IFAD / JORDAN SYRIAN REFUGEES
02-Apr-2023
00:03:31
Ahmed Youssef was a young student when he was forced to flee Syria in 2012. Arriving in Jordan, Ahmed struggled to continue his degree and earn a living. IFAD
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STORY: IFAD / JORDAN SYRIAN REFUGEES
TRT: 3:31
SOURCE: IFAD
RESTRICTIONS: EMBARGOED UNTIL 20:01 EST, 2nd APRIL 2023
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 12 MARCH 2023, IBRID, JORDAN. MANSHYAT BANI HASSAN, MAFRAQ, DAHAL, JERASH, JORDAN
TRT: 3:31
SOURCE: IFAD
RESTRICTIONS: EMBARGOED UNTIL 20:01 EST, 2nd APRIL 2023
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 12 MARCH 2023, IBRID, JORDAN. MANSHYAT BANI HASSAN, MAFRAQ, DAHAL, JERASH, JORDAN
SHOTLIST
1.Aerial shot, Ibrid City
2.Wide shot, Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian refugee in Jordan (Ibrid) making mosaic
3.Wide shot, Ahmed creating a on the mosaic on the floor
4.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“One of the problems I faced here was that when you’re a student in Syria and come to Jordan, it’s hard to continue your education because of the financial situation. We had free education in Syria, but here in Jordan we had to pay.”
5. Close up, mosaics being arranged, Ibrid
6. Close up, Ahmed Yousseff looking down, Ibrid
7. Wide shot, pan, large mosaic being sprayed on the floor, Ibrid
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“In addition to providing income, it’s a cultural project because we preserve a Jordanian tradition. It’s a touristic project as we showcase Jordan’s monuments in our mosaics. It’s also environmental, because it protects the environment.”
9. Close up, wood used in mosaics, Ibrid
10. Close up, Ahmed using a tool to break mosaics, Ibrid
11. Close up, Ahmed breaking the mosaic with the tool
12. Wide shot, Ahmed putting the mosaic together on the floor
13. Wide shot, Man with machine at Egg hatchery, Manshyat Bani Hassan, Mafraq
14. Wide shot, refugee in Jordan at sewing machine Ar Ramtha, Irbid
15. Wide shot, Shepherd Refugee in Jordan, with sheep, Dahal, Jerash
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Marawan Saeed Suifan, Project Director:
“That’s our ultimate goal, that these projects lead to more jobs created. The opportunity to get a job in the public sector is now very limited, that's why there was the need to find an alternative.”
17.Wide shot, two men at tables creating mosaics
18. Close up, work being done on a circular mosaic
19. Close up, mosaic vase being created
20. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“What is special about the workshop here is that most of the employees are University students.”
21. Wide shot, workers sat round a table indoors
22. Med shot, workers round table looking a mosaic plan
23. Med shot, worker drawing on mosaic plan
24. Close up, Ahmed Youssef with pan down to the mosaic on the table
25. Wide shot, men at the table
26. Wide shot, across Irbid
27. Wide shot, boy and man coming out of tent
28. Wide shot, tents
29. Close up, two children
30. Wide shot, girl sat on floor near tent
31. Wide shot, pan up of mosaic on the floor to male workers.
2.Wide shot, Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian refugee in Jordan (Ibrid) making mosaic
3.Wide shot, Ahmed creating a on the mosaic on the floor
4.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“One of the problems I faced here was that when you’re a student in Syria and come to Jordan, it’s hard to continue your education because of the financial situation. We had free education in Syria, but here in Jordan we had to pay.”
5. Close up, mosaics being arranged, Ibrid
6. Close up, Ahmed Yousseff looking down, Ibrid
7. Wide shot, pan, large mosaic being sprayed on the floor, Ibrid
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“In addition to providing income, it’s a cultural project because we preserve a Jordanian tradition. It’s a touristic project as we showcase Jordan’s monuments in our mosaics. It’s also environmental, because it protects the environment.”
9. Close up, wood used in mosaics, Ibrid
10. Close up, Ahmed using a tool to break mosaics, Ibrid
11. Close up, Ahmed breaking the mosaic with the tool
12. Wide shot, Ahmed putting the mosaic together on the floor
13. Wide shot, Man with machine at Egg hatchery, Manshyat Bani Hassan, Mafraq
14. Wide shot, refugee in Jordan at sewing machine Ar Ramtha, Irbid
15. Wide shot, Shepherd Refugee in Jordan, with sheep, Dahal, Jerash
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Marawan Saeed Suifan, Project Director:
“That’s our ultimate goal, that these projects lead to more jobs created. The opportunity to get a job in the public sector is now very limited, that's why there was the need to find an alternative.”
17.Wide shot, two men at tables creating mosaics
18. Close up, work being done on a circular mosaic
19. Close up, mosaic vase being created
20. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“What is special about the workshop here is that most of the employees are University students.”
21. Wide shot, workers sat round a table indoors
22. Med shot, workers round table looking a mosaic plan
23. Med shot, worker drawing on mosaic plan
24. Close up, Ahmed Youssef with pan down to the mosaic on the table
25. Wide shot, men at the table
26. Wide shot, across Irbid
27. Wide shot, boy and man coming out of tent
28. Wide shot, tents
29. Close up, two children
30. Wide shot, girl sat on floor near tent
31. Wide shot, pan up of mosaic on the floor to male workers.
STORYLINE
Ahmed Youssef was a young student when he was forced to flee Syria in 2012. Arriving in Jordan, Ahmed struggled to continue his degree and earn a living.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“One of the problems I faced here was that when you’re a student in Syria and come to Jordan, it’s hard to continue your education because of the financial situation. We had free education in Syria, but here in Jordan we had to pay.”
Ahmed and his brothers survived on very little income, until in 2022 he successfully applied for a grant to set up a business using mosaic skills he learnt as a child in his home country.
The environmentally friendly business uses rock waste to make the mosaics, which they sell onto tourists, who buy them as souvenirs.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“In addition to providing income, it’s a cultural project because we preserve a Jordanian tradition. It’s a touristic project as we showcase Jordan’s monuments in our mosaics. It’s also environmental, because it protects the environment.”
Ahmed was able to set up his own business due to a project funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Government of Jordan, the European Union, Open Society foundation and the Swiss Agency for Development (SDC).
The project targets Syrian refugees and local Jordanian host communities, with a third of the funding being made available to women.
Many refugees struggled to find jobs in traditional sectors, so the project encouraged them to develop new enterprises based on their experience. In addition, the project connects them with private sector companies where they get trained on new skills and compete for job opportunities.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Marawan Saeed Suifan, Project Director:
“That’s our ultimate goal, that these projects lead to more jobs created. The opportunity to get a job in the public sector is now very limited, that's why there was the need to find an alternative.”
Ahmed now has a staff of 8 people, including some of his brothers and many of those he employs are part time as they are still studying. They use their wages help with their education.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“What is special about the workshop here is that most of the employees are University students.”
Through his business Ahmed has managed to piece his life back together and in doing so created a whole new life for himself and others. Many refugees are not so fortunate.
Over a decade since they left their homeland many Syrian families are still facing a humanitarian crisis with many people struggling to access life-saving essentials like food, water, and healthcare.
More than 14 million Syrian refugees have sought asylum in more than 130 countries.
In Jordan - where almost 700,000 have settled, more than three quarters of refugees (77 percent) are still vulnerable to food insecurity; and almost half (49 percent) of households are living below the abject poverty line.
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) set up a project with the Government of Jordan which has helped to lift more than 1,000 of those families out of poverty, helping them to create small businesses and a decent livelihood for them and their dependents.
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has so far helped more than one thousand refugees in Jordan, continually investing in rural people around the world who find themselves in poverty. In doing so, empowering them to find a way out of poverty, increase their food security and improve their nutrition and resilience.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“One of the problems I faced here was that when you’re a student in Syria and come to Jordan, it’s hard to continue your education because of the financial situation. We had free education in Syria, but here in Jordan we had to pay.”
Ahmed and his brothers survived on very little income, until in 2022 he successfully applied for a grant to set up a business using mosaic skills he learnt as a child in his home country.
The environmentally friendly business uses rock waste to make the mosaics, which they sell onto tourists, who buy them as souvenirs.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“In addition to providing income, it’s a cultural project because we preserve a Jordanian tradition. It’s a touristic project as we showcase Jordan’s monuments in our mosaics. It’s also environmental, because it protects the environment.”
Ahmed was able to set up his own business due to a project funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Government of Jordan, the European Union, Open Society foundation and the Swiss Agency for Development (SDC).
The project targets Syrian refugees and local Jordanian host communities, with a third of the funding being made available to women.
Many refugees struggled to find jobs in traditional sectors, so the project encouraged them to develop new enterprises based on their experience. In addition, the project connects them with private sector companies where they get trained on new skills and compete for job opportunities.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Marawan Saeed Suifan, Project Director:
“That’s our ultimate goal, that these projects lead to more jobs created. The opportunity to get a job in the public sector is now very limited, that's why there was the need to find an alternative.”
Ahmed now has a staff of 8 people, including some of his brothers and many of those he employs are part time as they are still studying. They use their wages help with their education.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yousseff, Syrian Refugee:
“What is special about the workshop here is that most of the employees are University students.”
Through his business Ahmed has managed to piece his life back together and in doing so created a whole new life for himself and others. Many refugees are not so fortunate.
Over a decade since they left their homeland many Syrian families are still facing a humanitarian crisis with many people struggling to access life-saving essentials like food, water, and healthcare.
More than 14 million Syrian refugees have sought asylum in more than 130 countries.
In Jordan - where almost 700,000 have settled, more than three quarters of refugees (77 percent) are still vulnerable to food insecurity; and almost half (49 percent) of households are living below the abject poverty line.
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) set up a project with the Government of Jordan which has helped to lift more than 1,000 of those families out of poverty, helping them to create small businesses and a decent livelihood for them and their dependents.
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has so far helped more than one thousand refugees in Jordan, continually investing in rural people around the world who find themselves in poverty. In doing so, empowering them to find a way out of poverty, increase their food security and improve their nutrition and resilience.
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