Food for Training programme a chance to work, learn for vulnerable Jordanians

 SAHAB — Known as Jordan’s industrial district, Sahab is 16km southeast of the capital. Driving into its barren landscape, one will come across large manufacturing businesses known to many Jordanians. 

Nineteen-year-old Lamia Abdallah is working to gain the skills and experience to support her family in one of the Sahab factories.

Abdallah has secured the job opportunity through WFP’s Food for Training programme. Her employers at the Aqaba Vegetable Oil Factory have given her enough flexibility to alternate between her university studies and her work.

Her job is always there waiting for her after the end of the university term. Having the ability to work and study is vital to Abdallah. 

“Studying for me is the solution to my challenges,” she said.

Abdallah is one of 2,000 participants in the WFP programme, which is being implemented in partnership with local NGO National Alliance Against Hunger and Malnutrition (NAJMAH) to leverage work opportunities with the aim of increasing employment and — subsequently — food security for vulnerable Jordanians.