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Teacher management in refugee settings: UNRWA schools in Jordan
This report aims to build an understanding of how elementary-level teachers are managed in schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Jordan, in order to support effective teacher management in refugee settings, and improve teacher status, motivation, well-being, and effectiveness.
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Community-based Organizations in Tafilah Launch Advocacy Campaigns on Women’s Empowerment
Tafilah, Jordan. Under the esteemed patronage of Mr. Imad Al-Rawashdeh, the Governor of Tafilah, the Information and Research Center – King Hussein Foundation (IRCKHF), in partnership with UN Women and the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), today launched a series of advocacy campaigns on women’s empowerment developed by seven women’s Community-based Organizations (CBOs) in Tafilah. Over a period of six months, joint advocacy efforts will address challenges and opportunities faced by women and girls in their communities, including access to quality health services, public transportation, and management of financial resources. Each campaign has been designed based on the findings of baseline assessment conducted by IRCKHF in the field, which highlighted women’s economic empowerment as a priority area for action in Tafilah. The collaboration with JNCW has been instrumental in building the capacity of partner CBOs to develop and conduct gender advocacy campaigns, write policy papers, and monitor and evaluate…
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Community-based organizations in Tafilah conclude joint advocacy efforts on women’s economic empowerment
Tafilah- Under the esteemed patronage of H.E. Mohammad Rafaya’, Governor of Tafilah, the Information and Research Center – King Hussein Foundation (IRCKHF), in partnership with UN Women and the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), organized a closing ceremony to present the outcomes of joint advocacy campaigns on women’s economic empowerment led by seven Community-based Organizations (CBOs) in Tafilah. Implemented during the past six months with the generous support of the Governments of Finland, France, Iceland, Italy as well as Zonta International Foundation, the campaigns aimed at raising awareness on challenges and opportunities faced by women and girls in their communities, with a specific focus on access to livelihood services. “Women now have more important roles in all spheres of life. Her role is a fundamental requirement for a successful developmental process in all the areas. The Jordanian women have become like every other women in the world; she is…
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IRCKHF’s Report Investigating the Phenomena of Homebound Girls in Jordan goes Public
"Girls will grow up to be like their mothers and raise their daughters in a similar fashion, thereby continuing the cycle of homebound girls." Amman, Jordan- 2013. The Information and Research Center - King Hussein Foundation (IRCKHF) in collaboration with Save the Children International is honored to address yet another sensitive topic in Jordan, homebound girls. The study was initiated as a result of the Child Labor Survey conducted in 2007 by The International Labor Organization, in conjunction with the Department of Statistics. The results of the study were released in a 2009 report entitled Working Children in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. According to the study, 62.4% of children between the ages of 6-17 were strictly involved with the school, while 31.77% of children were attending school in addition to performing unpaid household services. The proportion of children ages 6-17 who engaged in economic activity alone was less than…
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Was 2018 experience a quantum leap in the sustainability of CSOs in Jordan?
Amman – Jordan implemented significant human rights reforms in 2017. Following a decades-long campaign by women’s and human rights groups, parliament approved the abolition of Article 308 of the Penal Code, which had allowed perpetrators of sexual assault to escape punishment if they married their victims. Parliament also amended Article 98 of the Penal Code, which protected perpetrators of honor crimes by acquitting them or reducing their sentences if they claimed “mitigating circumstances” such as “severe rage.” Other significant legal reforms backed by CSO advocacy included a new law to protect the rights of persons with disabilities. To discuss and evaluate the situation and sustainability of CSOs in 2018, a panel of Jordanian experts met on February 13th at the Information and Research Center -King Hussein Foundation (IRCKHF) for the “Civil Society Organizations Sustainability Index” project. The evaluation is based on 7 interrelated dimensions including CSO’s institutional capacity, their financial…
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A year after the new Law on the Rights of People with Disabilities
Information and Research Center – King Hussein Foundation (IRCKHF) held two outreach sessions in Amman and Karak on October 29-30, 2018, which were attended by representatives of Civil Society Organizations, associations working with people with disabilities (PwD), and activists from the north, central and south governorates. The sessions were held in collaboration with the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD) and “I am Human” Society for Rights of PWD with support from the Swedish Development Partner. These sessions are part of the activities of “the new Law on the Rights of People with Disability for 2017 Outreach Sessions” project. This outreach project includes two key parts: first, awareness raising through publishing legal messages from the new law on IRCKHF social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The second part includes holding outreach sessions in Amman and Karak. These sessions were live streamed to ensure that…
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Closing Ceremony of Artisan Entrepreneurship in Jordan Project
On Thursday, October 25th, under the patronage of Her Excellency Ms. Lina Annab, the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, the Information and Research Center – King Hussein Foundation (IRCKHF) in collaboration with the University of Plymouth and Tiraz– Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress shared the findings of their two-year project ‘Jordanian and Syrian Refugee Artisans and Cultural Heritage Entrepreneurship in Jordan.’ The project was funded by the United Kingdom’s Global Challenges Research Fund, the Economic and Social Research Council, and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Mrs. Widad Kawar, founder of Tiraz Centre, welcomed the delegates including Her Excellency the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ms. Lina Annab, as well as representatives from the Ministries of Labor, Planning and International Cooperation, Culture and Youth, UN agencies, international and Jordanian non-governmental organizations, and representatives from the Jordanian private sector. The event included an exhibition of work by Jordanian and Syrian…
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