Jardkaa is an unleavened bread. Traditionally, it is prepared with barley flour, salt and water. It has a brown color, characterized by a thickness of a few millimeters (3-4 mm) and a stiff texture. It is usually eaten with fish soup or “mselli ” a kind of dried meat grilled in oil. It has been included in the Slow Food’s Ark of Taste.

HELIOS presents through an interesting interview with Mr. Stratos Mpompolos, the importance of the Street Art as a means of fostering Social Inclusion in different territorial and cultural contexts. 

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MedTOWN in Jordan has implemented a Social Business Incubator. Through training, they provide to 100 people at risk of social exclusion tools that will help them translate their ideas into real projects. They target  Syrian refugees, women and people with disabilities in the north of Jordan. 

MedTOWN in Palestine has implemented a pilot to improve waste management at community level in Beitillu, Ramallah. In the framework of this initiative, they involved citizens through some activities with the motto "With your hands, you protect your environment"(Track 01).

In this video we show you the "Guests House" modelled with H-BIM technology (Historic Building Information Modelling). This heritage building, located in Al-Karak (Jordan), is one of the 9 pilot buildings of the BEEP project in which an innovative methodology is proposed to plan an energy efficient renovation, without undermining the heritage value of these buildings.

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The Royal Scientific Society, Jordanian partner of SOLE, has implemented energy efficiency and renewable energy interventions in Iskan Al Faiha’ primary school in Madaba. Check out the video to appreciate the impact that this energy requalification intervention had on the community using the building.