> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Ammar A. Malik, Hamutal Bernstein, Edward Mohr, Yasemin Irvin-Erickson > Reference:: https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/99201/final_for_profit_humanitarians_jrf-ikea_case_study_2.pdf > Date:: 2018-09 > Tags:: #warp #Palestine #refugees > WeftLinks:: [[Migrant and refugee value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft provides a livelihood with dignity through market access]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Following the social enterprise model IKEA has implemented in other countries, the company partnered with JRF, a local nonprofit focused on employment generation. They train and employ Jordanian and Syrian refugee women to create handicrafts to sell in IKEA stores worldwide ### Highlights As of spring 2018, JRF had delivered on its first purchase order through 110 workers whose creations were being sold in IKEA’s Amman store starting in December 2017.