Amal – Hope: Bringing hope through jobs for young Jordanians and Syrian refugees

ongoing

Through a 3-track methodology – Improvement of Employability (IE), Job Training and Placement (JTP), and Micro-Entrepreneurship (ME), the project AMAL (Hope) will:Directly improve the employability of 360 unemployed young Jordanians through online soft-skills training via an e-learning platform designed together with Accenture,Directly support 675 underprivileged, unemployed young Syrian refugees and Jordanians (495 Syrian refugees and 180 Jordanians) in accessing high-quality, formal employment, andDirectly support 315 underprivileged, unemployed young female Jordanians in creating their own businesses.The implementation of trainings was dedicated to the hospitality sector in Jordan, but the COVID-19 pandemic had a strong negative impact on that sector which added an extra layer of challenges, and the need for change becomes necessary. The new methodology proposal includes activities under Track 2: Job Training and Placement (for Syrian beneficiaries) to be trained to work in the gig economy as freelancers, while micro-entrepreneurship women benefited from more advanced trainings to empower their small business and capabilities.