| Country: |
Jordan |
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Organization: |
Young Muslim Women’s Association (YMWA) |
| Address: |
P.O. Box: 19124 Amman 11196
Amman, Jordan. |
| Tel: |
(962-6) 420 7755 |
| Fax: |
(962-6) 420 7788 |
| E-mail: |
sirsaoh@index.com.jo |
| Objectives: |
Providing students, the socially disadvantaged, and the mentally disabled with educational and vocational opportunities for self-improvement. |
| Approach: |
Raising Awareness, training and development programs. |
| Intervention Sectors: |
Education: Vocational training; literacy programs.
Employment: Employment opportunities for vulnerable youth; integration opportunities.
Disabled young women: Educational & training programs; rights and participation.
Environment: Agriculture, waste management, appropriate technology.
Young women’s rights: Equal opportunities.
Political leadership: Good governance. |
| Leadership: |
Young women in leadership positions: 70%
Young women’s participation at decision-making levels:
As board members--> 60%
As committee members--> 60%
As partners in program planning and decision-making--> 70%
As participants and volunteers--> 80% |
| Networking: |
Partners at the national level:
1. Parents Association;
2. General Union of Voluntary Workers.
Member of the following platforms:
1. Regional platform:
-The Arab Society for Learning Disabilities.
2. International platforms:
- Inclusion International;
- Very Special Arts (USA). |
| Involvement: |
Involvement in designing, implementing and evaluating national youth policies:
Promoting women’s participation in the work force. |
| Guidelines/ Participation: |
Young women’s participation:As program participants and beneficiaries.
Existing policies and guidelines to ensure young women’s participation:
1. Leadership training programs;
2. Guidelines to insure their integration into boards and committees;
3. Encouragement and support;
4. Access to information including rights and responsibilities;
5. Awareness raising regarding young women’s participation and rights. |
| Project: |
Young Muslim Women’s Association Center for Special Education. |
| Objectives: |
1. Improving the access to education for children and youth with learning disabilities;
2. Changing negative attitudes towards children and youth with disabilities to foster their social integration. |
| Brief: |
The center provides education and training for mentally challenged children and youth from birth up to vocational training and on to job placement. Programs are constantly updated to keep up with new trends in the field of education. |
| Duration: |
Established in 1980 |
| Target Group: |
Children and youth with disabilities. |
| Challenges: |
1. Insuring sufficient funds to update and expand existing programs;
2. Raising awareness on the potential of youth with disabilities. |
| Funding: |
Fees and donation. |
| Results: |
More than 4000 students benefited from the center. |
| Project 2: |
National Center for Learning Difficulties. |
| Objectives: |
1. Training teachers in diagnosis and remediation for learning disabilities;
2. Minimizing the high rates of children and youth who drop out of school, and changing negative attitudes and misconceptions about children and youth with learning difficulties. |
| Brief: |
Main activities include:
1. Training teachers in teaching, diagnosis and remediation for learning disabilities;
2. Developing appropriate tests, education plans and delivery models for students with learning difficulties;
3. Implementing awareness raising workshops and specialized courses for teachers and school administrators on a national scale;
4. Carrying out research and providing diagnostic and remedial services for clients referred by schools or brought by parents;
5. Reaching out to teachers and students in remote areas of Jordan through a mobile resource room to successfully diagnose learning difficulties cases, and recommend remediation strategies to parents and teachers. |
| Duration: |
Established in 1995. |
| Target Group: |
1. Students with learning difficulties;
2. Teachers in government and private schools. |
| Results: |
1. Qualified more than 40 teachers who became resource people;
2. Reaching out to an average of 1000 students with learning difficulties. |
