“Responding to Child Protection gaps; namely Child Labour and Child Marriage, through inclusive Prevention and Intervention Services for Refugees and host communities across Jordan’s most impacted governorates” JRF designed the proposed project with the overall objective of reducing CP threats and concerns through providing inclusive, quality, appropriate and timely child protection intervention and prevention services to the most vulnerable children in jordan. Furthermore, the project will target behavioral change on issues related to child protection in general, child marriage and child labour in specific through implementing impactful activities that move beyond traditional awareness raising interventions.

The proposed project came in response to the published JHF 2021 Allocation which identified urgent priorities and gaps under the protection (child protection) sector. The project is directly linked to the JRP strategic objective “To provide all vulnerable groups affected by the crisis with access to improved social protection services and legal protection frameworks in all governorates affected by the Syria crisis”, as well as address the protection (child protection) specific sector priority “provide inclusive child protection case management, hotlines and multi-sectoral services, including for situations of child labour (both for regular and worst forms of labour) Child Marriage, and other child protection concerns which were further affected by COVID situation”.

JRF developed this proposed project based on a thorough sample of studies and findings, JRF’s deep understanding of the needs of the local communities, consultation with women beneficiaries and in close coordination with the CP SWG Co- chairs. Throughout this project, JRF will build on global and local best practices to target 48,550 beneficiaries over 12 months, in 5 governorates covering middle, south and north of Jordan Amman, Aqaba, Karak, Zarqa, and Irbid. 

The proposed project will follow a behavioral change approach that focuses on inclusive intervention and prevention methods through: 
1. Offering case management in a timely, confidential, and appropriate manner 
2. Forming “Educators’ Committees” comprising trusted men and women to serve as an outreach arm within communities, co-facilitate and organize CP prevention activities
3. Hosting “Ambassadors of Change” (women and men) to talk about experiences in child marriage. 
4. Implementing “Stronger Together” program targeting women and their adolescent girls which focuses on the risks and concerns of child marriage.
5. Implementing “Salhouf Tales” targeting children ages 6 – 12 years focusing on risks of child labor, while promoting positive social behavior, and social-emotional wellbeing
6. Conducting “Eye-Opening” Sessions to parents focusing on risks of child labour. 
7. Conducting “Adolescent Empowerment Clubs’ for children and adolescent ages 12 – 17 years to educate them on child labour risks, and build their skills in areas that can contribute to combating child labour in the future. 
8. Implementing “Information Sessions” on Child Marriage and Child Labour through JRF Makani Centers. 
9. Conducting a situational analysis research on child protection concerns in the Southern region of Jordan
10. Building on JRF’s 110 Helpline, Amali application, and national presence and outreach for referral services to those who have limited access to physical safe spaces, or require referrals to in-person services in governorates not covered under the JHF allocation such as PSS, parenting programs, and livelihoods opportunities. 

JRF will achieve this through building on its expertise, and utilizing its strong presence across the kingdom. For the sake of this project, JRF will operate through its community centers in Amman (QRFCC) and Aqaba (QRCEC), and through its partner CBOs in Irbid, Zarqa, and Karak. JRF will utilize its 40 established locations across all 12 Governorates, which include 15 locations offering in-person CM and PSS services funded by UNICEF and UNHCR, 15 Makani centers, and 10 Social Innovation Incubators (SII) funded by UNIC