Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network Online Training Workshop Series – Workshop 3  “Private Sector Engagement in Host Communities: Adapting to the COVID-19 Crisis”     Context This is the third Online Workshop of the Training Series “Jobs, Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Engagement in Host Communities: Adapting to the COVID-19...

Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network Online Training Workshop Series – Workshop 1 “Fostering employment and entrepreneurship for locals and refugees: new challenges from COVID-19 crisis for host local authorities – Part 1”   Context This is the first Online Workshop of the Training Series  “Jobs, Entrepreneurship and Private Sector...

Context   The current global pandemic of COVID-19 is adding new challenges to local authorities hosting refugees. Countries all over the world have imposed internal and international movement restrictions to contain the spread of the virus, while the private sector struggles with the disruption in global supply chains and lower demand for goods....

Social activities are an essential starting point for a successful integration of Syrian refugees in the host community. This project aims to strengthen communication among all parties to help refugees achieve social stability and mitigate the impact of the economic crisis, as well as help members of the host community to accept and support...

The empowerment of Refugee women and their self-reliance is increasingly at the center of development programs in local governments hosting forcibly displaced persons in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Turkey target. How about those women who develop such municipal programs and deal with women’s inclusion while being women themselves?   This photo...