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النسخة التجريبية من موقع النهضة العربية (أرض)

Generating Economic Empowerment through Market Solidarity (GEMS)

Project starting: June 2018

The GEMS Project aims to empower refugees and Jordanian host community members economically by equipping them with specialized vocational, handicraft, and sales and marketing skills.

The project was implemented in partnership with USAID- Local enterprise support project, Precious Stones Gallery, and Souk Jara, from June 2018 till September 2018, where women, men, and private sector in Amman and Zarqa to be targeted. The GEMS project aims to involve many stakeholders to guarantee the necessary collaboration, support, resources and sustainability plans for different activities and longevity of the strategy beyond the project timeframe.

The project helped the employed and unemployed refugees and Jordanian host community members to improve understanding of protection in the Jordanian labor market through increased awareness of labor law, rules and regulations, increase the employability of direct beneficiaries and increase MSE marketing capacity and business links.

The GEMS Project helps promote the refined skills and the high quality of products that refugees deliver and facilitates access to marketing opportunities within both the Jordanian and international markets.

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Renaissance Strategic Center Signs Two MoUs with the University of Turin and CIEE AmmanSeptember 2025 – The Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), through its Renaissance Strategic Center (RSC), has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs): one with the Università degli Studi di Torino (UniTo) and another with CIEE INC Amman. These agreements establish a framework for cooperation in the areas of research, knowledge exchange, and capacity development, with a particular focus on advancing the RSC Internship Program. The partnerships are designed to strengthen collaboration between academic institutions and policy research platforms, contributing to both educational advancement and the production of innovative research. Through these MoUs, students and researchers from UniTo and CIEE will have the opportunity to participate in structured internships at RSC. The program will provide exposure to policy-oriented research and civic engagement initiatives, while also enabling interns to enhance their knowledge of the region and contribute to the Center’s ongoing projects. These partnerships, underscore ARDD/RSC, UniTo, and CIEE’s shared commitment to fostering academic-practice linkages, enhancing knowledge production, and supporting the development of the next generation of scholars and practitioners.
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