http://www.mercycorps.org The Latest Mercy Corps Jordan Content en-us (c) 2007 Mercy Corps http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 10 May 2008 07:59:01 -0700 Charity Mercy Corps In-house CMS 60 http://www.mercycorps.org/images/donate/mercy_logo_red.gif http://www.mercycorps.org/ 136 48 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/jordan/1930/ 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. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:10:43 -0800 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/jordan/1885/ 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. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:07:44 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/jordan/1822/ A Mercy Corps program encouraging water savings is helping goat herders in Jordan's central highlands. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:19:15 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/jordan/1823/ Throughout Jordan, Mercy Corps awards grants to more than 70 community-based organizations for household water savings and efficiency projects. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:26:49 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/civilsociety/1162/ In a region generally hostile to persons with disabilities, Karen Saba hopes to fuel a dialogue that will change perceptions. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:37:00 -0800 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/jordan/806/ 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. Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:25:05 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/jordan/796/ Farmers in an impoverished region erected a cold-storage and food-processing facility that enhances the value of their produce - and their profits. Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:21:51 -0700