The longer days and better weather are edging in, so writer Zein Al-Maha Oweis is sharing some of her favourite things about spring we can look forward to as lockdown restrictions begin to ease. The days are getting longer and the sunlight is beginning to shine bright on Glasgow again, so it looks like we’re […]
Author: Zein Al Maha Oweis
HUNGER FOR KNOWLEDGE AND WATER CONSERVATION
IN ONE OF THE FOUR ORGANIZED, PLANNED SETTLEMENT VILLAGES INSIDE THE AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, HOME TO SOME 36,000 SYRIAN REFUGEES, WARDEH, A 16-YEAR-OLD SYRIAN GIRL FROM HALAB LIVES WITH PASSION AND EXCITEMENT AS SHE READIES FOR HER DAILY ROUTINE. After moving to Jordan following the outbreak of the Syrian conflict, she has come to appreciate […]
IMPLEMENTING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AZRAQ TOWN
IN AZRAQ TOWN, JORDANIANS AND SYRIANS ARE WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH ACTION AGAINST HUNGER’S PROJECT, “IMPLEMENTING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AZRAQ MUNICIPALITY FOR HOST COMMUNITIES AND SYRIAN REFUGEES IN AZRAQ TOWN,” FUNDED BY TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATING AND DEVELOPMENT FUND (ICDF) AND VILLE DE PARIS. This project provides short-term employment opportunities on a cash for work basis […]
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN AZRAQ FARMS
MARAM IS A JORDANIAN WHO LIVES WITH HER FAMILY IN AZRAQ TOWN. SHE GRADUATED IN 2016 FROM THE JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN IRBID, WITH A SPECIALISATION IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING. PRIOR TO HER ENGAGEMENT AS TEAM LEADER, SHE WORKED FOR IKBA ANOTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL AND PROFIT ORGANISATION AS A SURVEYOR CONSULTANT AND LATER WORKED […]
WASH FACILITIES REHABILITATED IN IRBID PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER’S WASH TEAM HAS BEEN HANDING OVER NEWLY REHABILITATED WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (WASH) FACILITIES IN 10 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TAYBEH, BANI KINANAH, AND MAZAR DISTRICTS IN IRBID GOVERNORATE OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. The WaSH team has been painting and installing new toilet seats, sinks, tiles, pathways for students with disabilities, water […]