07/08/2019 MIRRA_Atlas_RFS project updates  ☘️/ MIRRA Summer School of Sustainability was launched on 7/8/2019 in Azraq, Jordan.  The school target 15 ambitious youth to produce concept notes on projects that address local challenges within 1 to 3 months. By the end on the school, the youth will present their concept

06/08/2019 MIRRA launched its new project “Realizing Sustainable Agriculture and Efficient Water Management in the Azraq Basin in Jordan through the Adaptation and Integration of Proven Technology and Community Partnership” in Azraq through a kick-off meeting with different stakeholders. The partnership agreement between MIRRA and Rural Family Society (RFS), which

01/08/2019 A part of UNICEF’s, MIRRA and Wakileh programmatic visit where they were briefed on the progress of the Agricultural Rehab school for girls and Abdallah bin el Zubair school and the irrigation system. The visit was attended by the MIRRA team and the General Manager of Nabil Wakela, the

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.