The Community Empowerment Program
The Community Empowerment Program (CEP) exemplifies the Jordan River Foundation's commitment to sustainable human development. Through its various projects the CEP aims to empower communities, inclusive of the more vulnerable, to participate in creating their own economic opportunities and improving the quality of their lives.

PROGRAM GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Community Participation: In all CEP projects traditional and private sector leaders, community-based organization members and local government officials are involved in identifying challenges facing their community and ways to resolve such issues. Project design, ownership mechanisms, legalization and community contributions all involve broad community participation. Community, government and private sector stakeholders work together to achieve the most effective and transparent use of natural and human resources in project activities.
Sustainability: CEP's vision for sustainability is built upon community ownership and fostering technical and transparent management skills among project beneficiaries. With support from JRF's Training Department, project leadership and community members acquire skills needed in all phases of implementation to enable them to manage and expand the impact of their activities. This commitment to innovation is directly shaped by environmental considerations in order to contribute to positive sustainable development in Jordan.
Economic Opportunities: By creating permanent and temporary employment, circulating resources in local communities and encouraging entrepreneurial initiatives CEP contributes to increase economic opportunities in Jordan. Over the years the employed hundreds of CEP strengthens the private sector by securing goods and services from local vendors and introducing new technologies under certain projects Additionally, CEP helps to build positive and transparent relations between such businesses and local communities.