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The Jordan International Cooperation Forum (JICOF) Newsletter - second edition May 2024

This newsletter aims to shed light on important updates about our shared issues on the local, regional, and international levels, enriching our knowledge with an overview of challenges and best practices relevant to localization.

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The Jordan International Cooperation Forum (JICOF) Newsletter - second edition May 2024

Second Edition
May 2024

Dear partners and friends,
We would like to wish you all a happy Easter!

We are pleased to share the second edition of The Jordan International Cooperation Forum (JICOF) newsletter.

Founded in 2022 by the Jordan National NGO Forum (JONAF), the Jordan INGO Forum (JIF), USAID, and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Jordan, the Jordan National NGO Forum (JICOF) is a one-of-a-kind platform that brings together members of local civil society, INGOs and the donor community to connect and coordinate advocacy on two key agendas: localization and civic space.

This newsletter aims to shed light on important updates about our shared issues on the local, regional, and international levels, enriching our knowledge with an overview of challenges and best practices relevant to localization.

Migration Trends of Local Civil Society Organisations and International Organisations in the Levant - The Asfari Foundation (Reports):

Unveiling Migration Trends in the Levant: Explore the dynamics of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and International Organizations (IOs) in the region as they navigate challenges, repressive measures, and waves of migration. R EAD MORE

Facebook parent Meta employees send open letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg on banning Palestine-related posts

Meta employees call out company censorship of Palestinian support, demanding transparency, acknowledgment, and end to censorship. They urge leadership to issue a statement for a Gaza ceasefire, seeking inclusivity and accountability.. R EAD MORE

Papers by ARDD on Civic Space

The Right to Access Information in Jordan Legislative Analysis of Amendments

In March 2024, the parliament passed the amendments to Law No. 47 of 2007, known as the Law on Guarantee of Access to Information, to ensure the right to access information. Prior amendments were made to this law in 2012 and 2019 but were later postponed. READ MORE

Comments on the Draft Social Development Law of 2023 Position Paper
Social development is a multidimensional and interdisciplinary concept that considers the interplay between various factors influencing the quality of life. Governments, non-governmental organizations, and international agencies worldwide often collaborate to implement policies and programs aimed at fostering social development. READ MORE

Localization and Funding Trends

Locally Led Anticipatory Action: Guide & Toolkit (toolkit):.

How civil society organisations can engage with communities, and collaborate with mandated, technical and donor agencies to localise and scale up early warning and early action. READ MORE

‘A colonial mindset’: why global aid agencies need to get out of the way
Before civil war engulfed her Ethiopian home region of Tigray in 2020, Tsega Girma was a prosperous trader who sold stationery and other goods. But when hungry children displaced by the conflict started appearing in the streets, she sold everything and used the proceeds to buy them food. READ MORE

Too Southern to be funded: Open letter to the OECD DAC and an Urgent Call to End Discriminatory Funding Against Global South CSOs. READ MORE

Too Southern To Be Funded
Regardless of whether this funding can be officially designated as tied, more than 90% of all Development Assistance Committee (DAC) member countries’ civil society support goes to DAC member domestic CSOs and other Global North CSOs. Meanwhile, less than 10% is for CSOs in the Global South (referred to by the DAC as ‘partner countries’). READ MORE

Is ‘aid washing’ holding back peacebuilding and development in Gaza?

As someone who thinks a lot about the language and the narratives the UK INGO sector uses, a recent event with Gazan academics, local INGOs and advocates hit home how problematic inaccurate words and framing can be. READ MORE

House committee passes bill to make local funding easier for USAID

Localization just got a bump in the U.S. Congress, with new legislation attempting to bring more government dollars to local organizations across the world. READ MORE

Sweden opens NGO funding pool to global competition, terminates all contracts with Swedish actors

Sida sent shock waves through the Swedish NGO community in Stockholm last week, announcing that it is preparing to terminate multi-year agreements with all its partner organisations by the end of this year. Sida has been instructed to put in place a totally new funding model by January 2025, where non-Swedish civil society organisations can compete for funding. READ MORE

Special Highlight

Calling on the World’s Conscious, Albanese Documents Genocide in Gaza

“I find that there are reasons to believe that the minimum threshold indicating the commission of the crime of genocide against the Palestinians as a group in Gaza has been met.” READ MORE

To read the Anatomy of a Genocide Report

3RP 2024 Regional Strategic Overview
Expanding local opportunities and solutions is a vital requirement across the refugee population in 3RP countries. While these opportunities may vary in scale and scope, refugees need a supportive legal and policy framework that safeguards their rights and provides socioeconomic prospects to enhance self-reliance. READ MORE

- RSO advocacy messages. READ MORE
- RSO launch summary. READ MORE
- 2024 Regional Strategic Overview – Summary. READ MORE

Upcoming Events

Ethics in Business Award 2024 “Strengthening the local market: Towards a more competitive, shock-resilient and sustainable Jordanian economy”
Stay tuned for the Ethics in Business Award 2024 Event to be held under the theme “Strengthening the local market: Towards a more competitive, shock-resilient and sustainable Jordanian economy”

Monday 20th May 2024, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
at the Intercontinental Amman

RINGO Community Gathering
Untying aid and reimagining the role of global civil society

Thursday 23rd May, 12:00 - 13:30 GMT
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