Jordanian Women`s Union

Overview

The Jordanian Women’s Union (JWU), headquartered in Amman, is a non-governmental, democratically elected organization that is committed to improving the status of women. It is one of the most prominent and influential women’s organizations in the Arab world and has established strong networks with women’s movements, both nationally and internationally.The JWU was established in 1945. The JWU’s vision is to achieve equal rights, within all sectors of society, for women and all marginalized groups.However, for this vision to be fully realized there must first be a real civil society.

Category:
National and Regional NGO
Sectors of Interest:
Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Child Rights, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Child protection, Economic and social empowerment, Economic empowerment , Employment and jobs creation, Ending violence against women and girls, Human Trafficking, Policy reform, Refugee protection, Relief assistance and services, Social empowerment , Women equity and equality
Type of Service:
Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening, Policy and legislative reform
Locations:
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine
Headquarters:
Jordan

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
Danish Arab Partnership Program	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Media Development
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Humanitarian aid, Climate Change and Global Warming
Oxfam Intermon	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Economic Growth, Women Rights and Empowerment, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Food SecurityAdvocacy and awareness raising
Danish Research Center for Gender Equality (KVINFO)	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia	Health, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human RightsResearch and assessment, Advocacy and awareness raising
IM Swedish Development Partner	International Organization	Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine	Education, Health, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Media Development, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising
Heinrich Böll Stiftung	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Education, Environment and Energy, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Refugees and Migration, Waste Management, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth EmpowermentCapacity building and training
UNFPA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Child Rights, Democratic Governance, Health, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
OCHA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment
UN Women	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment
Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia	Human Rights, Women Rights and EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Research and assessment
European Commission	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
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