning Hubs in Jordan
As part of its education strategy to advance inclusive and equitable education for all in Jordan, UNHCR, in collaboration with Learning Equality and with grant funding from Google.org, is launching a network of 10 innovative learning hubs in community centers throughout the Kingdom.
UNHCR Jordan launches the “2 Billion Kilometres to Safety” Campaign at the Dead2Red Running Race
Each year, refugees around the world walk 2 billion kilometres from their homes in search of safety. This year, UNHCR Jordan is launching the #StepWithRefugees campaign at the Dead2Red Running Race, to show solidarity and foster greater understanding of refugees in the region.
Printing success in Madaba
Jordanian and Syrian refugees collaborate setting up businesses in Jordan.