Directly benefiting the disadvantaged and underserved peoples of Jordanian and Palestinian mixed communities, with special attention to women and youth, ethnic minorities, seniors and the disabled.
Amman’s Wahdat district and its adjacent Palestine Refugee Settlement are marginalized through poverty and its accompanying lack of access to further education or job skill training opportunities. The Digital Community Center, linked and outreaching to 2 Jordanian and 2 UNRWA Palestinian schools, mitigates ethnic differences and bridges the cultural divide through inter community support and through skills training and entrepreneurial development to families, minorities and unemployed youth.
Youth Life & vocational skills; Adult Vocational skills, small enterprise training, women’s programs; School IT education, cultural history, inter-ethnic projects; SENIORS, DISABLED - Communal support, social events, welfare/health services
Increases of - 90%: Community access to ICT resources /75%: Small business skills & entrepreneurial knowledge/50%: Further education opportunities/ 50%: Technology & computer skills in community groups/25%: Civic involvement & community ownership
"We have worked with HP & RI-SOL, and it is deep impacting programs like these, which target Jordan's community youth as well as working adults that will contribute to the country's economic growth."
- Minister Khalid Touqan, Minister of Education, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,920
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,920 . The original project funding goal was $47,690.
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Thanks to 4 donors like you, a total of $1,920 was raised for this project on GlobalGiving. Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.
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