Project entitled ‘Increase the engagement of Jordanian grassroots CBOs in the humanitarian response to the Syrian Crisis through effective gender-based planning and programming (Nov. 2017 – Jan. 2019)
AWO, in partnership with ANHRE, and ACTED launched on 1st November 2017, with funding support from Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF)-UNwomen, an innovative project aimed at building the capacity of local CBOs and practitioners to increase their knowledge and understanding of the Syrian Crisis, their capacities to involve women and youth in their plan and actions, and increase their ability to collect evidence-based gender-sensitive data and information to better inform decision-makers. Through this project, AWO-ANHRE and ACTED succeeded in building a dynamic and interactive network of local actors, better involved in the humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis, and aware of generally approved standards & norms, tools and resources of expertise used in the response to the crisis in Jordan. This project was implemented in Zarqa, Irbid, East Amman, Mafraq and Tafila governorates.
In total, 15 CBOs from 5 governorates have become effective actors in the response to the humanitarian and recovery needs of vulnerable Syrian women in Jordan. This achievement was completed in 3 steps:
- Phase 1 from November 2017 to May 2018, aimed at selecting 15 promising CBOs rooted in local communities. Through 1 training of trainers (TOT), 2 mobilization events and a first round of 4 local trainings, CBO focal points had the opportunity to strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the regional Syrian crisis and its humanitarian response in Jordan, in particular through a gender perspective, and build local networking with local civil society and institutional stakeholders.
- Phase 2 from June to mid-September 2018, aimed at strengthening CBO capacities of assessment and data collection, through the identification and mobilization of Syrian women in targeted local communities, the launch of focus groups to better identify the gender-related needs, and collection of gender-sensitive data through face-to-face interviews.
- Phase 3 from mid-September 2018 to January 2019, aimed at supporting 15 CBOs with sub grants to launch community-based initiatives targeting Syrian women and involving Jordanian CBO staff and local stakeholders in 5 governorates of Jordan. In total, 15 successful initiatives were therefore implemented in 5 selected sectors of Education, Protection, Health, Environment and Livelihoods. In parallel, project partners launched a second TOT, 3 additional mobilization events and a second round of 6 local trainings in order to build capacities and provide guidance and technical support to the CBOs during the phase of implementation of their field-based initiatives. A WhatsApp group gathering project partners and CBOs has also been setup to foster communication, networking and exchange of best practices and lessons learnt.
In terms of beneficiaries, as reflected in the table below, the project exceeded significantly the initial expected results as more than 4,095 women finally benefited from the project activities, either directly or indirectly.