Supporting Gender Mainstreaming in Government of Jordan's Systems

Having been the subject of a $3 million increase and a four-year extension this project builds the resilience of vulnerable women including refugees through three complementary pillars and working alongside the Government of Jordan. Project activities include: (1) providing livelihoods opportunities such as cash-for-work that graduates into sustainable employment opportunities including job placements entrepreneurship opportunities or work permit applications; (2) providing education opportunities based on labour market needs including leadership and civic engagement skills development; and (3) contributing to gender-based violence prevention protection and awareness-raising services. The 22 Oasis Centres across Jordan which have evolved into multi-sectoral service delivery support vulnerable women in camps and host communities. They focus on resilience and empowerment for women and girls while also engaging men and boys in dialogue and mobilization for gender and social equality.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased gender-responsive and inclusive refugee response planning and programming in Jordan; (2) increased livelihood and economic opportunities for women in refugee camps and host communities; (3) increased access to protection mechanisms for women in refugee camps and host communities including those that prevent and address Gender-Based Violence; and (4) increased leadership and participation of vulnerable women in community mobilization decision-making and social cohesion.