25/07/2019Atlas_MIRRA_RFS project updates/MIRRA and RFS team planted a relatively new forage crop in Jordan “Panicum” that is drought tolerant and economically viable in Azraq at Mr. Meshal and Ms.Om Omar farms.
21/07/2019 MIRRA-UNICEF project updates Work continued on the construction of the necessary infrastructure for the installation of wastewater treatment units at the Rehab High School for Girls and Abdullah bin Al-Zubair School. The project aims to provide solar powered treated water to irrigate the trees and the school gardens. For
10/07/2019 Construction of the Deccentralized Wastewater treatment units using Modified Septic Tank Technology started at Irhab Schools. This is part of the Decebtralized wastewater treatment and reuse in institutions pilot in three schools in Mafraq. For further information visit:www.mirra-jo.org
03/07/2019 MIRRA’ Elham Walid Al-Shurafat and MIRRA interns Atheer H Talafha andTasneem S Harahsheh formed and trained the water kids hero team on water conservation at home and school. This is within the Summer Creativity Camp 2019 at the Center of Excellence for Creative Projects at Jordan University of Science and Technology
25/06/2019 Amman, 15 June 2019: Rachel Brooks, a dual-master’s candidate at the University of Texas at Austin, has joined the MIRRA office in Amman as a summer research intern. Rachel specializes in international development and gender studies in the Middle East through her coursework toward a Master of Arts in
31/05/2019 MIRRA and The University of Manchester lunched a one and a half year project “FUTURE DAMS: Future Design and assessment of water-energy-food-environment Mega-systems (2019/2020)” on May 2019. Eng. Weam Mehdawi, M. Sc is leading this project who has strong modeling and water expertise. The development of water resources in
20/05/2019Atlas_MIRRA_RFS project updates/Two automatic drip irrigation systems of low energy consumption and with magnetic device to mange salinity have been installed at two farms in Azraq one for the farmer Mr. Meshal and one for the other farmer Ms. Om Omar.
16/05/2019 MIRRA partnership with Rural Family Society (RFS) Cooperative organisation won the competitive small grants program “Environmental Challenge” among 60 applicants and consequently singed with The High Atlas Foundation (HAF) in Morocco to execute the year long project “REALIZING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE AZRAQ BASIN IN JORDAN THROUGH THE ADAPTATION
09/05/2019 MIRRA is very pleased to announce that it has been selected as a participant in the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2019 to take place June 4-5 in The Hague. The GES 2019 program is aimed at creating an unparalleled opportunity for entrepreneurs, investors and innovation partners to meet, learn
05/05/2019 As part of MIRRA project with UNICEF, “Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Institutions” On the 30th of April and 1st of May 2019, a two-day workshop for the students was held in each school to create an interactive painting describing the project, its outputs and its importance by the
