Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14
This evaluation assesses the quality of Oxfam GB's humanitarian response in Jordan. Since its start-up in 2012, Oxfam GB has carried out a range of activities in aid of Syrian refugees in that country: it supported a local NGO (Jordanian Women's Union) to provide food and hygiene items; in cooperation with ARDD-Legal Aid, it adapted an existing women's empowerment and legal aid project (VOICE) to include capacity- building, protection and advocacy work with Syrian refugees. From October 2013 Oxfam became involved in plans for water, sanitation and hygiene promotion (WASH) in Zaatari camp, where it began to operate from January 2013, focusing at first on providing WASH facilities and later to include hygiene promotion and information provision. Mid-2013 Oxfam also began to provide cash and vouchers for basic needs (rent, water, food and hygiene items) to refugees and vulnerable Jordanian households in urban host communities, and most recently it has also started to form peer support networks and provide technical support to local water authorities in host communities.
