Global Studies Student Helps Women in Jordan Start "SheCab" (WSBT-TV)
Eleanor Jones '16. left, poses with Maha Alamad, Rahmeh
Abu Shweimeh, Salam Abu Khadra, and Sura Al Mahasis
of Jordan who are starting SheCab.At Saint Mary’s women develop their talents and prepare to make a difference in the world. Global studies major Eleanor Jones ’16 already is. Last summer she was among four Saint Mary’s students to take part in the Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) on campus along with about 20 undergraduate women from Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Iraq.
At the end of the institute, the Jordanian delegation came up with the idea to start SheCab, a taxi service with female drivers for women passengers. Women in Jordan are often sexually harassed on public transportation, which can affect whether a woman works.
Eleanor and others at Saint Mary's have supported the SUSI participants by helping them put together a business plan, apply for grants, and fundraise to get SheCab started. She even traveled to Jordan over spring break when the Jordanian women pitched their business idea to officials at the U.S. Embassy in Amman.