WHERE
JORDAN: Amman and at national level
PARTNERS
AIDOS in partnership with Forearms of Change Centre to Enable Community (FOCCEC)
BACKGROUND
Jordan ratified and approved several national policies and international conventions related to GBV to ensure women’s rights, protect GBV survivors, and involve women in processes related to prevention and protection in conflicts and peace building. It ratified the Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), except Art.16, which is incompatible with Sharia law, as it states that spouses have the same rights and responsibilities during marriage and at its dissolution. Indeed, under Jordanian law, marriage is not based on equality, but rather on reciprocity: spouses and husbands have different rights and duties, for every right of a partner there is a corresponding duty for the other partner.
Although in 1951 Jordan removed same-sex relations from the Penal Code, decriminalization alone does not ensure freedom for the LGBTQI+ community. In fact, the constitution does not protect LGBTQI+ people due to Islamic Sharia law prohibiting same-sex relationships. Inadequate legal protection, social and cultural norms and beliefs, together with gender stereotypes, contribute to GBV and reinforce (gender) inequality and helplessness among women, girls, and LGBTQI+ people.
GOAL
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
Enhance the access of people living with HIV, sex workers, drug users, LGBTQI+ community, GBV survivors, and displaced communities from various nationalities, age groups, gender, sexual orientations in Jordan to Forearms’ package of comprehensive online services (psychosocial, legal and medical) by strengthening the capacities of Forearms and of civil society organizations (CSOs) working, in partnership with Forearms, on human rights, protection, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) or any other related fields to provide online services.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
- Build the capacity of Forearms service providers and of civil society organizations working on human rights, protection, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) or any other related fields to provide online services.
- Promote the visibility and the availability of the online services for the affected communities.
- Enhance the access to comprehensive, complementary online services for the affected communities.
The following activities will be carried out:
- Capacity Building training for service providers: right-based service delivery, vulnerability assessment for high-risk groups, remote counseling skills to high-risk groups, counseling skills for high-risk groups with a gender and human rights approach
- Online promotion and outreach program: posting promotional messages on the online services which will be provided to affected communities across Jordan regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, nationality, and residence location in Jordan.
- Services: Online Case management, Online psychosocial support services: individual and group, Legal consultations, Referral for medical consultations or interventions.
EXPECTED RESULTS
- Forearms and CSOs service providers qualified and able to provide comprehensive and quality online services
- Affected communities aware of the availability of the online services provided by Forearms
- Affected communities across Jordan can access an online service to address their needs in various fields (psychosocial support, legal and medical)
BENEFICIAIRES
Direct:
- Forearms 4 service providers, 10 counselors/case managers of partner organizations, 5-9 external legal/medical consultants
- About 1400 (1000 phase 1 and 400 phase 2) beneficiaries who will be reached via the online outreach program
- About 180 beneficiaries accessing Forearms’ online services
- About 180 (120 phase 1 and 60 phase 2) beneficiaries served at Forearms safe spaces
- About 220 (200 phase 1 and 20 phase 2) person received full case management including about 60 (40 phase 1 and 20 phase 2) beneficiaries referred to Forearms from its partners
- About 20 Outreach workers of Forearms in HIV and SRHR fields (phase 1 and 2)
Indirect:
About 5.000 people at risk of SGBV (phase 1 and 2)
MAIN AIDOS ACTIVITIES
AIDOS will provide capacity building and training for service providers from Forearms and CSO partners working on human rights, protection, sexual and reproductive health and rights on how to provide psychosocial support services online, principles and ethics of online services provision.
WHEN
19 months: 01/12/2023 – 30/06/2025
COST OF THE PROJECT
€ 64.500 (€ 44,500 OPM/2022/31095 and € 20,000 OPM/2023/43013)
WHO IS FINANCING THE PROJECT
Waldesian Church’s 8×1000 funds