This report provides an overview of the status of early childhood care and education (ECCE) in Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria. It examines the contextual factors influencing ECCE, highlighting current policies, challenges, and strategies for improvement and expansion. The report underscores the paucity and limitations of available data. Findings show that ECCE services have improved but regional disparity and dominance of the private sector prevail. None of the four countries but Jordan has a full-fledged national strategy and policy on ECCE. Challenges identified include lack of qualified teachers, societal misconceptions about the unique features of early childhood, and lack of research-based studies. Innovative projects show that NGOs have been instrumental in addressing the needs of marginalized children.
Since 2019, the Information and Research Center (IRC) has worked on the Project on Optimal Use of the Conditions in the Marriage Contracts to promote the rights of women and men, as this project seeks...
This introductory paper to social justice in Jordan serves three purposes: 1. Provide a framework and vocabulary for analyzing social injustices in Jordan; 2. Lay a foundation for a better understandi...
The 2011 annual report provides a comprehensive summary of the ongoing projects by the UNICEF Jordan Country Office (JCO). The programmes and projects include social protection initiatives for the Nat...
This paper was commissioned by the Education for All Global Monitoring Report as background information to assist in drafting the 2010 report. Using a social exclusion concept framework, this paper id...