
Jordan: The answer is called Ra'eda
What to do if water is dripping, pounding or not draining in Zarqa? Call Ra'eda, one of the few women plumbers in Jordan
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What to do if water is dripping, pounding or not draining in Zarqa? Call Ra'eda, one of the few women plumbers in Jordan
Marwa had to flee Syria when she was just 5 years old. Supported by CARE's Cash for Education project, she went back to school and hopes to help in post-conflict reconstruction efforts.
Salam Abdel Raouf Hishmeh, 25, lived in Syria in Al Ghouta near the Damascus airport. When the Syrian war began, the airport was a recurring target, so her family feared for their safety. In 2012, they decided it was no longer safe. Salam fled across the…
Rather than CARE setting and measuring a priority, we’re listening to what people say makes the most difference in their own lives.
Originally from Aleppo, the largest Syrian city before the conflict, Mona now lives in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan. The 37-year-old mother of five has been married for almost 16 years. Two years after her marriage, Mona’s husband decided to search for…
Back in 2016, just like millions of others, Etidal and her family fled their war-torn homeland. Etidal, a 46-year-old Syrian refugee and mother of three, is originally from the western Syrian city of Homs.
“We are confident, we cannot give up…” Women in Jordan are learning to stand up for themselves, and it’s changing their lives.
The Jordanian Community Development and Support project ran from 2014-2017 with $3.4 million in support from Global Affairs Canada. It reached 25,377 people directly.
Aysha Mousa, 39, arrived in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan on the night of May 2nd 2014, only three days after the camp officially opened. Her family was one of the first to enter the camp.
In 2021, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, defeating poverty, and achieving social justice.