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Towards Social and Economic Inclusion of Young ...
Towards Social and Economic Inclusion of Young Marginalised Women and People with Disabilities
Project Brief
Through a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project, the WANA Institute will equip 80 young people (ages 22 through 30) across the different governorates with the necessary skills to develop analytical reports and practical solutions for pressing issues that contribute to the social and economic exclusion of young women and persons with disabilities. The target group will be provided with critical thinking, writing, communication, research, creativity, problem solving, teamwork, presentation, and leadership skills so they can become active members of society.
While the project activities will be focused on the capacity-building of individual youth, the outcomes and recommendations from the trainings will be disseminated to a wide variety of local and international stakeholders at the institutional level. The Project aims is to bridge the gap between research, policy and practice by empowering youth with the necessary skills for developing evidence-based analytical reports and practical solutions on pressing issues that they pronounced as hindering the participation and inclusion of young marginalised women and PwDs.
Outcomes
- Organisational level: A long-term programme (at WANA) ensures that the women and PwDs are working together with others to claim and defend their rights to economic and social inclusion.
- Institutional level: Effectiveness of social and economic inclusion programmes is improved by national and international organisations by ensuring equitable participation of vulnerable young women and PwDs. As a result, non-discriminatory attitudes, norms and legislation is enforced.
- Individual level: Young women and PwDs are aware of their social and economic rights and have the knowledge to work together (with the advocating youth) to defend these rights. Young women and PwDs are active citizens and have increased their stance within their local communities.
Outputs
- 80 youth from 8 different governorates will be able to increase their knowledge and ability to work for social and economic inclusion, and their capacity and ability will be strengthened to represent the interest of vulnerable women and PwD.
- An interactive network of well-trained and capable youth that will possess improved skill sets, tools and confidence to be active advocates for vulnerable women and PwD rights in the social and economic inclusion arena in Jordan.
- 6 new mentors (two every year) selected to join the network of researchers who will guide and work closely with the participants when conducting their research; they will share skills, knowledge, and expertise from the previous year’s training and research experience.
- Knowledge base of economic and social rights of young vulnerable women and people with disabilities researched, documented and disseminated.
- 12 analytical papers will be developed on most pressing issues and presented in a roundtable meeting convening policy makers and experts.
Policy Papers:
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Early Intervention Procedures for Persons with Visual and Mild Mental Impairments, in Zarqa
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Pandemic and the Impact of Distance Learning Methods on Students with Visual and Auditory Disabilities: The Zarqa Governorate
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Public Transportation and its Impact on the Economic Participation of Women in Madaba Governorate
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Environmental Preparation of Public Services for People with Visual and Mobility Disabilities in Zarqa Qasabah District