Arab Women's Association, the Arab Network for Civic Education (ANHAR) and ACTED hold a discussion day discussed the project "Increasing the participation of Jordanian local civil society organizations in the humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis through gender-based planning", funded by the Women's Fund for Peace and Humanity. This discussion day was held on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Century Park Hotel, Amman. This is the first event in a series of 5 mobilization events within the project "Increasing the participation of local civil society organizations in the humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis through planning Based on gender”

 

 

  The overall objective of the event was to contribute to improving the performance of community organizations, to the participation of women and youth in responding to the Syrian crisis, and to enhancing their role in communicating positive messages relevant to their communities. It also aimed at rethinking the current role of civil society in responding to the Syrian crisis and identifying possible strategies for enhancing its role and effectiveness; facilitating communication between all stakeholders working in the context of the Syrian crisis at the national and local levels; discussing key messages on advocacy for improved CSOs' Syrian conflict.

 

  The focus of the day is on the Jordanian national plan of action on women, security and peace, the Jordanian response plan for the Syrian crisis, and the role of civil society institutions in activating the national plan of action and the Jordanian response to the Syrian crisis. The opening ceremony was organized by Mrs. Fattouh Younis, Executive Director of the Arab Network for Civil Education.

  The project entitled "Increasing the participation of Jordanian local civil society organizations in the humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis through gender-based planning" was introduced by Mr. Suhaib Al-Khamassia of the Arab Women's Association, Cyril Dory of ACTED and Ms. Yona Nouman of the Women's Fund for Peace and Humanity. After the presentation, Ms. Shurooq Shatnawi, from the National Commission for Women's Affairs presented a paper on the Jordanian National Action Plan, To activate Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and its subsequent resolutions (JONAP) - from the National Committee for Women's Affairs. The Ministry of Planning presented a paper on the Jordanian response plan to the Syrian crisis. Finally, Ms. Laila Naffa from the Arab Women's Association presented a paper on the role of civil society organizations in activating the national plan of action and the Jordanian response to the Syrian crisis.

 

   It is worth mentioning that the project "Increasing the Participation of Local Jordanian Civil Society Organizations in the Humanitarian Response to the Syrian Crisis Through Gender-Based Planning" is being implemented in partnership with the Arab Women's Association, the Arab Network for Civic Education-Anhre and Acted, funded by the Women's Peace and Human Fund in five governorates. Kingdom (Zarqa, East Amman, Irbid, Mafraq and Al-Tafila). The projec which lasts for one year from November until the end of October 2018, aims to build the capacity and knowledge of local associations to integrate women and youth into their plans and programs in the context of the Syrian crisis and build their capacity to collect and analyze data based on gender sensitive evidence to influence decision-making more effectively.

 

  The Women's Fund for Peace and Humanity is the only global funding mechanism exclusively dedicated to supporting women's participation in peace-building and humanitarian action. The Women's Fund is a flexible and fast funding tool that supports specific qualitative interventions to strengthen the capacity of local women to anticipate conflicts, respond to crises and emergencies and capture key peace-building opportunities. The Fund is an innovative partnership between Member States, the United Nations and civil society, representing all concerned parties in its Global Finance Council. The United Nations Women's Fund provides support to the Fund as a Secretariat and ensures coordination for the implementation of the decisions of the Financing Board.

IFAD donors currently include Australia, Canada, Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Liechtenstein and Lithuania.

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