Scale and Impacts of Livelihoods Development on Women Empowerment in the Solid Waste Sector of Jordan

Saidan, Motasem N.; Drais, Ammar Abu; Al-Manaseer, Ehab; Alshishani, Murad; Linton, Colette

doi:10.31025/2611-4135/2020.13943

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“…Alongside technical interventions, it is advisable to take specific actions to improve the public awareness and the willingness of the local communities in Jordan to participate in waste recycling and separation practices, as this is usually not the case (Hararah et al, 2016; Tarawneh and Saidan, 2013). Moreover, the engagement of women in SW recycling was demonstrated to be beneficial (Saidan et al, 2020a).…”

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Municipal solid waste management in refugee hosting communities: Analysis of a case study in northern Jordan

2021

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The Syrian civil war, which broke out in 2011, caused the displacement of more than one million refugees to Jordan. Most of them settled in the Northern Govenorates of Jordan. Due to this, the local services and infrastructures of the hosting communities, in particular the solid waste management (SWM), were put under great pressure. The aim of this study is to evaluate how the off-camp refugees impacted the SWM in the Greater Irbid Municipality (GIM; in the Irbid Governorate), both quantitatively and qualitatively. Data and results obtained from the studies carried out before the Syrian crisis are compared with data collected by the authors in 2016 using similar or comparable methodologies. Moreover, local citizen perceptions of and satisfaction with the solid waste (SW) service level were assessed. A deterioration of the SWM in GIM between 2011 and 2016 was observed in terms of service performance indicators (e.g., an increase of SW collection and transportation costs by 2.5 times and of fines for improper SW disposal by 2.2 times) and of citizens’ views (a decline in SWM quality was felt by 59% of the respondents). An attempt to cope with this situation has been made in recent years with international donors mobilizing efforts and resources to enable municipalities to meet the growing demand in basic SW services. There is however, still much to be done.

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Municipal solid waste management in refugee hosting communities: Analysis of a case study in northern Jordan

2021

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“…Saidan et al (2017) highlight how recycling, as part of solid waste management, provides employment and a livelihood for vulnerable social groups such as refugees. In this context, Saidan et al (2020) stress how recycling helps women empowerment, especially in the case of women refugees in Jordan. For instance, the "Cash for Work" initiative taken in refugees' camps helped educate Syrian refugee women to sort dry wastes on a household level.…”

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“…(2017) highlight how recycling, as part of solid waste management, provides employment and a livelihood for vulnerable social groups such as refugees. In this context, Saidan et al . (2020) stress how recycling helps women empowerment, especially in the case of women refugees in Jordan.…”

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Human rights for refugees: enhancing sustainable humanitarian supply chain to guarantee a health environment in refugee settlements

Karl

2022

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PurposeDespite global efforts for environmental protection, there is a gap in the literature about the contributions of a sustainable humanitarian supply chain (SHSC) to the promotion of human rights in refugee settlements. In this context, this study investigates how the generation of sustainability in the humanitarian supply chain (HSC) acts as an instrument for guaranteeing the human rights for refugees.Design/methodology/approachA literature review was conducted to identify the state of the art and research challenges as well as an analysis of international law documents related to refugees, international human rights law and environmental protection, and a critical study of sustainable initiatives already taken by international organizations and humanitarian agencies in refugee camps.FindingsAs a result, ensuring human rights in refugee camps is directly related to the development of a SHSC that contributes without deviation to the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by preserving the local environment.Originality/valueThis study offers a literature review and discusses the generation of sustainability in refugee camps and its relationship with human rights protected by rules of international law. Aspects such as the circular humanitarian supply chain are for the first time discussed, introducing the circular economy to refugee settlements.

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“…Similarly, a study on the scale and impacts of livelihoods development on women empowerment in the solid waste sector in Jordan showed that projects implemented by international organizations have contributed to women's empowerment by granting them access to livelihoods and expertise and strengthening their roles in these projects (Saidan, Abu Drais, AL-Manaseer, Alshishani, & Linton, 2020). This study is also problematic as it only interviewed experts and NGO workers, without asking the women about their experiences.…”

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The Impact and Implications of Three (I)NGO Women Empowerment Programs on Displaced Syrian Women in Lebanon. (c2020)

Fleifel¹

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This thesis explores, through a critical post-colonial feminist lens, the impact and implications of three humanitarian and development organizations women empowerment programs on Syrian women’s lives in displacement. The study draws on the discourses of empowerment (or disempowerment) and humanitarianism from the literature, explores discourses of empowerment as perceived and practiced by the interviewed humanitarian and development practitioners, and narrates displaced Syrian women’s experiences with humanitarianism and development and their own empowerment journeys. In this course, the dissertation addresses the varied perceptions of refugee-ness, vulnerability, and gender roles. The thesis also draws attention to the “unintended consequences” of empowerment projects, whereby displaced Syrian women practice “hidden pathways” towards empowerment in their daily lives, without such pathways being an outcome on the agenda of aid organizations, agencies and their donors. The study proposes that there is tangible evidence on the formation of alternative frameworks of empowerment practiced amongst displaced Syrian women through informal and grassroots women to women initiatives and support groups.

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Scale and Impacts of Livelihoods Development on Women Empowerment in the Solid Waste Sector of Jordan

Cited by 4 publications

References 26 publications

Municipal solid waste management in refugee hosting communities: Analysis of a case study in northern Jordan

Municipal solid waste management in refugee hosting communities: Analysis of a case study in northern Jordan

Human rights for refugees: enhancing sustainable humanitarian supply chain to guarantee a health environment in refugee settlements

The Impact and Implications of Three (I)NGO Women Empowerment Programs on Displaced Syrian Women in Lebanon. (c2020)

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