| Country: |
Jordan |
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Organization: |
General Federation of Jordanian Women (GFJW) |
| Address: |
P.O. Box: 922126 – Amman 11192 Jordan |
| Tel: |
(962-6) 5670 325 – (962-6) 5674 257 |
| Fax: |
(962-6) 569 4810 |
| E-mail: |
nicw@gfjw.index.com.jo |
| Coverage: |
86 Jordanian women’s organizations throughout 11 GFJW local governorate branches. |
| Objectives: |
1. Improving the status of women in society and as such the situation of young women;
2. Training young women in voluntarism;
3. Training young women for the use of information and communication technologies;
4. Enabling young women through income generating projects;
5. Raising young women’s awareness on issues of common concern such as, sexual and reproductive health and drug abuse;
6. Raising young women’s awareness on the importance of women’s participation in political life;
7. Training young women in communication skills and motivating them to network with their counterparts on the regional and international level. |
| Intervention Sectors: |
Education: Vocational training; literacy programs; ICT literacy and non-traditional fields.
Employment: Micro credit schemes; income generating projects
Health: Family planning; sexual and reproductive health; nutrition education; anti-tobacco; first aid.
Social integration: Special programs & services; participation & rights of vulnerable young women; integration opportunities; employment opportunities for vulnerable young women.
Disabled young women: Training and income generating projects.
Environment: Agriculture; waste management; appropriate technology.
Young women’s rights: Equal opportunities; gender based violence
Capacity building: Leadership training; enabling environment.
Political Leadership: Good citizenship; political participation. |
| Leadership: |
The percentage of young women’s membership is 45%.
The participation of young women at decision-making levels:
As board members--> 10%
As committee members--> 15%
As partners in program planning and decision-making--> 10%
As participants and volunteers--> 5% |
| Networking: |
Partners at the following:
1. At the National level:
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of youth
2. Regional level: Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations;
3. International level: Japanese Women Federation. |
| Involvement: |
Involvement in designing, implementing and evaluating national youth policies:
Involved in developing a national strategy to advance women’s status in society. This strategy includes a section regarding young women’s interests and priorities. |
| Guidelines/ Participation: |
The participation of young women:
1. As members and volunteers;
2. As participants in training events;
3. As beneficiaries in development and awareness programs.
Existing policies and guidelines to ensure young women’s participation:
1. Encouragement and support;
2. Leadership training
3. Access to information, including rights and responsibilities;
4. Awareness raising regarding young women’s participation and rights in all fields.
Challenges facing young women’s participation in leadership:
1. Gender and social stereotypes favoring males over females especially in rural areas;
2. Lack of awareness programs available for young women in rural areas. |
| Project: |
Enhancing Women’s Participation in Political and Parliamentary life. |
| Objectives: |
1. Raising awareness among women and youth regarding women’s rights;
2. Enhancing women’s status in society and enabling them to reach decision-making levels;
3. Strengthening democratic values among different groups, including young women;
4. Developing young women’s communication skills to involve them in electoral campaigns. |
| Brief: |
1. Conducting 20 workshops regarding human rights, women’s rights and democracy, in order to enhance women’s participation in political and electoral life and enable them to reach the parliament;
2. Conducting training workshops in communication skills to enable young women’s to actively support women candidates. |
| Duration: |
2001-2002 |
| Target Group: |
Young women 18-25 |
| Challenges: |
Securing financial resources to reach out to a bigger number of beneficiaries. |
| Funding: |
European Union |
| Results: |
1. Implementing 20 awareness raising workshops for the benefit of women and girls;
2. Training 45 volunteers in communication skills. |
| Future Plans: |
1. Increasing the number of beneficiaries;
2. Diversifying awareness and cultural programs in order to cover young women’s interests and priorities. |
| Project 2: |
An ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Literacy Program. |
| Objectives: |
1. Achieving ICT literacy;
2. Training women in vocations that are geared towards market opportunities. |
| Brief: |
An ICT center was established to improve young women’s computing skills and provide them with needed skills to find suitable employment. |
| Duration: |
2002 - ongoing |
| Target Group: |
1. High-school and vocational schools graduates;
2. Young women (15-25) years old. |
| Challenges: |
1. Securing needed funds to insure the implementation of the program;
2. Ensuring job opportunities for young graduates. |
| Results: |
Implementing 3 training sessions (2 for beginners and 1 for advanced students) per year. |
