Due to SyriaÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s devastating civil war, approximately 80 per cent of SyriaÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s artisans have left their trade, and fled to neighbouring states in search of safety and security resulting in a grave threat to SyriaÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s cultural heritage.
However, whilst there remains a marginal community of artisans in Syria, the forcibly displaced ones in Jordan are reviving their cultural heritage crafts by operating in JordanÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s informal economy and adopting economic and cultural survival strategies to create their own pathways and networks to provide a livelihood for themselves and their families.
The vast majority of Syrian refugees live in extreme poverty with minimal prospects for economic, social and cultural development and integration.
