Vatican saves the day! Project will launch in Jordan

Faced with overpopulation, jobs have become scarce.

Iraqi refugees currently residing in Jordan face unemployment and, ultimately, starvation.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Jordan is currently playing host for nearly 1.5 million refugees and has begun to sway beneath the weight of responsibility.

There are not enough jobs for the refugees, who are unable to ensure the well-being of their family members.

In a generous move, the Vatican is going to use $150,000 donated to it at last year's World's Fair in Milan.

The funds will be used to train refugees in necessary skill, such as carpentry, agriculture and the food industry.

The training program, which will be based at Caritas' Our Lady of Peace Center in Amman, will be inaugurated on Thursday, May 12.

According to the Catholic Herald, fifteen refugees will be employed full-time to cultivate, produce and sell vegetables and oil.

Though other details have yet to emerge, the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, the Vatican office responsible for the promotion and distribution of Catholic charity, explained Jordan is also hosting over 1.3 million Syrian refugees, which has made employment even more difficult to procure.

Wael Suleiman, the director of Caritas Jordan, explained refugees are constantly looking for work and are even willing to accept positions without contracts, adding, "But the market does not offer opportunities."

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