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Mercy Corps runs a water-demand management program, supports afterschool programs in rural Jordan and provides relief and educational opportunities to extremely vulnerable Iraqi refugees.
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As many as one million Iraqis have fled to Jordan since 2003, part of what the UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls "the biggest displacement crisis in the Middle East" in nearly 60 years.
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Iraqi and Jordanian children spent a summer day together in Amman to help acclimate Iraqis to their new home and defuse tensions between refugees and their host communities.
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A Mercy Corps program encouraging water savings is helping goat herders in Jordan's central highlands.
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Throughout Jordan, Mercy Corps awards grants to more than 70 community-based organizations for household water savings and efficiency projects.
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In a region generally hostile to persons with disabilities, Karen Saba hopes to fuel a dialogue that will change perceptions.
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Amal Al-Masae'id, 27, the oldest of six children, landed her first job as secretary of a rural business cooperative supported by Mercy Corps' local partner in Jordan.
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Farmers in an impoverished region erected a cold-storage and food-processing facility that enhances the value of their produce - and their profits.
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Over the last five years, more than 89% of resources allocated directly to programs.