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and sleep.

It's important

to see people,

Check those who need

immediate assistance.

The very first, um, step

Is that of receiving water.

They've been traveling,

:, -- :

Yet again another step in a long

journey towards safety.

The second thing

is the vaccination.

They need full protection.

these services

rely on international aid

And private donations.

Sadly, the un

has only received

A little over half

of the funding

That donor countries

have promised for this crisis.

They're astonished, like,

how americans want to

live the same like--

astonished

in a good way or--

-Not in a good way.

-Okay.

thank you for

inviting us to your home.

And actually, we haven't

even seen many of these

types of food.

Could they explain to us

what they are?

and this is

olive oil and thyme.

- Aww!

so, where did you

learn to do all of these

hanging crafts?

Does it cost a lot

to make these?

with jordan's

high unemployment rate,

It's almost impossible

for refugees

To get visas

to legally work.

But inside the contained

space of the camp,

Jordan is more lenient,

Allowing more informal

business to start.

This is how um ali

sold her vase to an aid worker.

The law also prevents

refugees from leaving the camp

Unless they have

a jordanian sponsor.

But in order

to make a living,

Syrian refugees

overcome this barrier

By partnering

with jordanians,

Who bring supplies

in and out of the camp.

Syrians are finding ways

to work and be productive

By any means possible.

Here you have , people

in front of you,

And all that

they're begging for

Is to be recognized

as human beings

And not be just served

some assistance

Which may not always be adapted

to what they want.

people were showing us

That they have a different

concept of the space,

A different concept of how their

settlement should look like.

We were building a camp.

They were building a city.

in just two years,

syrian refugees

Have developed

a multi-million-dollar economy.

At the center of the camp

is a thriving market street

Jokingly named

the champs-elyses.

We're riding

on a donkey

Through the

champs-elyses.

With over

, business,

You can buy

almost anything.

The un has never

seen a camp's economy

Expand so quickly.

Many camps forbid

this kind of growth.

But syrians were determined

to rebuild their new lives.

And the un has even

begun to embrace this vision,

Putting za'atari

in a league all of its own.

In addition to

this bustling economy,

: -- :,

Our neighbors are

investing in their homes.

They're moving

trailers to be near family

And building

makeshift houses

That have bedrooms, gardens,

Private bathrooms,

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