Jordan through the eyes of a child, 2014-2016

Development project "Jordan through the eyes of a child", 2014-2016

 

Institute Circle in cooperation with the Jordanian organization SOS Villages, conducted training for professional workers (youth workers, psychologists, sociologists and social workers) from the rural areas of Amman, Irbid and Aqaba in Jordan in the field of children's rights and various aspects of the child's development, from physical, emotional and mental.

 

As part of the training, there were also workshops for mothers and fathers who take care of children, mostly orphans, under the auspices of the partner in the project, as well as practical exercises as part of workshops for the development of life skills in children and young people.

 

Although Jordan was among the first Middle Eastern countries to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the youngest still remain the "weakest members" of Jordanian society. Their various rights are violated, from the right to citizenship to the right to development (e.g. education, leisure activities...), to the right to participate (e.g. expression of opinion).

 

Children from rural areas, who are also the poorest are most exposed to rights violations and discrimination, disabled children, illegitimate children, whose parents often give up on them due to stigma, and refugee children, especially children from Syria in the last three years.

 

The project was financed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia within international development cooperation. The opinion and content of the project do not represent the official position of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.

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Project duration: January 2014 – September 2016

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Project partners: Zavod Krog (Slovenia), S.O.S. Children's Villages (Jordan)

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The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia as part of international development cooperation.