Tailor Made: How Syrian Refugee Women are Finding Their Own Way to Join the Jordanian Economy

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Author(s)
Almasri, S.
Publication language
English
Pages
16pp
Date published
07 Aug 2018
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Gender, Livelihoods, Refugee Camps
Countries
Syria, Jordan
Organisations
Oxfam

Earning an income is a struggle for the residents of Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, and women’s economic participation is extremely low. Oxfam initiated the Lel-Haya (For Life) project in Za’atari to build the capacities of Syrian refugee women, both in vocational training and soft skills. A small number of women involved in the project were subsequently employed by a garment factory in northern Jordan. This briefing note highlights these women’s experiences, the challenges they have faced and how they have overcome them.