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Addressing Sexual Harassment Among Students in Jordanian Universities: A Call for Comprehensive Policies

• Knowledge Activation Grants

This policy brief presents key findings from the research, and offers a set of recommendations tailored for university administrations. It provides actionable insights into addressing sexual harassment on campus, emphasizing the importance of implementing effective policies and support mechanisms.

A Study on the Status Quo of Reproductive Health Programs in Relation to Persons with Disabilities

• Small Grants

The aims of the study are to identify the reproductive health programs in Jordan that address PWDs needs; to raise awareness and combat stereotypes, prejudices and harmful practices relating to persons with disabilities, including those based on sex and age, in all areas of life; and to measure the level of awareness among PWDs and their families in their right to access reproductive health programs in Jordan that address their needs on an equal basis.

The Positive Effect of Father’s Involvement During Maternity Care for His Wife

• Small Grants

The aim of this project was to develop, implement and evaluate an intervention to promote father inclusion of MNH. In addition, researchers wanted to promote active fathers’ inclusion and enhance community awareness and advocacy for the positive role of fathers.

Maternal and newborn services in Jordan: Rapid Health Facility Assessment

• Small Grants

The aim of this was to determine the capacity of health facilities to provide obstetric and neonatal care and assess the quality of care provided during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum periods.

Development of outcome indicators to assess the impact of integrating youth sexual reproductive health information programs into higher education curriculum in Jordan

• Small Grants

The aim of this project was to create a new programme to integrate sexual reproductive health with other efforts to improve education and information for health promotion in the curriculum.

Speak out -- Break the Silence around Sub/infertility 

• Small Grants

Promoting Breast Feeding Initiation and Support

• Small Grants

This project focused on the essential activity of upgrading the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) Guide to include safe practices in an emergency situation (like COVID-19 Pandemic), to ensure the continuation of protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and new-born services.

SRHR eHealth

• Covid-19 Grants

• Small Grants

This study worked to investigate easy and safe access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Jordan during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The role of Accountability in sustaining SRHR programs in crisis and Fragile Situations in Jordan

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

This policy brief aims to improve access to quality sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information and services for people affected by crisis and in fragile situations and to accelerate progress towards achieving SRHR national objectives and concerned targets of sustainable development goals. 

RAHMY: Respectful Abuse-free Humanized Motherhood through Youth-Empowerment

• Knowledge Activation Grants

RAHMY is a research project that explores Shared Decision Making (SDM) as a tool in Respectful Maternal Care (RMC). Patient-Centered Care (PCC) has been identified by the World Health Organization as a key aspect in improving the quality of care within an integrated holistic health systems approach. However, there is limited focus on the role Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and youth empowerment play. Recent data from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have unveiled gaps in gender equity and autonomy in SRHR decision-making. Across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the decision-making power on SRHR, including maternal health, remains mostly in the hands of men.

Correcting the Common Misconceptions on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Jordan

• Knowledge Activation Grants

This research built on existing studies conducted by Share-Net partners in Jordan, as well as research carried out with practitioners and service providers, to capture the common misconceptions women, men, girls, and boys have about Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). To achieve the research objectives, a qualitative approach was employed. Data was collected through interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs), as well as from desk review.

Experiences and Perceptions of mid adolescents, parents and teachers on comprehensive sexuality education: A multiple country-based qualitative research study

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences, perceptions, and accessibility of knowledge among mid-adolescents aged between 14 to 17, parents, and teachers aged between 28 to 52 regarding school-based comprehensive sexuality education. The study aims to disseminate the data through a policy brief with infographic data for further advocacy, with the goal of ensuring universal access to sexuality education and promoting a better understanding of sexuality education by November 2021.

Brave Men

• Covid-19 Grants

The overall objective of this project was to initiate an online policy dialogue on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence involving Communities of Practices from Bangladesh, Burundi, Jordan, and the Netherlands.

Know-How of Early Marriage Prevention

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

The Institute for Family Health (IFP) has developed a methodology to prevent and reduce child marriage among Syrian and Jordanian girls. Through this methodology, they created a documentary video that showcases the IFP's experience and success story in preventing early child marriage. The purpose is to share their experience with other organizations, enabling them to apply similar strategies within their work to combat this significant violation of human rights.

A Tailor Made Training Guide to Address Harmful Social Norms Affecting Adolescents SRHR

• Co-Creation Conference Grants

Tailor-Made Training Modules for redefining negative social norms affecting adolescents' sexual health and well-being were created to empower adolescents to influence sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) decisions and outcomes related to sexual health and well-being. The idea for this training guide originated from the second international Co-Creation Conference, focusing on Adolescent-Youth (AY) SRHR, organized by Share-Net-International and hosted by Share-Net-Bangladesh in January 2021.