| Radio program about human rights in Jordan |
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Funded by the European Union with a 66 000 Euros budget, the radio program Haqi (“my right” in Arabic) aims to raise people’s awareness of their civil rights. A successful experience that attracted a large audience of Jordanians, notably women.
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| Training and awareness campaigns: keywords to save the nature in Algeria |
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Blida province wants to go green. Teachers, students, civil society and industrialists are putting forth every effort to keep the environment clean and safe.
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| Ajloun soap house |
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Established with the support of the European Union, the Ajloun Soap house aims to optimize the use of Ajloun Nature Reserve located in Northern Jordan without destroying its natural diversity. The project also aims at creating job opportunities for women in this area.
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| Towards a modernization of the health sector in Syria |
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Providing a good medical service to all people living in Syria, including the one and half million Iraqi refugees and those living in remote areas is the focus of the European Union support to the Syrian health system. A more effective management of the health system is the key to this reform.
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| Support to industrial growth in Palestine |
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In a context of social, political and economic difficulties, the European Union chooses to support the stone and marble industries in Palestine in an effort to modernize the overall industrial activity in the country. This modernization is going along with great respect to the environment and development in the region.
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| The Lebanese youth gets the support of the EU |
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The EU funds a technical and vocational training project, in collaboration with the Lebanese Social Movement, to support social and professional integration of the Lebanese youth in the society: a step towards a better future.
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| Citizenship into favor in Amman |
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“Citizen in my city” is the title of an EU project that aims at promoting active youth citizenship through planting and cleanliness campaigns. Counseling services and training sessions are also organized to the benefit of Jordanian couples and youth people. 70% of the cost is covered by the EU.
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| Towards better integration of people with disabilities |
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Algerian association Chams el Ghad is carrying out an innovative project which consists in welcoming around 157 persons, among which 60% are disabled: a step forward towards better integration of disabled persons into society.
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| Saving grants |
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Pauperization in Palestinian Territories is constantly worsening since 2000. Its rates reached 55% in the Gaza Strip and 23% in the West Bank. In an attempt to hold back poverty, the European Union is carrying out a grant project to the profit of the most vulnerable families.
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| Touring Mosaics |
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Mosaic artworks from the Dome of the Rock, meticulously reproduced by Palestinian artists, will tour several Palestinian and Arab cities. The objective is to reveal their historical importance and beauty to whoever may not have the chance to visit Jerusalem.
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Guest of the month
Patrick B. Renauld
Patrick B. Renauld, Head of the European Regional Delegation in Jordan.
Previous Guests
• Richard Weber
• Georges Abi Saleh
• Christiane Dabdoub Nasser
• Judith Neisse
• Nabil Ayouch
• Tomás Duplá del Moral
• Kader Arif
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Palestinian women fiercely participate in the developing struggle for nationalism: women in Palestine have a word in politics, form committees and organizations for social work, scream against oppression, participate in the Intifada, and throw stones on aggressors while holding their babies in their arms… sleepless women in Palestine also can speak out in art and film-making… Women’s voices are making up history in this Arab country, and in the whole region… Many stories of the immense courage of individual women in Palestine are still to come as long as oppressio
On: “Masarat”: Palestinian women’s tales in four films
The resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict is a strategic priority for Europe, as it seeks to play a role of power broker in the region. For this, it condemns the planned settlement construction of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, and believes that the creation of an independent, viable and democratic Palestinian state is in Israel’s interest. But before getting overly involved in these resolutions, it is important to step back and assess the limitations of the EU in the region.
On: Reducing unemployment and poverty in Palestinian camps
I hope that more investors adopt the "going green" thing because years ago the cost of using solar systems and getting advantage of renewable systems costed more than those that depended on fossil sources. Because the equipments and arrangements were very expensive and the all in all cost showed that it was not worth it. now that its being taken more seriously I hope that its going to work out as new life style that more people will be convinced to adopt!... GOING GREEN!
On: Sun and wind are helping Jordan go Green
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