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Fighting Poverty in Jordan

FINCA helps Jordanians living in poverty access financial services to improve the quality of life for themselves and their families.

15.7%

LIVE BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE

*from 2018

3.1%

WORK IN AGRICULTURE

*from 2025

0.1%

OF THE POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3.00 PER DAY

*from 2010

Smiling woman holding a baby indoors.

Facts about Jordan

With a lack of natural resources, including water and oil, Jordan has one of the smallest economies in the Middle East and is heavily dependent on foreign assistance. Jordan also has a considerable unemployment rate. An influx of refugees from the ongoing conflict in neighboring Syria has added to the difficulty of Jordanians finding jobs.

Jordan’s population is young: 70 percent are under 30 years of age, and nearly one-third of Jordanians under 25 are unemployed. Despite the fact that more women than men in Jordan hold higher education degrees and diplomas, only a quarter of the female population make up the labor force.

When poor people have access to financial services and life-enhancing products, they can earn more, build their assets, create jobs and cushion themselves against external shocks. Since 2007, FINCA has been helping thousands of Jordanians improve their lives. FINCA offers financial services such as loans throughout the country.

Products & Services

Individual Loans, Small Group and Solidarity Loans, Small and Medium Enterprise Loans, Insurance

Contact

Head Office
Office No. 22 & 23 | 4rth floor Durret Khalda
Complex No. 131 | Khalda | Amman
Amman 11821
Telephone:
+962-6-5373070/1
+962-6-566-4628
Fax: +962-6-566-4629

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