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 - JoFoE
Jordanian 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
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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%
Jafer
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 – Ruwashid
400km 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 Project
of
Paper, Carton, Glass, Plastic, Metal, Aluminum
Thank you for your trust and confidence in JoFoE
Thank you for UN Women for initiating support to our WeServ (Solar
Mamas)