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Violence Against Women Strategy

This report is the product of a consultancy visit for the Private Sector Project for Women’s Health that took place in Amman, Jordan from April 25 to May 28, 2006 and subsequent discussions with USAID/Amman.

The Scope of Work the consultants undertook included:

• Meeting with groups in Jordan currently active in VAW provision for assessment purposes
• Reviewing the relevant documents and national strategies on family protection
• Reviewing PSP’s current work with a view to finding ways in which to integrate VAW activities
• Recommending both a structure to implement VAW activities and ways in which to measure their impact.

The consultants read relevant VAW material pertaining to Jordan as well as visited a number of agencies working in VAW in the country to plan a strategy for PSP to address VAW. Included in the report is a general background of VAW in Jordan, information pertaining to PSP’s prior work in VAW as part of a pilot project with the Family Guidance and Awareness Center in Zarqa and a synthesis of information gleaned from organizations and governmental bodies working in VAW Jordan for the purpose of identifying particular opportunities for PSP. A draft report with recommendations for four proposed projects for PSP was discussed with USAID/Amman, and the agreed activities were reduced to three focus areas, included in the report.