Generations For Peace (GFP) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) concluded their two-year partnership, which aimed to enhance the well-being, resilience, safety, protection, and access to essential services for communities in Irbid, Al Ghour, and Ajloun.
In a press statement, the GFP said the partnership was under the “Provision of Sustainable Health and Protection Services to Refugees and Vulnerable Host Communities in Jordan” programme, and was implemented in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Youth (MoY) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) in Jordan.
The programme encompassed four core components: Engaging Men through Accountable Practices (EMAP), Girls Shine, Caregivers, and the Sport and Arts for Peace sessions. The EMAP component aimed to equip male participants with the tools and knowledge to critically reassess current beliefs and amplify voices supporting women’s rights, the statement pointed out.
The Girls Shine component provided support and protection for adolescent girls in hum
anitarian settings, focusing on preventing and responding to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) by equipping them with the skills and resources to seek help if they encounter violence.
The Caregivers component promoted positive parenting skills, offering parents the knowledge and tools needed to understand and meet their children’s needs during the teenage years. Lastly, the Sport and Arts for Peace sessions focused on raising awareness of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and reducing violence within communities, addressing the deep-rooted challenge of inequality within households through the unifying power of sports and arts.
The programme reached a total of 1,020 direct beneficiaries during the first year of implementation and 1,056 in the second year. These beneficiaries included men, women, boys, and girls, particularly those at risk of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), as well as GBV survivors from various age groups.
For its part in the programme, GFP implemented a total of seven trainings, over 320 ongoing sessions,
as well as 24 awareness sessions for MoY staff, MoE teachers, youth volunteers, adolescents, and caregivers across seven youth centres and 14 schools in Ajloun and Al Ghour.
Lama Hattab, GFP CEO, stated: “We are proud to announce the successful conclusion of the programme and greatly value our partnership with the IRC. We also extend our thanks to our strategic partners, the Ministry of Youth (MoY) and the Ministry of Education (MoE).”
Hattab added that enhancing social cohesion and protection among Syrian refugees and host communities, with a specific focus on women and girls, serves our mission here at GFP as a peacebuilding organisation. We are pleased with the positive changes this programme has brought to the beneficiaries and look forward to expanding our cooperation with IRC in the future.
Meanwhile, Nivedita Monga, the IRC Country Director in Jordan, said: “The collaboration between the IRC and GFP has been instrumental in delivering holistic and impactful services to refugees and vulnerable commun
ities in Jordan.
“By joining our efforts, we were able to empower individuals, particularly women and girls, with the tools and support they need to build safer and more resilient lives. This partnership is a testament of how collaborative action can help address persistent humanitarian challenges,” she pointed out.
Source: Jordan News Agency