MULTI-STAKEHOLDER STEERING- AND GOVERNANCE GROUPS: RENDER FUNDEMENTAL EXPECTATIONS OF BEHAVIOUR EXPLICCIT – PAPER (3)
Over the years, I have observed multi-stakeholder ‘steering committees’ or ‘governance’ groups. These refer to, for example, the steering committee of a network of member organizations, the steering group of a particular collaborative project or program, or the governing council of an organizational entity that includes members from other organizations that have an interest in […]
Building Resilience: Strengthening CBOs for Social Cohesion in Southern Jordan
This Policy Brief is informed by an in-depth analysis led by the Al-Nahda Women’s Studies Team at ARDD, examining the role of women-led and youth-led community-based organizations (CBOs) in fostering social cohesion in Southern Jordan. The research, conducted from November 2023 to January 2024, explores how these CBOs and other stakeholders, advance social cohesion initiatives […]
Donors & Intermediaries: Critical Self-Awareness and a Conversation Guide
Collaborative Efforts towards Collective Impact Series – Paper (2)
This is our second briefing and reflection paper on intermediaries. It contributes to an ongoing critical reflection in the aid sector.The behaviours of notably international aid agencies, acting as ‘intermediaries’ for the funding to local and national actors (LNA), have come under scrutiny, given the international commitments to better support and reinforce national and local […]
Intermediary Organizations under the Spotlight: Why?
The Collaborative Efforts towards Collective Impact Series -Paper (1)
In 2016, at the World Humanitarian Summit, all the big players in the international humanitarian aid system, committed to ‘better support and reinforce national and local actors’. Since then, the roles and behaviors of notably international aid agencies, acting as ‘intermediaries’ for the funding to national and local actors, have come under closer review. This […]
Localizing UNSCR 1325: The Role of Jordanian Women-Led CSOs
This Policy Brief outlines the analysis drawn from the research “The role of civil society organizations with women leadership implementing UNSCR 1325 and JONAP in Jordan” conducted from April to August 2023 by the Al Nahda Women Studies Unit Team at ARDD. Serving as the primary foundation for the reasoning and recommendations developed herein, the […]
What role for refugee women in Jordan thirteen years after the Syrian crisis?
In recent years, Jordan has demonstrated significant humanitarian leadership in the region, hosting over 1.3 million refugees from Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, and Somalia, a substantial part of whom are women. Often showcasing leadership within their families and communities, women play a critical role in weaving a resilient social fabric within Jordan, both in refugees […]
From Military Integration to Sustainable Peace
Redefining the Role of Civil Society in the WPS Agenda
The Women, Peace and Security Agenda established by the United Nations Security Council through Resolution 1325 in 2000 represents a transformative milestone in international policy. Initially conceived to address the unique impacts of conflicts on women and to promote their active participation in peace and security efforts, the WPS agenda has since expanded into a […]
The Role of Social Justice Concepts in Empowering Youth & Enhancing their Political Participation
This policy brief looks at the links between political participation and social justice and how the two reinforce each other. It explores the question of social justice and political participation to explore how political participation links in a mutual relationship with the betterment of the living conditions of all members of society. Human and inclusive […]
Human Rights and Freedom of Expression and Youth Political Participation
This policy brief focuses on the link between respect for human rights, freedom of expression, political participation, democratic participation in political parties, institutions, and civil society organizations, and social and civic spaces. The brief is an output of the Youth Civic and Political Participation Policy Labs, conducted by the Arab Renaissance and Democracy (ARDD) in […]
Investing in Human & Youth Civic and Political Participation in Jordan
This policy brief focuses on human capital and how it affects political and civic participation in Jordan among youth, women, and other sectors of society, as well as notions of active citizenship. It also explores the connections between a holistic approach to development – that focuses on human well-being and needs and thus ensures social […]