Tazweed Center

Tazweed supermarket storefront in 2014

Tazweed Center is a supermarket chain operating in the Syrian refugee camps in Jordan. The stores were founded by the United Nations World Food Programme who partnered with local company Tazweed through a PPP model[1] in order to bring a ‘sense of normalcy’ to Syrian refugees' lives.[2] Opened in January 2014 on the main road of Zaatari Camp, it is one of two chains –along with Safeway– serving over 100,000 Syrian refugees,[3] with Syrians comprising 93 percent of staff.[4][5] The word "tazweed" translates to "supply."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Tazweed Center" (Press release). Amman, Jordan: Mezzan Holding Co. KSC. January 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Freij, Muath (February 6, 2014). "Two supermarkets offer Zaatari residents variety of foodstuff". Jordan Times.
  3. ↑ Al Tamimi, Jumana (September 15, 2018). "A real market thrives in Zaatari camp". Gulf News. Dubai: Al Nisr Publishing LLC. Reuters.
  4. ↑ "93% نسبة تشغيل أهل المفرق في مركز (تزويد)". Al Rai (in Arabic). February 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ "افتتاح مركز تزويد للتسوق في مخيم الزعتري بالشراكة مع برنامج الأغذية العالمي". Petra (in Arabic).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Johnson, Mark (March 22, 2016). "Sacrificing food for medicine is common practice among refugees". Journal Sentinel.
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