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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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mandatory.

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

percentage of underage marriages of Syrian

negative consequences.

females to total marriages of Syrian females,

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increasing from 33.1 % in 2010 to 43.8% in 2015

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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,

amending

legislation

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The selected policy option was establishing a high council for supporting entrepreneurship as it

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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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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entrepreneurship in Jordan.

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work, vocational work, entrepreneurship and

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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.

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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.

ÂżQDQFLQJ HQKDQFLQJ PRQLWRULQJ DQG HYDOXD tion systems and a roadmap for national capacity development and provision of technical support in all aspects of implementing the 2030 sustainable development agenda.

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and security, and partnerships).

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- 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.

main challenges which were indicated were

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