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Today we celebrate those who are working in the field with beneficiaries who have overcome crises. This year\u2019s theme focuses on the passionate and hard-working women who have dedicated their careers to working in the humanitarian sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe role of a woman in society is priceless and her presence is not only necessary inside the household, but it is much more than that,\u201d said Sajeda Saqallah, who has been the Food Security and Livelihoods Programme Manager in Irbid for Action Against Hunger Jordan Mission for three years. She manages the department\u2019s projects where they support Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians living in Jerash and Irbid by offering job opportunities and connecting people to vocational trainings.<\/p>\n
As a woman in the humanitarian field, she always strives to include women in all aspects of her work with Action Against Hunger. She has done this with the solid waste management project, where she often works alongside the rest of her colleagues, men and women alike, on cleaning and recycling campaigns. \u201cIt is amazing that this day in particular focuses on women\u2019s empowerment,\u201d said Sajeda with a smile on her face. \u201cAll of the livelihood projects that we are implementing at Action Against Hunger on all of its bases and not only in Irbid are focusing on implementing and empowering the role of women in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n
Being part of the humanitarian sector has opened her eyes to a whole new perspective. \u201cIt made me see life through a different lens and view the lives of those affected by crises in a different way.\u201d Throughout the years, she has come to see her role as not only a job, but also as charitable work helping others meet their basic needs by earning a living. \u201cAt the end of the day, when someone calls you or comes to thank you or when you get an invite from the women and they call you to say thank you for your work, it gives you a wonderful feeling.\u201d Alongside this, she also grew as a person and, \u201cbecame more accepting of others.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moreover, Sajeda began to see the positive impact her work was having on the community in Irbid which has become more accepting and started to see women working as being less \u201cshameful,\u201d especially women recycling and cleaning up garbage. \u201cTo them it was shameful and they would say, \u2018What would the world say or my family would say if they saw me?\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cThey are now collecting this garbage and the plastic, metals, and any recyclable garbage, and they are selling it to scrap dealers and in return they are getting money which they can benefit from.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sajeda is one of the many women who believes that, \u201cthere is still a lot of work to be done in regards to implementing and empowering the role of women in society, especially in regards to home-based businesses.\u201d She sees the value in doing more to support employment efforts for vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugees, especially for women. \u201cEmployability is consolidating and qualifying all the necessary sources and needs of all members of the family in order to lessen their burden of entering into the market,\u201d said Sajeda excitedly. \u201cThis does not only fall on the men but also on the women and this is part of the project that we are focusing on working for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n