unicef middle east and north africa

non-profit organizations

amman, amman, jordan

The Regional Office is a hub for information, technical expertise, oversight and coordination for UNICEF Country Offices. It also supports these offices in their efforts to raise much-needed resources. Specialist advisers based in Amman, Jordan help develop programmes in health and nutrition, child protection, adolescent development, education, water and sanitation, social policy and emergency preparedness. They also provide technical oversight and support for financial management, communication, planning, and programme monitoring and evaluation.

Generations For Peace

non-profit organizations

As-Salt, balqa, jordan

Generations For Peace (GFP) is a Jordan-based global non-profit peacebuilding organisation founded by HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein of Jordan in 2007. Dedicated to sustainable peacebuilding and the use of sport, advocacy, art, dialogue, empowerment, and media for conflict transformation, GFP empowers volunteer leaders of youth to promote active tolerance and responsible citizenship in communities that experience different forms of conflict and violence. GFP is ranked 25th in the "Top 200 Social Good Organisations (SGO) in the World" for 2021 by SGO Advisor and is the third-highest-ranked peacebuilding SGO in the world. It is also the top-ranked SGO in the Arab World. Since 2007, GFP has grown rapidly. We have trained, mentored and supported more than 20,502 volunteer leaders of youth from 52 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. With our support, their ongoing programmes address local issues of conflict and violence and have touched the lives of more than 1,446,349 children, youth and adults in different contexts. Overview Vision: Sustainable peace in tolerant communities through responsible citizenship Mission: To empower youth to lead and cascade sustainable change in communities experiencing conflict through free education in conflict transformation and using sport for peacebuilding. Shared Values Youth Leadership: Youth have a role to play and contribute to building consensus, transforming conflict and contributing to sustainable peace. Community Empowerment: Volunteers build grassroots support in their communities, putting a human face on the issues and creating momentum and motivation for people to change. Active Tolerance: Programmes are designed to empower youth leaders to bring people together from both sides of the divide into a more neutral and tolerant dialogue. Responsible Citizenship: Our goal is for each of us to take responsibility to be active citizens contributing to change where we live for

KACE

non-profit organizations

Amman, amman, jordan

The King Abdullah II Center for Excellence was founded in January 2006 according to Bylaw Number (6) of the Year 2006, to manage the ‘King Abdullah II Award for Excellence', the most prestigious award for excellence on the national level and in all sectors. His Majesty King Abdullah II appointed His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Bin Al-Hussein as the Chairman of the Center's Board of Trustees. Vision: To be the primary catalyst towards developing a more internationally competitive Jordan. Objectives: The Center aims at: A. Promoting the culture of excellence through promoting awareness about concepts of distinguished performance, innovation and quality in line with international excellence models. B.Providing a guidance reference and standards to measure the performance of public sector, private sector, not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations, and promoting positive competition among them. C. Measuring the progress and development in the performance of public sector entities, based on the Award criteria.