SHARE-NET JORDAN Online Knowledge Node for Population and Reproductive Health Researches Biannual Publication Issue no.5
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at an average of 3888 cases per year. It also
by HPC in the First Half of 2017
shows a slight increase in the percentage of Jorda-
6WXG\ RQ ³&KLOG 0DUULDJH LQ -RUGDQ´ LQ Arabic and English : As part of its efforts to enhance the demographic
nian females who are married under age 18 to total marriages of Jordanian females since 2013, rising from 10.2 percent in 2013 to 11.6 percent in 2015.
characteristics of the country and help create an enabling environment for demographic transition, HPC completed a study in Arabic and
Figure: percentage of females married under the age of 18 by nationality and age of marriage
English on “Child Marriage in Jordan” with funding support from the Danish Center for Gender, Equality and Ethnicity (KVINFO). The study aims to determine the extent of the problem, its chronological and geographical trends and its impact on individuals, families and society, and identify areas of program and policy interventions.
Source: Department of Statistics, 2015 Population and Housing Census 2015
Child Marriage in Jordan: Policy Brief in Arabic and English HPC prepared the “Child Marriage in Jordan” Policy Brief ” in Arabic and English to identify the size, causes and consequences of the problem, review international experiences in dealing with it and propose Six policies to address the issue in Jordan. The proposed policies in order of priority are: 1. Address female school dropout rates and make education through the secondary level The study highlighted the chronic trends of child
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marriage in Jordan. The red line in the graph
2. Prepare and implement a comprehensive
below demonstrates an upward trend in the
awareness plan on child marriage and its
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negative consequences.
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through content analysis. A list of 63 proposed
The policy brief analyzed four proposed policies for overcoming the obstacles facing entrepreneurship: Establishing a high council for supporting entrepreneurship,
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concepts was developed covering three main areas: work and vocational work, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The results of the study were as follows: - The vocational education textbooks integrated the concepts the most out of the three groups of textbooks. - The concept of innovation was the least frequently integrated concept across all textbooks.
would organize and coordinate all efforts within
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market demand. This policy option goes hand in hand with the second policy option of amending laws and legislation to support entrepreneurship so as to codify the conditions, licensing requirements and criteria. Â&#x2021; 6WXG\ RQ Âł,QWHJUDWLRQ RI WKH &RQFHSWV RI Work, Vocational Work, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation in School Textbooks in Jordanâ&#x20AC;? In cooperation with ESCWA and the Ministry of Education, HPC carried out a study on the integration of the concepts of work, vocational work, entrepreneurship and innovation in school textbooks in Jordan to assess to which extent these concepts (knowledge, values and skills) are embedded in (vocational education and civic
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increase love for work and entrepreneurship
terms of female provid ers of reproductive
among youth and proposed four policies to do so:
health services and forced migrations into
- Enrich school curricula with concepts and practices of work, entrepreneurship and innovation. - Raise awareness of workers at basic educa tion schools of the importance of providing and enhancing vocational and entrepreneurship education. - Reinforce love for learning among students by developing education strategies, which are based on motor and manual skills and activities.
Jordan and their impact on national priorities. - The steering committee for the national strategy for reproductive health / family planning ( 2013-2018 ) discussed the ¿QGLQJV RI WKH UHSRUW GXULQJ LWV PHHWLQJ DW the HPC head quarters. The meeting was attended by members of the committee and OLDLVRQ RI¿FHUV IURP FRQFHUQHG QDWLRQDO entities.
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potentials of students, and encouraging new methods for problem solving through informed programs and trainings. Annual action plan monitoring and evaluation report of the outputs and inputs of the reproductive health / family planning strategy for 2016 The 2016 monitoring and evaluation of the strategy included an analysis of national KPIs for achieving the results of the strategy and the actual national interventions of partners and required activities to implement the interventions. - The report listed the key challenges that delayed the timely accomplishment of
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integrated in Jordanian schools curricula. The
Characteristics of Syrians in Jordan and OppJordanian Labor Market due to the Refugee Crisis” This study aims to better understand the demographic characteristics and skills of Syrians in Jordan in order to propose mechanisms and policies to address challenges in the Jordanian labor market caused by the Syrian refugee crisis to serve all sides and mitigate the effects of the crisis on the demographic transition phase. The main objectives of the study are: - Help set mechanisms to mitigate the impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on the Jordanian labor market and the resulting increase in unem ployment rates among Jordanian youth.
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quences on girls and society and the main
vocacy workshop in Turkey in May 21-25, 2015
proposed policies and procedures to limit the
at the Leadership Training Center.
spread of this phenomenon.
The workshop tackled the concept of advocacy, its goals and philosophy, overviewed all types and forms of advocacy campaigns and discussed steps to prepare for advocacy campaigns including impact mapping, research, advocacy strategy planning, advocacy campaign design and advocacy campaign work plan implementation. Roundtable meeting to launch the Share Net
Roundtable meeting on the “Role of Jordan-
Project and Child Marriage in Jordan Policy
ian Parliamentarians in Achieving and Invest-
Brief. HPC held a roundtable discussion session to launch the Share Net Project and the “Child Marriage in Jordan” policy brief on May 24, 2017 with the participation of the Netherlands
ing in the Demographic Window of Opportunity” HPC held a roundtable discussion on April 16, 2017 on the role of Jordanian members of parliament in achieving and investing in the demographic window of opportunity. The event shared
Embassy in Jordan and the representative of the
with members of the upper and lower houses
Share Net Netherlands Project, Bianca Tolboom.
of parliament a proposed framework for
Attended by 66 participants from different Jordanian universities, government and private institutions and civil society organizations, the roundtable discussion discussed the goals of the project’s knowledge platforms and their presence in the Netherlands, Bangladesh, Burundi and Jordan. Moreover, the roundtable overviewed the steering committee, which has been formed compris-
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ing all concerned international institutions with
cooperation between the parliament and HPC to
the project and the cooperation between HPC and
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Share Net Netherlands to implement various
resources for population issues and the implemen-
activities that support population issues and
tation of legislation that supports the achieve-
policies. The discussions also tackled child
ment and investment in the demographic window
marriage in Jordan and its main trends and conse-
of opportunity by 2040.
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voluntary review was based on the same guiding
grants and funds go to supporting refugees in
principles adopted by Jordan to strengthen owner-
Jordan, parliamentarians can act as facilitators
ship of the sustainable development goals. This
with international donors to ensure support for
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ing from previous experiences, involvement and innovation. The report mainly includes: - Review of the current roadmap which includes the various priority action points
tion related challenges.
such as raising awareness of the sustainable
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streaming intonational plans, mainstreaming into local and subnational plans, enhancing national statistical systems and access to data, gender mainstreaming, enhancing
The Ministry of Planning and International Coop-
institutional mechanisms by building on and
eration prepared this report with support from the
strengthening existing
UNDP Country Team in Jordan, including non-
frameworks and structures for development
resident and regional agencies.
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coordination and planning in Jordan such as
National Committee on Sustainable Develop-
committees and task forces and their
ment provided overall strategic guidance and
linkages, SDG costing, internal and external
supervision for the preparation of this report.
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coordinate efforts of national and interna-
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and security, and partnerships). - The report also covered all methods for implementing the 2030 sustainable development agenda. Jordan has taken several measures to increase internal funding and optimal utilization of available resources by linking capital expenditures with the execu- tive development program (the national plan), thereby ensuring that funding is directed towards the sustainable development agenda by mainstreaming it into national plans. - The report highlighted a number of challenges, leant lessons and key recommendations derived from the workshops held on the sidelines of the national voluntary review to help with the implementation of
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through a variety of costs on economics at large.
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