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This technical brief gives an overview of how Savings and Loan Groups (SLGs) are implemented on the Jordan Valley Links project. This document is part of the JVL Learning Agenda series.

In Jordan, MEDA partners with the National Association for Family and Empowerment (NAFE), a local non-profit organization that provides financial literacy, business skills training and facilitates savings and loan groups. To support these activities, NAFE established a community theatre group using drama to promote gender equality and economic empowerment for women and youth.

Now available: The 2nd edition of our newsletter that includes the latest news from the Jordan Valley Links project.

Now available: The 1st edition of our newsletter that includes the latest news from the Jordan Valley Links project.

A key question confronting funders and implementers is how to measure Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE). This technical brief presents guidance and learnings on how a project can collect behavior change data and monitor women’s economic empowerment projects.

Jordan Valley Links (JVL) is a five-year project (2016-2021), implemented with the generous support of Global Affairs Canada. The ultimate outcome of the project is to increase the contribution by women and youth to Jordan’s economic growth. JVL is supporting women and youth in the Jordan Valley in seizing new opportunities in targeted sectors, and ultimately to become strong economic actors.

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and MEDA are supporting 25,000 women and youth entrepreneurs in the Jordan Valley to identify
new livelihood opportunities, build their businesses and connect to higher-value markets.

Over five years (2016-2021), the project will focus on the food processing, tourism and clean technology sectors. Women and youth entrepreneurs in these sectors will be connected to private sector actors and service providers with the goal of strengthening the contribution of women and youth to Jordan’s economy and building a more sustainable and inclusive market system in the Jordan valley.

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الشؤون العالمیة في كندا ومیدا

تقوم ((الشؤون العالمیة في كندا)) ومیدا بدعم 25 ألف
سیدة ورواد أعمال شباب في وادي الأردن لیتمكنوا من
تحدید فرص جدیدة لتأمین الرزق، وبناء أعمالھم، وأیضاً
التمكن من الوصول لأسواق ذات قیمة أعلى.

وعلى مدى خمسة سنوات (2016-2021) سیركز
المشروع على كل من القطاعات التالیة: صناعة الأغذیة،
السیاحة، والتكنولوجیا النظیفة.

كما سیتم ربط كل من رواد الأعمال الشباب والسیدات
من رائدات الأعمال في ھذه القطاعات مع الفاعلین من
القطاع الخاص ومزودي الخدمات في جمیع ھذه
المجالات وذلك بھدف تقویة إسھام النساء والشباب في
الإقتصاد الأردني وبناء نظام سوق أكثر شمولیة
وإستدامة في منطقة وادي الأردن.

Through the Jordan Valley Links project, MEDA will work to support primarily women and youth entrepreneurs in food processing, tourism, and clean technology sectors. Through access to training, market information, inputs and support services, business education and linkages to better markets, entrepreneurs will benefit from higher productivity, increased incomes and means, and ultimately contribute to Jordan’s economic growth.