French NGO provides temporary jobs for Syrians in the northwest

In coordination with the local councils, the French relief organization ACTED launched the Cash for Work project in northern Syria to offer job opportunities to the unemployed in return for a per diem allowance that helps employees cope with the dire economic conditions caused by the 10-year-old Syrian war.

ACTED works in 30 countries, including Syria, and has offices in those countries where it employs locals. Its main mission is to ensure long-term opportunities for the most vulnerable groups in hard-to-reach areas that have suffered from conflict, natural disaster or socio-economic hardship.

The project, which is being implemented in a number of cities and towns in the countryside of Aleppo, also aims at repairing and rehabilitating public places such as roads and gardens, in what will improve the services offered to residents. 

Meanwhile, a number of local councils that have yet to implement the project in their towns announced that they started receiving applications from people willing to join the project.