![Khawla Al Sheikh broke stereotypes and embarked on a career as a plumber Khawla Al Sheikh broke stereotypes and embarked on a career as a plumber](https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_150x150/public/success_story/ss_jordan_plumber.jpg?itok=IAoIwEHW)
Although Jordan’s domestic water use rate of just under 21 gallons per person per day is among the lowest in the world, water resources are scarce in the region, making it a constant challenge for the government to supply this basic necessity to its people.
![Family Guidance and Awareness Center outreach coordinator Enas Tergam (right) explains the meaning of HIV/AIDS to a small business worker in a workplace training. Family Guidance and Awareness Center outreach coordinator Enas Tergam (right) explains HIV/AIDS to a small business worker.](https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_150x150/public/success_story/ss_jor_aids.jpg?itok=UQfBRGvF)
The cornerstone of Family Guidance and Awareness Center is a free hotline, staffed by trained counselors, that receives more than 120 calls a month with questions on law, psychological issues, employment, and other topics.
![A USAID-supported court automation system enables chief judges to generate monthly court statistics that help them manage their courts within a matter of only minutes now, instead of days. A USAID-supported court automation system enables chief judges to generate monthly court statistics.](https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_150x150/public/success_story/ss_jor_automation.jpg?itok=3q-Iqc_c)
“Accuracy” and “expediency” are the benefits that the court staff in the northern Jordanian city of Jerash name in using a computerized case processing software developed with USAID funding. “The new system has improved the speed and precision of doing the work. Preparing 20 notifications used to take up to two hours.
![This USAID-funded water plant in Jordan is bringing 100,000 cubic meters of water daily to 700,000 people in the Greater Amman area. USAID-funded water plant in Jordan is bringing 100,000 cubic meters of water daily to 700,000 people in the Greater Amman a](https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_150x150/public/success_story/ss_jor_water.jpg?itok=QzxxmHFP)
To prosper, Jordan must optimize the use of all available water resources. To this end, the country is capturing water from brackish streams that would otherwise go unused, and delivering 125,000 cubic meters (4.4 million cubic feet) of water a day to a USAID-funded water treatment plant.
![Job seekers received an orientation upon arriving at a job fair sponsored by USAID and the Jordanian Ministry of Labor. Job seekers received an orientation upon arriving at a job fair sponsored by USAID and the Jordanian Ministry of Labor.](https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_150x150/public/success_story/ss_jor_fair.jpg?itok=ks9U23rM)
Jordan is at a critical stage in providing enough quality jobs for its fast-growing workforce. Jordanians also face fierce competition from foreign workers in labor intensive sectors, leaving many Jordanians unemployed and unable to support their families.
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