Tag: Jerash

	Designer bag sale raises US$ 20k for Jordan’s poorest refugee camp 07 June 2011 Secondhand designer bags were given new lease of life earlier this year – and helped raise more than US$ 20,000 for UNRWA into the bargain.
	Teenage businesswoman turns a profit in Jerash 06 April 2011 “I was a very shy person,” says Hiba, “but after attending the training sessions on preparedness for employability, which I used to attend after school hours in the UNRWA-affiliated women’s programme centre, I now know what I want, how I want it, and most importantly I am not shy anymore.”
	Soup kitchen provides lifeline for elderly refugees 02 August 2010 Vulnerable older people in Jerash camp have found a home from home at a dedicated soup kitchen for elderly refugees. Every Saturday, around 60 women and 20 men meet to talk and eat their meals together.
	Imm Ahmed: Supported by the social safety net in Jordan 01 November 2009 Meet Fatima, better known locally and at home as Imm Ahmed. She lives with her husband and children in Jerash camp, Jordan. Residents of the camp depend heavily on UNRWA services.
	European Commission Improves Lives of Ex-Gaza Refugees in Jerash Camp 15 July 2009 Ahlaam is a Palestine refugee from Gaza living in Jerash Camp, Jordan. She lost her husband at a young age; having left school early, she held no qualifications, experience or employment skills. With no-one to care for her, Ahlaam wanted to lead an independent life.
	Jerash refugee camp Jerash camp was set up as an "emergency" camp in 1968 for 11,500 Palestine refugees and displaced persons who left the Gaza Strip as a result of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
	Projects in Jordan Find out more about how UNRWA is improving its services in Jordan.