Ms. Asma Khader

I- Building Capacity - Conducted specialized trainings on topics related to political participation “leading to choices and leadership” . The training content has designed by our strategic partner Women Learning Partnership Organization (WLP) and it has adopted according to the national context of each partner country. SIGI-JO has reached grassroots women as individuals and organizations to empower them to become more effective advocators for the issues and priorities. - Held weekly basis gathering “Cultural Wednesday”, it aims to engage women leaders and other community leader members into open debate to discuss political or social, medical topics and its relation to women movement. This weekly gathering is used to remark innovative ideas and efforts related to women status on national level like honoring successful stories in economic and political spheres. - Conducted legal literacy workshops and sessions targeted women in local communities to educate them about their rights within international and national legislations and introduce them to national documents like; women national strategy, and national campaigns related to key women issues: nationality, personal status law, honor crimes -Panel Code provisions especially art. 308 which stated to the rapper to marry the victim rapped girl. Milestones: - SIGI-JO trained more than 13500* trainees participated in several awareness workshops covered topics related to violence against women, women rights within international conventions, local legislations and laws. - SIGI-JO trained more than 50 women to be trainers in political participation theme and leadership, those were responsible to conduct workshops at their regions and local communities. - Three graduated trainees who participated in political participation won parliamentarian positions (Ms. Amal Refou’a, Ms Adeb Alsou’od, Ms. Hind Al-Fayez). II- Civil Society Engagement - SIGI-JO has involved in establishing the National Coalition of Civil Society on Development Agenda post 2015, the national coalition succeeded to conduct consultation sessions all around the Kingdom during the year 2013 to collect civil society organizations and individuals feedback on MDGs and drafting a statement reflecting Jordanian as civil society priorities post 2015 to be included a national document describing Jordan priorities. - Creating and managing several committees representing several specialties in media, youth, human rights, transitional justice and solidarity committee like: Coalition for International Criminal Court (CICC), Human Rights Trainers Committee, Regional Forum for Women Rights in Transitional Justice- NADA. Those are composed from experts, activists and civil society organizations and others. The key mandate of those committees is to ensure reflecting women rights and SIGI-JO position regarding national, regional, or international issues. - Managing a group of field volunteer coordinators acting as SIGI-JO liaison officers in Jordan governorates, their role is to ensure engaging women who are living in local communities and rural areas in SIGI-JO awareness and educational activities. Milestones: - Built long-term partnership with CBOs located in rural areas in Jordan, their role is to transfer SIGI-JO specialized training methodology on political participation and leadership to women. - Conducted more than 880 trainings formed as sessions or workshops or lectures cumulatively since establishment targeted 25146 participants representing youth, women, girls, men from local communities from all around the Kingdom. III- Advocacy: - SIGI-Jo has issued daily press releases on daily basis published through visual and electronic media tools, most of published releases analyzed international or national reports and documents in purpose to interrelate the facts and figures to women rights status. Means it is a tool of advocacy spot the light on how are policies, programs in national and international are emerging or ignoring women rights. - Managed a library existed inside SIGI-JO contains all resources, references and studies and researches related to women. This is a source for students, activists and researchers who are interested to analyzed women issues on national, regional or internationally. - Managed a regional forum to protect women rights in transitional countries representing seven regional countries, it is under establishment process but will aim to document the violation actions that occurred among region countries and implement regional campaigns that address regional women concerns like protecting leaders and activists women rights especially after Arab Spring revolutions which hart women rights and historical gains. Milestones: - Issued more than 130 press releases published through local and regional media channels, the topics were selected based to newly issued international reports and figures and link them with women issues for more information visit – www.amanjordan.org. - Issued a reference document described pros and cons of the new amendments of Personal Status Law 2010 in regards to key women rights especially marriage age, inheritance rights (takharuj), custody, etc. - Issued guidelines (tool kits) targeting decision makers to influence them to play role in ending violence against women like lawyers, parliamentarians, religious leaders, media professionals. - Celebrating International Women Day by remarking Jordanian women leaders according to UN selected theme each year in different aspects economic, social and political. - SIGI-JO promoted the International Campaign 16 days to eliminate violence against women. The campaign formed as awareness sessions on topics related to violence against women implemented in rural areas and west Amman where the higher percentage of violence is existed, forming a national forum for men representing different fields and areas in Jordan, in addition to collecting signed commitment cards from all the regions. - Conducted annual youth tech festival targeted more than 500 Jordanian youth to engage them about women rights issues from theoretical and practical aspects. The festival used to cover topics related violence against women, women and election process, job employment opportunities for women, women rights and transitional justice, etc. The participated youth practiced advocacy techniques by applying social media and technology. IV Direct social and legal Aid services - SIGI-JO provides legal and social services to women, girls, and children who are victims of violence and discrimination. The services begin from listening service, problem analysis, mediation service with the victim family to determine the best solutions and alternatives. - SIGI-JO provided legal representation service within the judge system. SIGI-JO is working in all governorates in Jordan to reach women in rural areas or those who cannot access the service. - SIGI-JO reached honor crimes women/girls victims who detained in prison or other women under administration detention for many years, SIGI-JO aims to provide psychological support and seek for solutions with their families and partners in order from them to be released from prison. Milestones: - SIGI-JO reached more than 3309* cases received psychological, social and legal support. - SIGI-JO reached more than 964* cases as legal representation in front of court as free services. - SIGI-JO released detained women in prison due to honor crimes, SIGI-JO collaborated with Correction Rehabilitation Center to provide services to those women.