Jordan

PO Box 841378 Jabal Amman
Amman 11181
Jordan

WebsiteA wireframe globe www.habitatjordan.org
PhoneA smartphone +962 64612081

 

Country Facts

 

  • Capital city – Amman
  • Population – 10.4 million
  • Life expectancy – 75 years
  • Unemployment rate – 18.3%
  • Below poverty line – 14.2%

Find more country facts on: CIA The World Factbook –Jordan

 

Habitat Facts

 

  • Habitat started in Jordan in 2002.
  • Individuals served in FY2019 – 49,155
  • Through new construction – 120
  • Through repairs and rehabs – 3,095
  • Through market development – 44,835
  • Through professional services – 1,105
  • Volunteers hosted in FY2019 – 1,165

 

The housing need in Jordan

Located at the heart of a region riddled with political and economic conflict, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been sought as a safe haven by citizens displaced by wars and unrest in neighboring countries. The housing market has been stressed by the arrival of refugees from Iraq and Syria following decades of conflict. Approximately 1.3 million Syrian refugees live in Jordan. 

The Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment 2016 developed by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation and the Jordan Response Platform for the Syria Crisis Secretariat, which identifies vulnerabilities, needs and gaps in assistance, has estimated a gap of over 100,000 housing units and an acute shortage of affordable housing. 

 

How Habitat addresses the need

Upgrading substandard homes

Habitat Jordan helps improve the living conditions, and ultimately the self-reliance, of vulnerable Syrian refugees and host community members through grants to assist those who are under the poverty line. 

Improving communal projects 

We aid entire communities through improved quality of and access to infrastructure and services. Such interventions enhance relations among the inhabitants and contribute to improved social cohesion. 

Building new homes 

Habitat Jordan supports  low-income families struggling to make ends meet with facilitative loans to finance owner-driven construction new homes or shelter improvements. 

Volunteer opportunities 

Habitat Jordan welcomes volunteer groups from different parts of the world (such as the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, etc.), and hosts them during their stay as they support low-income families and help them build their homes. 

Locally, Habitat Jordan contributes towards fostering a  volunteering culture amongst Jordanian youth by working with local schools and encouraging students above the age of 16 to participate in building and home rehabilitation works for low-income families.

 

What you can do

DONATE

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VOLUNTEER

For more information sen us an email: [email protected]

TITHE

All affiliate tithe gifts are sent internationally to serve families outside of the United States. To support the work of Habitat JORDAN, please send your tithe to: Habitat for Humanity International P.O. Box 6598 Americus, GA 31709-3498

 

CONTACT

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Stories and news

Habitat for Humanity to host its first Housing Forum in the Middle East and North Africa region

October 20, 2022

Cairo will host Habitat for Humanity’s first edition of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Housing Forum, November 21-23, 2022. The three-day event will convene housing contributors and stakeholders from the public and private sectors, advocates, academics, researchers, microfinance experts and representatives from local and international NGOS from the MENA region. 

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