Project
Emergency employment through rural road rehabilitation for decent jobs and livelihoods recovery
The road rehabilitation project in rural Aleppo improved key roads in Maskaneh and Khafsa towns, enhanced safety measures, created jobs, and provided skills training in tailoring and blacksmithing—especially for women and persons with disabilities—contributing to better mobility, livelihoods, and economic resilience.
Duration
1 March 2024 - 15 January 2025
Development partner(s)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Reference
SYR/23/01/OCH
Location
Syria
Contact
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The road rehabilitation project improved critical roads in two towns in rural Aleppo, namely Maskaneh and Khafsa, enhancing connectivity and creating jobs. The project rehabilitated four key roads through levelling, base preparation, and cleaning.
The project ensured safety through PSEA, UXO, and OSH training, employment contracts, injury insurance, and PPE distribution.
Under the same project, the ILO-led Work-Based Learning (WBL) program trained youth from these two towns, in the fields of tailoring and blacksmithing, prioritizing women and persons with disabilities, in order to facilitate their transition to formal or self-employment.
By upgrading infrastructure and fostering skills development, this project improved mobility, strengthened livelihoods, and contributed to economic resilience in rural Aleppo.
Project information
Project impact
350 decent jobs created
including 109 women and 16 PWDs
10% (35 workers)
of workers retained with formal job contracts after wage subsidies
88,500 community members
benefiting from improved road infrastructure
158,196 people
with improved access to goods, services, and jobs
News
Building hopes with new roads in Syria: one road at a time
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