Jordan. Umm el-Jimal, celebration of the completion of the USAID SCHEP collaboration with UJAP
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Title
Jordan. Umm el-Jimal, celebration of the completion of the USAID SCHEP collaboration with UJAP
Description
The USAID Sustainable Cultural Heritage Through Engagement of Local Communities Project, implemented by ACOR, supported and participated in a number of special events, high-level meetings, lectures, and conferences from 2014 – 2018. SCHEP and the Umm el-Jimal Archaeological Project (UJAP) gathered on December 9, 2018 with representatives of the Umm el-Jimal Municipality and local community members, the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR), USAID, and others to celebrate the successful completion of SCHEP’s collaboration with UJAP. The event began with a tour of the site itself to highlight the improvements that have been made through the partnership. Afterward, remarks were made by Ralph Koehring, Acting Mission Director at USAID Jordan, Yazid Elayan, Acting Director General of the Department of Antiquities, Hassan Rheibeh, Mayor of Umm el-Jimal Municipality, Dr. Barbara Porter, ACOR Director, Dr. Bert de Vries, Umm el-Jimal Project Director, and others.
Format
Born Digital Photograph
Place
Umm el-Jimal
Identifier
2018_ECL_0023.jpg
Google Maps Place Name
Umm El-Jimal
ID from Starchive
383383
Tag
Event
Rights
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