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Community-based Approach to Increase Social Productivity of the Poor in Jordan
Jordan
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Multisectoral |
| Approved | 15.06.2000 |
| Signed | 21.06.2000 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Executing Agency | JOHUD, Ministery of Social Development |
| Co-financiers | OPEC Fund, JOHUD, , |
| Organization | JOHUD |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.15 |
| Total Project Cost (USDm) | 0.45 |
The project was designed to address the problem of unemployment and poverty in the Mafraq Governorate, using three-pronged approach consisting of holding awareness workshops, providing business skills training and work opportunities for the poor and unemployed in the remote communities of the governorate. A credit scheme was created for small-scale enterprises.