The Job Creation Programme (JCP) implements a yearly Cash-for-Work Project (CaWP) to employ the most vulnerable Palestine refugees as part of its emergency support work in the West Bank.

Why is the Cash-for-Work project needed?
- Poverty is chronic throughout the West Bank; the continuous conflict has had a severe impact on the Palestinian economy, despite some easing of the movement restrictions from mid-2009, in September 2009 the World Bank affirmed this had not led to sustainable economic growth.
- Studies show that the unemployment levels are particularly high amongst refugees, at 26 percent, the highest being amongst the youth, at 54 percent.
- 29 percent of refugees both in and outside camps are food insecure, meaning they find it difficult to cover basic needs such as food.
- Households spend an average of 49 percent of their income on food, meaning they have very little left to spend on other essentials such as shelter and education, essentially further entrenching poverty through a cycle of debt.
- Due to debts, once a household has fallen into deep=poverty, it is more difficult to lift the family above the poverty line, which means they need more cash-for-work in order to feel a positive imact on their livelihood. CaWP has adapted its Programme to allow for such refugees to obtain work opportunities.

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