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SYRIA CRISIS - BEYOND THE BORDERS

Perspectives #2 - Anam's Story

March 17^th, 2014

coping, recovering, sustaining

Anam Adeeb Mohammed Yasin is a 21-year-old from Jarash, one of Jordan’s poorest provinces. Almost 600,000 refugees who have fled the 3-year conflict in neighbouring Syria have settled in Jordan, putting extreme pressure on infrastructure and services. There is increasing competition for already-scarce employment.

“There are no job opportunities,” says Anam, who has a young daughter. “I did once work in a store. It was exhausting. The working hours were from 8am to 8pm. It was very hard and I could not continue because of my family situation.”

Now, thanks to a project supported by UNDP in partnership with the Jordan Career Education Foundation (JCEF), Anam is taking sewing classes at the Vocational Training Center in Jarash.

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building resilience

UNDP Jordan Country Director Zena Ali Ahmad explains how the programme helps women like Anam. “We are training the ladies on sewing. But the unique thing about this is the partnership we have built around it. What we used to do was to train them without looking at the job placement aspect. This is not the case now. We have learned to close the circle. What we’ve done is work with the private sector and NGOs to determine demand. For example, with this programme, all of these ladies will be employed in factories. So there is a 100 per cent employment rate for the trainees.”

Anam, who is now employed, says the programme has helped her. “I am very happy. I have received this training and it is not only technical but also I have learned personal and communication skills. It has empowered me. I am confident this will help me in the future.”

Implementing demand-driven vocational and post-training support schemes, here in Jarash and elsewhere in Jordan, is part of UNDP’s ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of the influx of refugees in countries bordering Syria.

UNDP is seeking US$32.4 million in funds to assist refugee host communities in Jordan.

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Photo credits: Salah Malkawi for UNDP

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Photo credits: Salah Malkawi for UNDP

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