Access to Justice and Jobs in Jordan
We are here to help increase income and employment opportunities for vulnerable Jordanians and Syrians in host-communities of Mafraq and Irbid.Are you a Syrian refugees/Jordanian farmer looking for a job opportunity? If you are, Mercy Corps Access to Justice and Jobs in Jordan Projects offers you good opportunities:
- Increased awareness on harvest and post-harvest best practices.
- Improved technical capacities and practices of farmers and olive oil mills.
- Increased linkage to outreach market.
- Increased capacity and marketing of mills.
- Improved by-product pressing (jift).
Partners & Donors
This project is implemented by Mercy Corps:
Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians, working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper.
Summary of Project Benefits
- Increased awareness on harvest and post-harvest best practices.
- Improved technical capacities and practices of farmers and olive oil mills.
- Increased linkage to outreach market.
- Increased capacity and marketing of mills.
- Improved by-product pressing (jift).
Project Duration
The program started in 2017 and runs until 2020.
Project Details
Through a grant from the Government of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its Addressing Root Causes Fund (ARC), Mercy Corps is implementing a three-year project with the objective of increasing income and employment opportunities for vulnerable Jordanians and Syrians in host-communities of Mafraq and Irbid. The project, Access to Justice and Jobs in Jordan (A2J) targets SME expansion of olive oil and dairy value chains and improving employability by providing vocational training and apprenticeships.
Your Benefits
- Access to cost-shared grants to SMEs within the olive oil sector that would improve business function and contribute to the overall market growth.
- Improved market linkages.
Your Commitment
- Co-financing.
- Time.
- Commitment to trainings.
Who can apply?
Jordanians / Syrian Refugees in Jordan