UNICEF and Dar Abu Abdallah (DAA) Monday launched the Women\u2019s Capacity Building and Productive Center in Mafraq to help youth and women weather the COVID-19 pandemic fallout and promote refugee\u2013host community social cohesion.<\/P>
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The nascent center, located in the Za\u2019atari district, will create job opportunities for more than 70 Jordanians and Syrian refugees and offer them capacity-building courses in new and transferable skills, including financial literacy and leadership courses.<\/P>
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A workshop at the women\u2019s center will establish a viable production line, with a wide range of products, including 150,000 non-medical masks to support the national COVID-19 prevention response and a variety of other garments.<\/P>
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The production line will be accompanied with marketing campaigns designed to promote and market the products of the workshop.<\/P>
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“Only 15 percent of women participate in the labor force in Jordan, compared to 67 percent of men, and COVID-19 is further widening the gender gap in labor force participation.” said Tanya Chapuisat, Representative, UNICEF Jordan.<\/P>
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“This partnership aims to create a demand-driven economic engagement opportunities that would empower women and youth contributing to their financial inclusion and build a better post-COVID-19 world.”<\/P>
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DAA Director-General Samer Balkar said: “Our mission is to empower the most vulnerable communities through programmes that sustain their livelihoods and improve the well-being of their families, leading to breaking out of the cycle of poverty.<\/P>
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“Through our partnership with UNICEF during the previous years, we provided the most vulnerable families with training and access to short-term employment opportunities. Today, this centre will contribute to providing those families with a stable source of income and sustainable job opportunities.”<\/P>
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UNICEF and DAA’s partnership is aimed at facilitating access to self-employment opportunities and boosting food security for most vulnerable households, through the establishment of 50 green rooftops whose products could be sold in the market; thus, allowing families to generate income.<\/P>
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Furthermore, it improves the sustainability of CBO’s by establishing small-sized projects and helping vulnerable adolescents and youth in their smooth transition into active and productive adult life through the leadership programmes.<\/P>
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This partnership is part of the Amaluna UNICEF programme that has been supporting 3,500 vulnerable youth across Jordan with market-driven and accredited skills for meaningful employment opportunities. The programme has achieved a 70 percent employment rate and supported the establishment of 274 women and youth-led social enterprises.<\/P>
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SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY<\/P>
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