Access to justice for children in Jordan: Child centered prevention and protection response Over the course of 12 months, Terre des hommes (Tdh) will ensure that vulnerable, at-risk girls and boys in urban communities of Irbid and Zarqa governorates with a high concentration of refugee population and in 5 Training amp Rehabilitation Centers (TRCs) in Amman, Irbid and Zarqa have access to child centered prevention and protection services that enhance their self-resiliency and community social cohesion. The proposed project will have a dual approach of preventing children from entering into contact with the law, and responding to those who are in contact with the law and deprived of their liberty. Throughout the intervention, key stakeholders in four nested levels (i.e. individual children family community and governmental institutions) will be targeted. Working comprehensively at these levels will provide leverage impacts in building a protective environment for refugee and Jordanian children that either are at risk of entering into or are in contact with the law, as not only children themselves will be able to seek and receive adequate support, but also their families and the wider society will be more understanding and better able to respond to the children’s needs. 
The prevention component aims at creating a protective environment for children at risk from entering into contact with the law. Awareness raising activities will target children, youth, parents and other community members on risk factors leading to juvenile delinquency, children’s rights, and on available services of support that enable at-risk children to move away from negative coping mechanisms. Previously established and trained community-based committees, including youth committees, will be trained on the topics mentioned above, to develop a set of age and gender friendly key messages and communication materials targeting their peers and community stakeholders. Information on available relevant services will be provided through a child friendly service mapping document that the networks can use in their initiatives. Children identified as particularly at risk of entering into conflict with the law will be referred for case management support. Building on prior joint efforts with the Juvenile Police Department (JPD), officers will be supported to carry out child-friendly, interactive awareness sessions targeting children in schools on juvenile justice topics and JPD’s role.
The response component aims at protecting the rights of children who are in contact with the law and deprived of their liberty. The project will provide on-the-job support to TRC staff in jointly delivering tailored restorative protection services inside the TRCs. A team of experienced case management staff will coach and mentor the TRC social workers to provide case management support to children, in particular the most vulnerable and at risk that have been in the TRC for a longer period of time. This may include support on drafting Social Inquiry Reports in line with the best interests principle, conducting case conferences, and training on age and gender appropriate communication. TRC staff will be trained and supported to implement a set a rehabilitation services based on a program developed and piloted by Tdh, including PSS activities, certified vocational training and life skills. A tailored aftercare support service will be provided to released children to help them reintegrate into their communities and avoid re-offending. The project will also support JPD in facilitating child-friendly diversion to dejudicialize cases with appropriate involvement of alleged offenders, victims and witnesses. Using existing community networks, the project proposes to conduct targeted initiatives to sensitize members of urban communities in Irbid and Zarqa on the rights of children in conflict with the law, and the benefits of reintegration. 
A total of 2711 persons will be reached through the full length of the proposed project, including 1143 boys, 425 girls, 581 men, and 562 women.