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Mechanisms of action:
1 - Implementation of seminars, courses, workshops and conferences, information exchange, and dialogues.
2 - Implementation of researching, networking and creating partnerships to serve the interests of the local community.
3 - Provide humanitarian aid and legal knowledge and cooperation with local and international organizations.
4 - Establishment of productive and income-generating projects to sustain  achieving the goals of the center.

The NMC organizes and co-organizes numerous concerts, recitals, master classes, workshops and lectures, e.g. annually a concert in Jerash Festival; recently Mozart's Requiem in collaboration with the Choir of the Faculty of Music of the Holy Spirit University – Kaslik (Lebanon) and the Ballet d'Europe (France) and a lecture entitled "Music Therapy in Prisons" by Brigadier General Dr. Elias Francis, Chief of Music Bands of the Interior Security Forces, Lebanon. The NMC is also running the project "Youth String Ensemble for Palestinian Children in Refugee Camps of Amman", in cooperation with Music in ME and Rotary International. The main project of the NMC at the moment is starting the new Bachelor Degree Program of Music Therapy. Like the program, the institute will start in September 2006 and will function as a training center for music therapists and, in future, as a rehabilitation center.

+ Jordan Youth Forums (3-days Open Space for 100-140 youth): - Annual Jordan Youth Forum - Local and Regional Forums + Capacity Building for Youth (Trainings on Advocacy, Creativity …etc.) + Youth Campaigns (Creative campaigns which are lead by Youth aims to raise awareness between Youth on national or youth issues in creative ways; the NFYC organized several national campaigns on changing some laws regarding violence against women, empowering youth in the Parliament and Municipal elections, Water saving and many other issues where youth can make a change and should be involved. + PR and Media activities through partnering with Media such as newspapers and radio stations and TVs, we are supporting a national wide youth supplement in a daily and popular local newspaper and also a live popular radio show between youth. + An interactive website and e-group. + International Youth exchanges and Projects, bilateral and international.

Training Courses
Youth enlightment progrmas

All items are classified into categories with the intention of facilitating the use of the materials, which was a challenge to face in order to pass out demanded tools.
Cultural activities are carried out through programs and projects, with individuals on a national and international basis; and through programmed activities, the motivation is to better build the nature of making capacities.

By making a link of partners possible and raising funds, each project develop and implement their own creative, a period of time program, that acts as an important educational role model for over 1,000 community members and institutes, documents participants’ learning and development, and takes part in valuable intercultural cooperation.

Activities The center constantly conducts research to establish baseline data on many social and political issues, such as management of change, youth employment, family protection, elections, gender awareness, etc., This helps defining the various developmental challenges facing Jordanian and refugees through interactive tools (theater, art,.. etc) Training workshops (on- and off-NAYA center), invited speakers, field studies and visits, and recruiting volunteers are NAYA's major activities. Training materials are culturally relevant to be suitable to participants. NAYA progresses through active participation and effective relationships with national and international organizations have the same approach. 1. To equip the community constituencies with the various interpersonal and inter communicative skills and tools required to meet current and future developmental challenges by: • Assessing training needs ; • Developing appropriate and culturally relevant training materials; • Conducting training by means of facilitated workshops, invited speakers, field studies, and work placements; and • Promoting higher levels of gender awareness, social tolerance, and non-violent conflict management through art. 2. To define the various developmental challenges facing Jordanian civil society in light of the ongoing democratization process, with an initial emphasis, by: • Researching issues of political representation, voting patterns, gender analysis, youth employment, management of change, religious diversity, and family protection; and • Conducting research to establish baseline data. 3. To contribute to the social empowerment and development of local communities by: • Analyzing and understanding the context of social empowerment as being beneficial to all members of the university community and the local communities; • Encouraging active engagement with the local community with the aim of promoting the character and development of both Center participants and their communities; and • Developing targeted exercises for various communities in order to build skills and raise awareness. 4. To establish and strengthen ties with local, national, and international organizations and bodies that share the Center's mission by: • Identifying possible future partners at the local level (e.g., women's and youth groups, NGO's, and local authorities); national level (government bodies, ministries, Parliament, independent foundations, and Jordanian universities); and international level (NGO's, bilateral development agencies, multilateral and UN organizations, independent institutes and foundations, and foreign universities); and • Creating and maintaining work partnerships, participant exchanges, and knowledge sharing through research, training, and dissemination activities. 5. To advocate and disseminate continuously the Center's mission, the local community, and the country at large by: • Designing, implementing, and maintaining an appropriate communication strategy; • Investing in the participants as positive agents of change within their own communities (e.g., by the training of trainers). • Working in partnership with the media.