AMMAN — The
World Bank (WB) approved a fourth additional
grant for the
Municipal Services and Social Resilience Project (MSSRP) in
Jordan, amounting to $4.7 million, according to information obtained by
Al-Mamlaka TV.
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What is MSSRP?The project’s goal is to assist both Jordanians and Syrians
in finding employment. It is focused on municipalities most affected by the
influx of Syrian refugees, and hopes that
general economic growth within these
regions can benefit all involved.
Originally, the project was the Emergency Services and
Social Adaptation Project, which was launched in 2014. It then evolved to
MSSRP.
Among the sub-objectives of the project is developing
infrastructure in these municipalities, such as: parks, stadiums, public
spaces, green areas, street pavements, solid waste management, sewage systems,
flood protection, energy efficiency measures (such as solar street lighting),
and providing equipment for solid waste and other services.
The bank approved the project's initial funding in October
2013, with a grant of $52.7 million, followed by the first additional grant of
$10.8 million in December 2016.
This was followed by the
second additional grant of $30
million in December 2017, and the third of $8.8 million in August 2020.
What has it achieved so far?
The total cumulative financing covered 28 Jordanian
municipalities, surpassing a portfolio of over $100 million through support
from multiple donors.
According to the WB, the project has contributed to
improving municipal services for over 2.8 million individuals directly, with 20
percent of them being Syrian refugees and 47 percent being women.
The MSSRP has also provided over 27,400
temporary workdays,
and it is expected to exceed 110,000 workdays upon project completion.
Jordan has hosted more than 1.3 million Syrians since the
beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, including 660,000 registered Syrian
refugees with the
UNHCR.
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