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Nedaa is a 20-year-old Syrian refugee who moved to Jordan with her family in 2013 after fleeing the war in her country Needa is an incentive-based volunteer at UN Women’s Al-Muwaqqar Oasis Centre...
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Nouf is a 28-year-old Jordanian woman who is an Oasis beneficiary at Al-Muwaqqar Centre, funded by the European Union through the Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis, the Madad Fund, and in partnership with the Ministry of Social Development.
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UN Women JCO organized a visit with NOKIA to introduce the integrated services provided by the Oasis programme. UN Women has established 4 women and girls empowerment and resilience centers in Za'atari and Azraq camps and 18 centres in host communities.
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Today, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and UN Women signed a Partnership Agreement to strengthen women’s engagement in elections and partisan life, at the presence of H. E. Ambassador Pierre-Christophe Chatzisavas, the European Union Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, H. E. Luciano Pezzotti, Ambassador of Italy to Jordan, and the members of the IEC’s Board of Commissioners.
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Safa Ahmad Sayeda, a 37-year-old Jordanian mother of three, contributes to her family's financial stability as her husband nears retirement. After relocating to Karak governorate and closing her successful handicraft store, Safa faced an economic crisis.
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Kinda Abu Quderi, a 52-year-old Jordanian from Karak, lives with her mother and supports her family financially. She runs an independent tailoring project and is a trainer at the Karak Oasis Centre. Kinda shared her experiences with the UN Women’s Oasis programme and its financial literacy training component.
Voices of Resilience: UN Women Jordan's Trailblazing Women Paving the Way in the 16 Days of Activism
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In the heart of Jordan, where stories of resilience and empowerment intertwine, three remarkable women resembles the meaning of change, dedication to the cause of gender equality. As we embark on the annual global campaign of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the spotlight turns to these unsung heroes.
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Dozens of young people from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, opinion leaders and representatives from governments and the United Nations launched today in Amman ( Jordan) a new game app called WeRise that aims to promote gender equality. WeRise was developed by youth and for the youth, with more than a hundred of young volunteers from six MENA countries who developed the game’s contents with support from UN Women.
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Jordan’s Public Security Directorate (PSD), in partnership with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), launched its first Gender Mainstreaming Strategy (2021-2024)...
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The Ministry of Youth, UNFPA, UNDP and UN Women, in collaboration with the National Youth Peace and Security 2250 Coalition in Jordan, held an event on Thursday to celebrate International Youth Day 2020, under the global theme “Youth Engagement for Global Action”.
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Fueling resilience, sparking empowerment and igniting leadership, discover our ten-year journey in working alongside inspirational women, men and youth to advance the women’s national agenda and promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in Jordan. A road to investing in women’s economic empowerment, promoting policy development, strengthening peace and security and responding to humanitarian crises.
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The ICT sector presents tremendous opportunities for women. It’s slated to become a very big chunk of the job market, with an estimated 90 per cent of jobs soon requiring ICT skills. But for women to seize these opportunities equally as men, we have to tackle the gender stereotypes and biases that prevent them from pursuing or making it big in STEM-related fields.
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On the occasion of International Women’s Day, 61 bell ringing celebrations took place globally from March 5th-13th, UN Women Jordan took part in the 4th Annual Celebration of the "Ring Bell for Gender Equality” initiative hosted by the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) and IFC Bank Group in partnership with UN Women Jordan.