UN Women Jordan’s cash-for-work programme in refugee camp settings, initiated in January 2013, targets the most vulnerable women living in Za’atari refugee camp, assisting 1,000 people through roughly 200 opportunities per day. In the context of shifting from a pure humanitarian response to a longer-term resilience-based response, the programme seeks to restore dignity and normalcy to refugees by providing them with ways to engage their skills and labour in the camp-based economy. The programme combines cash-for-assistance with the provision of social services such as day care, emergency medical support, life skills and remedial education and civic engagement, to provide a holistic approach to supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality.
The report presented reflects the findings of programme monitoring undertaken in 2015. The data highlights the importance of engaging people productively to build gender equality and combat violence against women, while also enhancing household dietary diversity and food security through increased household spending. Respondents—both male and female—highlighted economic opportunities as the key priority for international support. The report notes, using inter-agency data, that currently there are roughly 6,400 cash-for-work opportunities available per day in camp settings, of which women receive 24 per cent. The majority of women interviewed—75 per cent—state a preference for working outside the home.
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Progress Report
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Keywords:
REFUGEES IN TRANSIT, WOMEN REFUGEES, INTERNATIONAL RELIEF, INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION, MASS EXODUSES, POPULATION TRANSFERS, PROTRACTED REFUGEE SITUATIONS, REFUGEE ASSISTANCE, REFUGEE CAMPS, REFUGEE LAW, REFUGEE PLACEMENT, REFUGEE PROCESSING CENTRES, REFUGEE PROTECTION, REFUGEE STATUS, RESETTLEMENT POLICY, RIGHT OF ASYLUM
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Thematic Group:
UNWOMEN
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Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
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Thesaurus:
13.01.00
- Protection Of And Assistance To Refugees And Displaced Persons
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