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June 15, 2007
Rafah Road Rehabilitation Project Completed
JumpStart International has completed the road rehabilitation project in Rafah.
As part of JumpStart’s employment generation program, local residents were employed in order to provide them with immediate, short-term income. In order to help create a safer and more sanitary environment in Rafah, JumpStart workers cleared public roadways of garbage and debris.
As community members took notice and expressed more interest in JumpStart activities, the project was expanded to encompass JumpStart’s focus on small-scale infrastructure improvement.
In cooperation with engineers from Rafah municipality, JumpStart workers began repairing sections of many of the damaged roads throughout the city. The work crew was increased by 35% to handle the increased work load.
Rafah road repairs
Workers repairing street in front of UNRWA school
Not only were jobs created, but public health risks were reduced, and safety increased, for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic throughout the city.
During the three month period of the project, over 2,300 days of employment were created; 500 square meters of roadways were repaired; and over 9000 square meters of public areas were cleaned and cleared of trash.
Posted at 05:41 amRelated: Rafah Clean-up -
June 01, 2007
Airport Clean Up Project Completed
JumpStart International has completed the debris clearance project at Yasser Arafat International Airport.
Work crews were employed for 12 weeks as part of JumpStart’s employment generation program. In an effort to raise interest in the rehabilitation of Gaza’s only commercial airport, workers began clearing hundreds of tons of debris from inside the damaged terminal buildings.
The above pictures show the state of the interior buildings when work began
Interior buildings after clean up was completed
Surrounding outside areas were also cleaned of massive amounts of garbage and debris.
Outside areas above show the amount of debris in the beginning stages of the project, while those below show the same areas after completion of project.
JumpStart International’s airport clean up project created over 2000 days of employment for more than eighty unemployed residents of the Gaza Strip at an average daily cost of $15.55.Posted at 09:16 amRelated: Yasser Arafat International Airport
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