The goal of the Community-Based Support Program (CBSP), funded by the Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM), is addressing the wide-ranging mental health and livelihood needs of Iraqis living in Jordan through the provision of social inclusion, income generation, and vocational training opportunities.  This program addresses the widespread need among the majority of refugees to take part in community-based socialization and livelihood skills building activities that will enable them to generate income and reduce stress associated with extreme social isolation and economic hardship.

IRD is working with the Ein Al-Basha Vocational Training Center, under Entity Green, to provide vocational training to over 600 Iraqi men in Computer Hardware, Computer Software, Electrical Installation, Plumbing, Automotive Maintenance, Cooking and Recycling classes, and over 100 women in catering, business home production and marketing.  In addition, the CBSP program is supporting 15 community based day care organizations subsidizing the costs of child day care for vulnerable Iraqi families and linking mothers with the centers to provide day care services.

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