Jordan: economic empowerment
Jerash, Jordan
Ahmed, an 18 year old Palestinian, left school on his own volition in 10th grade in order to work at his family s store, which is in Jerash near Gaza camp. The store sells produce from a local farm. During slow periods, Ahmed helps out in the bakery next door.
ITS, Jordan
Fareed is a 12 year old Pakistani boy whose family was living in Syria before the war broke out. Undocumented, now they live in an informal tented settlement near Amman. In the mornings, Fareed herds goats with his younger sister. In the afternoons, he takes a bus and attends public school.
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ITS, Jordan
Bushra is an undocumented 11 year old Pakistani who lives in an informal tented settlement near Amman. Unlike her older brother, she has never been to school. When she is not herding the family goats, she helps her mother with household chores
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Amman, Jordan
Khaleel is a 13 year old originally from Syria’s Homs and now living near Ma’an . To help support their family of 9, he and his brother sell cotton candy on the streets. They make about 50 JODs a month. In the winter, when sales slow, they work on farms near their home. Khaleel is enrolled in school, but attends only irregularly. He is in 3rd grade.
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Mafraq, Jordan
Hala, a Syrian living in Mafraq, has never been to school even though she is 12 years old. Since she was 8, she has worked on the street, selling tissues and cleaning car windows.
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