The Government of Japan extended a grant to the Dar Abu Abdullah Association for Philanthropy and Development (DAA) for the provision of two refrigerated trucks under the scheme called Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP).
The handover ceremony of refrigerated trucks was held on Sunday in the presence of Ambassador of Japan to Jordan, Okuyama Jiro, and DAA Director General, Samer Balkar.
This grant assistance aims to enhance the sustainability of micro and home-based businesses that DAA has supported through the provision of two refrigerated trucks to the association. With a mission to empower the most vulnerable individuals across the country and sustain their livelihood, DAA has helped more than 76 low-income households to establish micro and home-based businesses such as hydroponic farming, dairy products and handicrafts.
By providing two refrigerated trucks, microbusiness owners will be able to transport their products to the market constantly and sustainably at an affordable price, and generate more profits that will improve their standard of living. In addition, 62% of microbusiness owners are women, contributing to addressing the high percentage of women’s unemployment rate.
In the speech delivered during the handover ceremony, Ambassador Okuyama expressed his appreciation to DAA’s social contribution in empowering more vulnerable people economically and tackling high unemployment rates at the grass-roots level”.
Director General of DAA, Samer Balkar thanked the Government of Japan and the Embassy of Japan for this generous grant and said that it will enable the DAA to provide better services to beneficiaries and enhance their access to market, leading to improving their profitability.”
Source: Jordan News Agency