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Social Justice Publications
Social Justice Publications
11 Jul 2024
Psychosocial Support Services and Their Impact on People with Hearing and Visual Disabilities and Their Families in Al Karak District
People with disabilities face a range of challenges, from societal exclusion to the perpetuation of harmful stereotypes. These issues can significantly impede their academic and practical development, often necessitating specialized local psychological and social support services. This paper examine...
11 Jul 2024
Employment of People with Hearing and Visual Disabilities in Al Karak District
This paper sheds light on the issue of employing people with disabilities in Al Karak District by examining the lived reality and identifying challenges from social and economic perspectives. The paper offers a set of recommendations to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities a...
11 Jul 2024
Accessibility for People with Mobility and Visual Disabilities in Al Karak District
The paper focuses on accessibility for individuals with mobility and visual impairments in Al Karak District, encompassing important buildings and main roads. It outlines the major challenges encountered by people with disabilities in terms of accessibility and their ability to participate actively ...
09 Jul 2024
Building on Women’s Needs to Improve the Legal Conditions for Female Participation in the Jordanian Labour Market
This policy paper is part of the project “Policies Against Violence—PAVE,” supported by the European Union and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF). It presents the general legal framework governing women’s participation in the Jordanian Labour market, focusing on issues related to Gen...
Author : Hayat Al-Shoubaki , Dr Yara Shaban, Liliann Saudi, Rawa'a Moumar
27 Nov 2022
Dropout of Students with Disabilities from Public Schools’ Basic Educational Stage: Jerash Governorate
This policy brief aimed to study the reality of school dropout among students with disabilities from the basic school stage in public schools in Jerash Governorate. This was done in order to reveal the causes of this problem and the extent of its impact on this category of children. It also aims to ...
27 Nov 2022
Micro-Enterprises Run by Women in the Kufranja District: Reality and Challenges
This policy brief aimed to study the reality of women who manage micro-enterprises in the Kufranja District in Ajloun Governorate, and to identify the most important challenges that hinder the process of their economic empowerment through micro-enterprises. The policy brief concludes with a number o...
27 Nov 2022
Women Overburdened by the Public Transport: Obstacles to Economic Participation
This policy brief put forth a number of recommendations addressed to decision and policy makers in the public transportation sector, which aim to improve the public transportation system in Jerash governorate in a manner commensurate with the conditions of women, and in light of their multiple roles...
27 Nov 2022
Promoting Accessible Tourism for Persons With Motor and Visual Disabilities
This policy brief is designed to study the status of the touristic places in Ajloun Governorate, specifically Ajloun Castle and Mar Elias Hill, and the extent to which they are prepared in a manner appropriate for the needs of persons with motor and visual disabilities. The policy brief concluded wi...
27 Nov 2022
Impacts of Domestic Water Supply on Women in Jerash Governorate: Health, Safety and Income
This policy brief is designed to identify the status of domestic water supply in Jerash Governorate, specifically the Al-Mirad area (Sakib, Al-Hawaiyah, and Al-Husayniyyat), and how it impacts on women’s lives. The policy brief concluded that the scarcity of water resources in Al-Mirad area led to a...
24 Oct 2021
Women Working in the Agricultural Sector within the Northern Jordan Valley District: Realities and Challenges
The paper was designed to study the reality of women's work in the agricultural sector within Tabqat Fahl municipality, including: The nature and conditions of the work; the challenges facing women and how they affect them. Thus, it aimed to provide solutions and recommendations to decision makers f...
21 Oct 2021
Labour Market Inclusion of Persons with Mobility Disability, in Kasbat Irbid
Work is central to people’s well-being. Due to the importance of work in improving the lives of persons with disability and its role in obtaining their rights to economic participation, achieving their independence, equal opportunities, and improving their lives and those of their families, which l...
20 Oct 2021
Women Working in Micro Enterprises in Kasbat Al-Mafraq: Reality and Challenges
This paper aimed to identify the reality of micro income-generation enterprises run by women in the Kasbat Al- Mafraq, by identifying the nature of the enterprises run by the women, and highlighting the difficulties faced by these women entrepreneurs, and then providing solutions and recommendations...
20 Oct 2021
Media Monitoring of the Rights of People with Disabilities in the Jordanian Official Newspapers
This paper aims to clarify the extent of the official written media commitment, especially Al-Rai newspaper and Al-Dustour, to tackle the 'rights' of persons with disabilities correctly based on the human rights approach. The paper also aims at shedding light on the extent to which media organisatio...
18 Oct 2021
Cyberbullying: Online Violence Against Women during COVID-19 Pandemic, in Irbid Governorate
This paper aims to shed light on cyberbullying practiced against women during the Covid-19 pandemic, through the social media platform Facebook. The research aimed to identify the methods of cyberbullying that were practiced against women; its causes, forms and effects during the pandemic, the paper...
06 Sep 2021
Tracing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Jordanian Civic Education Curriculum
This study aims to identify the extent to which the rights of persons with disability are included in the Jordanian curriculum, specifically the curriculum of national and civic education in the basic stage of grades 4-10 based on the Law No. 20 of 2017 on the Rights of Persons with Disability, whic...
Author : Hayat Al-Shoubaki
20 Dec 2020
Public Transportation and its Impact on the Economic Participation of Women in Madaba Governorate
Efficient public transport empowers the population of a country. It is an essential part of their daily mobility, regardless of its social or economic purposes. The importance of the transport sector in the Jordanian economy is reflected by its percentage contribution to the gross domestic product (...
20 Dec 2020
Early Intervention Procedures for Persons with Visual and Mild Mental Impairments in Zarqa
Despite the great importance of early intervention programmes (a system of services to promote the development of children and support their families during their critical years) in the lives of persons with impairments and the impact of these programmes on their social, educational, practical and e...
20 Dec 2020
Pandemic and the Impact of Distance Learning Methods on Students with Visual and Auditory Disabilities: The Zarqa Governorate
In Jordan, emerging barriers to education and obstacles to learning facing students with disabilities, represented by access to fair and quality education, became evident in the transition to distance learning with the onset of the pandemic, and despite the existence of international agreements that...
20 Dec 2020
Better Accessibility to Public Infrastructure for Persons with Visual and Mobility Disability, in Kasbat Al-Zarqa
In Jordan, the number of individuals with a disability aged 5 years and over, reached (651,396). This paper aims to 1) study the accessibility to public infrastructure for persons with visual and mobility disability in Kasbat Zarqa, 2) study the role of the competent municipalities and directorates ...
17 Jun 2020
Call for Support for the People of Yemen
Lying at the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, Yemen, alongwith Mesopotamia and the Nile Valley, represents one of the core ancient civilizations around which the modern Middle East has been built. To the Ancient Greeks and Romans, it was Arabia Felix, Fortunate Arabia. Today, however,...
19 Dec 2019
Policy Brief: Public Transportation Issues and their Impact on the Economic Participation of Women in Amman
This paper is part of a series titled “Towards Inclusive Participation of Vulnerable Women and People with Disabilities in the Social and Economic Life”. The project was implemented by the Social Justice pillar, the West Asia-North Africa Institute (WANA) and supported by IM Swedish Development Part...
19 Dec 2019
Position Paper: Parental Leave in Jordan and its Impact on the Economic Integration of Women
This paper is part of a series titled “Towards Inclusive Participation of Vulnerable Women and People with Disabilities in the Social and Economic Life”. The project was implemented by the Social Justice pillar, the West Asia-North Africa Institute (WANA) and supported by IM Swedish Development Part...
19 Dec 2019
Policy Brief: Improving the Accessibility of Voting Centres for the Visually Impaired Persons
This paper is part of a series of papers researched and authored by Research Trainees within a five-year project entitled “Towards Inclusive Participation of Vulnerable Women and People with Disabilities in the Social and Economic Life”. The project is implemented by the West Asia-North Africa Insti...
18 Apr 2018
A Region in Motion: Reflections from West Asia-North Africa
The West Asia-North Africa region sits at a complex crossroads where the impacts of chronic conflict, cultural fragmentation, and geopolitical interests collide. It is easy to think of the region’s future in pessimistic terms, yet while conflict and disaster provide a myriad of challenges, they also...
Author : WANA Institute
12 Apr 2018
The Role of Civil Society Organisations in Legislative Reform: Summary
The English version is a summary of the full-lenth publication in Arabic.
Author : WANA Institute
12 Apr 2018
Role of Civil Society Organisations in Promoting Youth Participation in Policy Dialogue: Summary
The English version is a summary of the full-lenth publication in Arabic.
Author : WANA Institute
03 Apr 2018
The Role of Civil Society Organisations in Protecting Human Rights in Jordan: Summary
The English version is a summary of the full-length publication in Arabic.
Author : WANA Institute
03 Apr 2018
Development Priorities from the Perspective of CSOs, Donor Agencies and Government: Summary
The English version is a summary of the full-length publication in Arabic.
Author : WANA Institute
18 Apr 2017
From Politics to Policy: Building Regional Resilience in West Asia and North Africa
From Politics to Policy: Building Resilience in West Asia and North Africa is an anthology of research conducted by the WANA Institute between 2015 and 2016 in the areas of human security, social justice, and sustainability. The chapters point to increased inter-sectorial collaboration being the key...
Author : WANA Institute
31 Oct 2016
Women and the Law in Jordan: Islam as a Path to Reform
This paper provides an analysis and critique of the legal provisions concerning violence against women, child custody, paternity, early marriage and inheritance in Jordan. It focuses on these specific areas because they were deemed both areas of challenge for women, and ones with wide potential for ...
Author : Annalisa Bezzi
18 Oct 2015
The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: Why goal 16 on justice is critical for the WANA region
On 27 September 2015, a high-level plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — the culmination of a 3-year process aimed at synthesising the environmental, social and economic dimensions of development.1 Goal 16 contains a strong emphasis ...
Author : Dr Erica Harper
22 Jun 2015
Tribal Dispute Resolution and Women’s Access to Justice in Jordan
Understanding justice systems that developed over millennia before the advent of the state and still operate today is critical to strengthening women’s access to justice. Recognition of the important role of such ‘non-state justice systems’ and their complex linkages with other justice systems has g...
Author : Naomi Johnstone
22 Jan 2015
The Status of Legal Empowerment in Jordan: Evidence to Support the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Legal empowerment in Jordan is complicated by a set of overarching operational constraints. These include a legal framework that lacks internal coherency and protection for the poor; the absence of a sound governing framework; and a weak rule of law culture. This report examines the complexity of an...
Author : WANA Institute
01 Sep 2014
Legal Empowerment - Islamic Perspective
The successful application of legal empowerment principles in any region requires an acknowledgement of prevailing cultural and religious worldviews in a particular community. In the West Asia-North Africa region, this means an understanding of how legal empowerment relates to the Islamic legal trad...
Author : Maria Benjamin
01 May 2011
WANA Social Charter
The West Asia-North Africa Social Charter is a declaration of intent to hold the region’s assests in trust for its beneficiaries. The creation of the social charter was an important step for the WANA Forum members in setting up an effective commons trust to protect the region’s common resources and ...
Author : WANA Institute
24 Oct 2009
Social Cohesion Consultation Report
Social cohesion goes beyond a safety net that protects and assists society’s most vulnerable. Rather, it is an integral part of socio-economic development that empowers everyone. It is about promoting a social cohesion mechanism in day-to-day life while also being reactive and strong enough to limit...
Author : WANA Institute