Logistics company donations will fund refugee outreach center and job matching
Agility has renewed its partnership agreement with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to help fund programmes supporting vulnerable refugees in Jordan and Malaysia, it was revealed in a press release. .
The partnership renewal will support UNHCR’s outreach center activities in Johor, Malaysia, where refugees receive shelter, healthcare, education, skills training and other critical services.
In Jordan, Agility’s donation will help UNHCR’s ‘Job Matching’ programme, linking 180+ refugees with potential employers. Through this programme, UNHCR arranges interviews and places refugees in agriculture and construction jobs or other livelihood opportunities.
“The pandemic has made an already challenging refugee situation worse. Agility has been a long-time supporter of UNHCR’s activities and programme,” commented Henadi Al-Saleh, Agility Chairperson.
“With Agility’s generous support, we will be able to help refugees in Jordan find jobs to support their families, and continue outreach activities in Malaysia, and strengthen community-based protection works by expanding community outreach services,” remarked Dr. Samer Haddadin, Representative of the UNHCR Kuwait Office.
