Strengthening Self-Reliance: TVET and Skills Education for Youth in Jordan
While the importance of TVET and skills education programs is emphasized as an effective pathway for providing Jordanians and refugees with technical and personal skills to facilitate their integration into the labor market and enhance their self-reliance, challenges remain. Limited access to vocational and technical education opportunities is increasingly recognized as a pivotal obstacle to […]
Voices of the Marginalized: A Study of Migrant Workers and Refugees in Jordan
This study provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges faced by migrant workers and refugees in Jordan, particularly in terms of access to work and education. It offers comprehensive recommendations for policy reform and future research directions. It also sheds light on the voices and stories of migrant workers and refugees that reflect their realities. […]
Beyond ‘ink on paper’ The right to social protection of persons with disabilities in Jordan
This paper aims to analyze and critically examine the topic of inclusive social protection, delving into the policies and laws concerning persons with disabilities that are already in place in Jordan, as well as identifying the gaps that must be addressed in order to create an inclusive and rights-based system. The study delves into the […]
The Quality of Health Services and Medical Liability: A Comparative Study of Jordanian and Palestinian Legal Frameworks Public Health and Law in Jordan Series No. 1
within public life, the medical sector is one of the most vital and sensitive sectors due to its direct dealing with individuals’ lives and mental and physical safety, which makes the issue of responsibility within this sector an essential issue that must be addressed to protect both patients and medical service providers. Jordanian and Palestinian […]
Unmet Legal and Protection Needs of Palestinian Refugee Youth
ARDD is committed to elevating the voices of Palestinian youth in the region and empowering them to achieve positive change in their communities. This study, which is part of that commitment, was an exploratory investigation into the unmet legal aid needs of Palestinian refugee youth living in camps in Jordan, Lebanon, and the Occupied Territories […]
The Actuality of the Palestinian Refugee Question: An International Law Perspective
In 2018, the unresolved exile of the Palestinian refugees entered its eighth decade, with refugees unto the third or even fourth generation. Nowadays, Palestinian refugees (around 7.5 million) account for the largest group of refugees globally, the majority of whom are also stateless, caught in the most protracted refugee situation in modern history. Unlike other […]
Strengthening Localization in Jordan Localization: Reinforce and support do not replace or undermine
The Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) initiated this research to create clarity, momentum, focus and meaningful action around “localization” in Jordan. The broad question underlying this research is whether and how the large presence of international aid agencies in Jordan over the past two decades has significantly reinforced the country’s collective capacities to […]
Voices of Palestinian Refugee Youth across the Near East: Socio-Political Participation and Aspirations
As part of “Voices and Future of Refugee Youth from and on the Arab World” week marking World Refugee Day and its ongoing programs to shed light on the conditions of refugees in the region and its research efforts aiming at amplifying the voices of the most marginalized groups among them, Arab Renaissance for Democracy […]
Perceptions and Experiences of Youth in the Palestinian Refugee Camps in Jordan Needs Assessment Report
The Jordanian government, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and the Camp Services Committees / Department of Palestinian Affairs in Jordan have exerted tremendous efforts over more than 71 years to support Palestine refugees. However, an evaluation of the current situation is needed to advocate for […]
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 […]