Partnerships

Partnership with Jordanian public sectors:

Ministry of Health

1. The Jordanian Adult Tobacco Survey (JATS) was instrumental in establishing a national standard for systematic monitoring of tobacco use among adults, including smoking, secondhand smoke, and smokeless tobacco. It also tracked key indicators for tobacco control. The survey highlighted statistics related to tobacco use, smoking cessation, secondhand smoke exposure, tobacco industry economics, the impact of media on smoking habits, and public knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding smoking.

The national survey focused on statistical analysis of smoking practices and community norms throughout the country. This analysis contributed to the development, implementation, and evaluation of tobacco control programs, helping Jordan meet its obligations under the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control by providing comparable data within the international community. The study was conducted across all governorates of the kingdom with a sample size of 8,000 respondents from various nationalities, aged 15-79 years and funded by a European Union grant.

2. STEPS survey: The objectives of the 2024 STEPS survey are: To describe the prevalence of non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors at the national level, and to track temporal trends in the prevalence of these risk factors (similar studies were conducted in 2019 and 2007).

To identify public health priorities and use them to guide the development of preventive health strategies.

To direct the allocation of limited resources towards the implementation of cost-effective interventions to maximize resource utilization.

To predict future healthcare needs and design healthcare services according to the number of cases.

To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of preventive interventions for non-communicable diseases across the kingdom.

The study will be conducted in all governorates of the kingdom with a sample size of 6,000 respondents from various nationalities, aged 18-69 years and funded by a European Union grant

Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Economic Development and Employment in Jordan: A field study was conducted on a representative sample of 2,400 Jordanian citizens and a sample of 36 experts in the field of entrepreneurship, focusing on the challenges and solutions of entrepreneurship in Jordan. This study was carried out in partnership and collaboration with the German-Jordanian University, and Al Hussein Technical University, with support from GIZ.

Donor: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

modee.gov.jo/ebv4.0/root_storage/en/eb_list_page/jordan_national_report_2023-2024.pdf

Partnership with Jordanian Private Sectors:

Crown Prince Foundation:

Youth in Zarqa: Quality of Life and Equality in Access to Opportunities: The primary goal of this research is to measure the quality of life and equality of access to opportunities from the perspective of youth (ages 18-35) in Zarqa Governorate, Jordan.

Research Objectives:

– Assess the quality of life among youth.

– Examine how youth perceive opportunities and equality.

– Identify the opportunities available in Zarqa.

– Evaluate the level of equality in accessing available opportunities.

– Measure the obstacles that limit access to these opportunities.

– Explore ways to bridge the gaps in youth access to opportunities and equality.

– Determine the available opportunities and the best ways to benefit from them. The study will be conducted on a sample of 2,000 Jordanians (both young men and women) from Zarqa Governorate. Additionally, focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with officials and stakeholders in Zarqa will be carried out.2024/2025

Partnerships with International Sector:

1.University of Birmingham-UK:

The aim of this survey is to collect data on how the performance of the social protection system (social insurance and social assistance) in Jordan affects social cohesion. This will be achieved by gathering data on measurable social and economic indicators. The main question of research is: How does the failure of social protection impact the likelihood of violence or social problems?

The survey focuses on Jordan and a representative sample of Jordanians and Syrian refugees. It examines the perceptions and attitudes of the local population in Jordan regarding the impact of weak and ineffective social protection systems on public tolerance of violence.

The study will be conducted on a sample of 1,600 Jordanians and 400 Syrian refugees.

2.Human Asis – Korea University:

"Jordanians' perceptions of social protection programs, creating Sustainable Green Jobs for Refugees and Host Communities through the Green Economy in Jordan"

The study was conducted on a sample of 1,000 respondents from the following areas: East Amman, Zarqa Governorate, Mafraq Governorate, Irbid Governorate, Ajloun, and Jerash Governorate.

3.Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (HIVOS)

JORDAN GENDER BAROMETER: This is the first survey of its kind conducted in Jordan. A team of the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), the Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (HIVOS), and the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) has conceptualized the survey. The Jordan Gender Barometer focuses mainly on local leadership and ownership. The survey, thus, was based on a consultative process. It has brought together academics, practitioners, and activists to determine the main themes of the survey. This process produced a survey that is based on the priorities of local women's rights activists and academics. The Jordan Gender Barometer Survey does not focus on perceptions. This makes it dierent from other surveys on gender in the region. Firstly, the survey examines the actual practices in which people engage. Secondly, it also studies four main themes that are critical to understanding gender relations: 1) personal context, 2) familial life, 3) quality of life and access to infrastructure, 4) economic life. Designing the survey, the team was careful not to assume any conflict between the genders beforehand. Also, the survey seeks to learn from respondents rather than to uncover problems. We followed a conceptual understanding of women as intersectional. This in practice means women are members of various communities whose needs and priorities are not shaped by their gender alone. To understand the diversity of women's needs, we also require to understand how women's issues overlap with communal and wider national concerns.

4.UN Women

Understanding Masculinities: International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) – Jordan: MAGES Jordan is a comprehensive piece of research aimed at building an understanding of men's and women's attitudes and practices related to gender equality in Jordan. The study surveyed 2,400 Jordanian men and women aged 18-59, from 12 governorates across Jordan, as well as 512 Syrian men and women living in Amman, Zarqa, Irbid and Mafraq. The research also includes a qualitative component that involved 110 men and women who participated in 12 focus group discussions and 17 in-depth interviews. IMAGES Jordan is research of UN Women, undertaken in partnership with the University of Jordan's Center for Strategic Studies (CSS), the Information and Research Center at King Hussein Foundation (IRCKHF), and Equimundo. IMAGES Jordan was developed under the framework of the UN Women's regional programme 'Men and Women for Gender Equality', funded by Sweden, with additional funds from the Government of the United Kingdom.

New research project "Syrian refugees voluntary repatiation'

The research team, represented by Dr. Talal Al-Qudah, held a meeting with an American researcher, Anna Ferris, who is interested in refugee issues in Jordan. It was agreed to initiate a research project on the voluntary return of Syrian refugees in Jordan to Syria, focusing on return mechanisms and reintegration.

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