The Campaign to End Statelessness in Jordan
Despite 20th-century human rights treaties aiming to ensure universal human rights, stateless individuals continue to encounter obstacles in accessing fundamental rights like education, healthcare, and employment. Jordan, like many MENA countries, hasn’t ratified key UN treaties on statelessness or refugee rights, leaving stateless individuals in Jordan vulnerable to social, economic, and political marginalization. Initiated by […]
JONAF Response to COVID-19 Assessment
The economic and social life in Jordan has been impacted adversely by the COVID-19 crisis as vulnerabilities deepened and compounded. Furthermore, while the residents of Jordan became more in need of humanitarian aid and assistance, the COVID-19 crisis made delivering aid more difficult due to stoppages, breakdowns of supply chains, and the sudden and immediate […]
“Documentation for Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Good Practices and Challenges” Working Paper
Syrian refugees in Jordan, as elsewhere in the world, are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse and are prevented from accessing humanitarian services, such as health and education. To amend this situation and in an effort to help refugees claim their rights, the “Enhancing Protection” project funded by the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development in […]
Fora of 105 international and national NGOs in Jordan report highlights progress and challenges in responding to Syrian refugee crisis in the Kingdom
The Jordan INGO Forum (JIF) and the Jordanian NGOs Forum (JONAF) have just launched the June 2020 Walk the Talk report on progress and challenges faced in implementing the commitments made by the Government of Jordan and the International Community under the Jordan Compact and at subsequent Brussels meetings in 2017, 2018 and 2019. […]
Palestinian Refugees: Is there the need for a new approach to solutions beyond the 70 year old impasse?
On 20 – 22 October 2019, as part of its Global Network of Experts on the Question of Palestine’s efforts, Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) organized the Networks 2nd Annual workshop in Amman titled “Palestinian Refugees: Towards a New Approach to Solutions” workshop in which the Network proceeded as per its first workshop’s […]
Violence and Youth’s Participation in Public Life
This report comes in the context of the project “Bridges of Understanding: Empowering Youth through Community Cohesion” in Al-Mafraq Governorate, which was implemented by Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) in cooperation with the Fondation de France. The project’s activities, which lasted from April 1, 2018 to November 30, 2019 included (legal awareness sessions, […]
Supporting Governance from Below – Effective local engagement of and within communities in northern municipalities in Jordan and the role for local civil society.
Governance from below – listening to and representing the voices of people through local participation in decision making and ensuring accountability towards local communities – is crucial for sustaining peace and security, for ensuring sustainable development and for fostering social cohesion. This report explores how local civil society can contribute to local participation and engagement […]
What will Jordanian civil society look like if localization is achieved? JONAF -Working together towards Localization
JONAF- Working together towards Localization As part of its advocacy efforts and role in promoting localization of humanitarian response, the Jordan National NGOs Forum (JONAF) held its third annual event On July 21, 2019, seeking to address and answer this question “What will Jordanian civil society look like if localization is achieved?”. JONAF has begun […]
“Syrian Refugees’ Perceptions and Satisfaction Regarding the Justice Sector in Jordan
ARDD has released its latest report entitled “Syrian Refugees’ Perceptions and Satisfaction Regarding the Justice Sector in Jordan”. The report is based on the outcomes of two surveys: the first one was conducted under “Support for Justice Sector Reform” funded by the EU, and included a non-national non-representative sample of (1700) Jordanians and non-Jordanians. the […]
Know Her Rights Tools of Knowledge Elimination violence against women and girls in Jordan
Various sectors of Jordanian society are marred by a wide-ranging lack of gender sensitivity and different forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG). The easy-to-understand “Tools of Knowledge: Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls in Jordan” toolkit was created as part of the Know Her Rights Project to combat VAWG in four sectors: government, […]