We are inching closer to significant support from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the meantime we completed internal workshops on the GFC campus in Jordan. We refined the Campus goals, defined the desired relationship with Mafraq town, and studied Jordanian sector policies.
These workshops also aim to prepare our Syrian and Eritrean volunteers for their future roles as full-fledged employees. This is very exciting as our most talented volunteers will get an official Dutch working contract with us. Leaving the Dutch governmental social payment (“uitkering”) system is a major step for our volunteers. It boosts their independence, self-confidence and professionalism. As GreenfieldCities we are very proud and grateful to facilitate the professional and personal growth of our team members. We invest a lot of time in continuous capacity building, e.g. effective writing in English, financial accounting, or project management skills.
Some of our volunteers have even gained the confidence and skills to establish their own business or to land a good job at another Dutch employer. That is why we proudly say goodbye to one of our early stage volunteers. Ghaz, our Junior Marketing Manager, is going for a new professional adventure. We wish him the best of luck in his future career.
On the other hand we are happy to welcome Hedzer Roodenburg Vermaat. He will be our Country Director, managing our activities in Jordan. Hedzer will build his own local new team of Jordanians and Syrian refugees. This means that we will recruit new members (preferably female) for our team in Jordan! Vacancies will be available on our website soon.