/ 15 • • • Protect and promote family health; Enhance education quality and outcomes against set standards. Violence free schools established. This initiative will contribute to HDG 1 A long and healthy life and HDG 3 A decent standard of living. © Isabel de la Cruz/ UNRWA archives Equal access to infrastructure The Government of Jordan has actively demonstrated support for Palestine refugees through the provision of electricity, water, sewerage, shelter rehabilitation and road pavement across the ten official and three unofficial camps. Jerash camp is the only remaining Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan which is not yet connected to an underground sewerage network. Consequently, sewerage is drawn through open drains through the camp, leading to sanitary hazards including seepage into the drinking water system. Palestinian refugees dwelling in the camp experience elevated health problems. For example, 2010, incidences in Jerash camp of water borne diarrhoea in children under three years old were three times higher than in other Palestinian refugee camps. UNRWA has long been advocating for improving the living conditions of refugees living in Jerash camp. A sewerage treatment plant has been built in the local area, but due to lack of funding, the Government of Jordan has been unable to complete the infrastructure networks to connect the plant to pipes in the camp. Consequently, the Government of Jordan has been actively seeking, and has now received, the financial backing of the Swiss Development Cooperation to connect all households in Jerash camp with the sewerage and water supply networks. Although further funding for shelter rehabilitation, including toilet and kitchen updated connections, may be needed, the connection of Jerash camp to the sewerage and water supply networks is a significant improvement. The project will positively impact the living conditions, health status and overall well-being of camp residents. Scholarships for Palestine Refugees in Jordan originating from Gaza Ex-Gazan Palestine refugees form a particularly vulnerable group in Jordan. The combination of high poverty rates within the community, high fees for tertiary education and restrictions on a number of employment opportunities present significant challenges to ex-Gazans trying to reach their full potential. UNRWA seeks to: • Improve employability and access to education for ex-Gazan refugees by providing a number of scholarships to obtain university degrees. This initiative will contribute to HDG 3 A Decent Standard of Living. More specifically to strategic objective 10: • Improve employability