jordan’s profile

Jordan’s Profile• Population 6.4 million• Average annual income per capita U$ 4000• Un-employment 14%• Urban population = 80%• 70% of GDP is Services• 4th or 3rd poorest country in the world in water• 96% of energy is imported – Gas & Oil• 80% of the land (89’000 Km2) is desert• Jordanian external debt reached 22% of GDP. Public Sector debt

reached 80% of GDP in Dec 2012

Who are we - JoFoEJordanian Friends of Environment

• Established in 1995 in Amman - Jordan• Educate and build capacities of the

younger generations on environmental issues. Encouraging them to take a more pro active role in the conservation and improvement of their natural surrounding (GLOBE Jordan)• Women empowerment

Completed Projects:• JENFI: The Jordanian Network for Environmentally Friendly

Industries

• JCPP: The Jordan Cleaner Production Program

Future Projects• National Park Rangers (NPR)

• Environmental Photography for Senior School Students competition (EPSSS)

• Waste Recycling of refugee camps (WRRC)

• Composting of Waste Food to Organic Fertilizers (CoWFOF)

• Awareness of Persistent Organic Pollutants (AwPOP)

• Water Harvesting and Solar Cooking

• Grey Water for the benefit of Forestation

• Water Quality Monitor.

80% of Jordan is desert (Badia)

Jordanian Badia living conditions

• 320 settlements in the Badia - very scattered• 400’000 Jordanians – 25% drop outs from secondary

education• 58’000 houses of bricks and cement• Overall illiteracy 21% but up to 40% with women• Very high unemployment up to 33% (vs. 14% national)

Region Governorate Area Poverty rate

Ruweished Al-Mafraq Rwieshed 74%

Wadi Araba Aqaba Aqaba borough 62 %

Al-Quera Aqaba Alqoerp 47%

Salhia Al-Mafraq Northern Badia 43%

Hosha Al-Mafraq Northwestern Badia 36%

Dair Alkahf Al-Mafraq Northern Badia 34%

Almrigha Ma’an Ma’an borough 27%

J afer Ma’an Ma’an borough 27%

Umelrasas The capital Giza 26%

Aldisi Aqaba Al-Quera 44%

Khaldiya Al-Mafraq Northwestern Badia 36%

Qatraneh Karak Qatraneh 36%

Northwestern Badia Al-Mafraq Northwestern Badia 28%

Environmental impact of poverty

Ghayath village – Ruwashid400km from Amman

WeServ – Solar Mamas project

Barefoot College – 6 months training

Partner – Funding for Capacity Building

Solar Workshop & Women Training Center

Capacity Building

• Simple Management• Simple Accounting• Simple Warehousing &

Inventory (stocks)• Simple Marketing &

Sales

March – April 2014 looking for Stocks FUND U$ 65’000 only for the

20F container

Sustainable Solution

•Solar PV System cost JD 200 – 250 • sold JD 350 installments

•Solar Lantern cost JD 25 – 30 • sold JD 50 – 65 cash

Women’s Co-operative

• A local women co-operative 14 – 20 women•Sales initiated and marketing on a national scale• JoFoE will withdraw completely and go to REPLICATE•Northern Badia•Middle Badia•Southern Badia

Other Badia solutions• Water Harvesting• Solar Cookers• Bio-Mass Cookers

Other Projects by JoFoE – pending funding

Al-Zaatari Syrian Refugees Camp Recycling Projectof

Paper, Carton, Glass, Plastic, Metal, Aluminum

Thank you for your trust and confidence in JoFoEThank you for UN Women for initiating support to our WeServ (Solar

Mamas)