Complex Crises Fund: Jordan - Mid-cycle portfolio review

Responding to potential instability resulting from increasing populations of Syrian refugees in the Jordan’s Northern Governorates of Irbid and Mafraq, USAID Jordan received $20 Million in resources from the Complex Crises Fund (CCF) to support Phase II implementation of the Community Based Initiative for Water Demand Management (CBI) implemented by Mercy Corps. With CCF, CBI was expanded in size and scope while narrowing its national geographic targets to mitigate the impact of the Syrian refugees, the majority of which reside in local Jordanian communities, on water supplies and consumption.

As part of USAID objectives regarding monitoring, evaluation, and learning, CCF country portfolios are subject to a Mid-Cycle Portfolio Review (MPR) of activities. Designed by DCHA’s Office of Program, Policy, and Management (PPM), the review aims to analyze programs in the context of the operational environment while taking into consideration issues that may shape the future direction of these initiatives.