The youth population in Jordan, despite high levels of vocational training, suffers from a high unemployment rate. Building resilience, through access to the labour market, has become crucial in order to try to bridge the gap between youth preparation and labour supply: this is why it is necessary to intervene with specific training courses that meet the needs of the market. In this sense, Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses are a way to facilitate the transition between education and entry into the labour market by ensuring economic inclusion for the youth population.
After the excellent results of the first phase, this second phase of the Furas (Opportunity) project, funded by the Direct Aid Programme (DAP) of the Australian Embassy, also fits into this framework, targeting again the most vulnerable youth population in the Russeifa area, Zarqa Governorate, and in particular the female population. In fact, women in the area are too often forced to accept 'informal jobs', which are poorly paid and expose them to gender-based violence. The aim of the Furas 2 project is to facilitate access to the world of work - to secure and dignified employment - for young women from the Jordanian host community and the Syrian refugee community, through education, vocational training and peacebuilding activities.
