‘UN building NGOs’ capacities to create safe spaces for women’

AMMAN — UN Women Jordan recently launched a series of trainings in the governorates of Irbid and Zarqa to build the capacity of local NGOs’ social workers to create safe spaces of psychological support for Jordanian and Syrian women and girls, a statement said Tuesday.

The training programme, which saw 20 participants awarded, is part of the Japanese-funded Social Cohesion Programme, which aims to provide women and girls with access to protection and social services in the Zarqa and Irbid governorates.

Through interactive activities, experts helped participants analyse the current situation in their communities from an administrative, organisational, technical and procedural point of view, the UN Women statement said.

Participants were trained on how to better support vulnerable groups and to provide psychological support to women and girls through the Family and Childhood Society in Irbid, as well the Family Guidance and Awareness Centre in Zarqa. A safe space will be also created at the Zarqa-based Khawla Bint Al Azwar Society.