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Qudra Program in Jordan: Building on strengths together

July 10, 2019From 9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
MADRID
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Alcalá, 62). From 9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. You must register in advance to attend.
Register using  this link.

On July 10, the presentation of this program will be taking place at the Casa Árabe headquarters in Madrid, along with the opening event for an exhibition and a concert.

The conference will discuss the development challenges being faced by local governments and the strategies being implemented at the local and national levels to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan.

Meeting at the conference will be representatives from institutions such as the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Local Administrations and the mayors of the city councils of Mafraq, Ramtha and Sarhan,  as well as members of civil society.

This meeting will take place before the opening event for an exhibition titled “Building Strengths Together,” a show with photographs taken as part of the Qudra Program* in the four countries where it carries out its activities: Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. The opening event will be taking place at 1:45 p.m.  in the Casa Árabe garden, and the exhibition will remain open until July 30.

In the afternoon, the day of events will end with a concert by Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh & Friends in the Casa Árabe garden.

SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY OF EVENTS (PDF)

9:30 - 10:00 a.m.  Registration:

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.  Opening session

10:45 -11:00 a.m.  Presentation of the Qudra Program in Jordan

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.  Session I:
“Jordan’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis: local institutions and resilience”

12:15 - 12:30 p.m.  Coffee break

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.  Session II:
“Strengthening social cohesion in Jordan: lessons learned”

1:30 - 1:45 p.m.  Conclusions and closing ceremony

1:45 p.m. Opening event for the photography exhibition: “Building Strengths Together”

9:30-11:30 p.m.Concert by Kinan Azmeh & Friends


Qudra Program*: Strengthening resilience among Syrian refugees, the internally displaced and communities hosting refugees in Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraqi Kurdistan, in response to the Syrian and Iraqi crises.
Qudra Program in Jordan: Building on strengths together


Cooperación Española (Spanish Cooperation)


Casa Árabe

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Concert by Kinan Azmeh & Friends 

Spanish Cooperation, in conjunction with Casa Árabe and as part of the presentation of results from the Qudra Program, have organized the first concert by this Syrian composer and clarinet player in Madrid. It will be taking place on Wednesday, July 10.
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