Organisations listed in the directory

Save the Children - Naseej Programme - Community Youth Development Initiative

Name of Organisation

Save the Children - Naseej Programme - Community Youth Development Initiative

Contact Person & Position

Hania Aswad, Regional Programme Manager

Address

Shmisani, P.O. Box 9363, Amman 11191, Jordan

Phone & Fax

Tel: + 962 6-565 7411/2/3

Fax: + 962 6-565 7414

Email & Website

Email: HAswad@savechildren.org.jo; Naseej@savechildren.org.jo

Geographical Areas

Arab region with specific focus on Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen

Age of Target Group

Young people aged 14 - 35 years from disadvantaged and marginalized backgrounds

Fields of Work

-    Naseej is a fund for community youth development designed to foster healthy communities where opportunities and space for equitable partnership between youth and adults can take place to mobilize local and external resources for the development of youth and the community at large

-    The programme has the following objectives:

-   To support and strengthen initiatives that enhance space and choice for young people to actively engage in their own development and of their communities

-  To increase support for youth as active agents for change in their communities

Type of Activities

Various

Type & Size of Grant

Approximately US$ 3 million in grant funds will be available over two years; grant size will vary

Additional Comments

-    Naseej was established in the Fall of 2005 and is managed by the Save the Children in Amman, Jordan in partnership with a Regional Advisory Committee

-    The programme was established with Ford Foundation funding as part of Ford's efforts to provide transitional support to partners in its community youth development work as Ford phases out its work in this field. (See Ford Foundation MENA Regional Office, p. 20)

-    The programme operates in five countries as listed above; in Egypt and Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip (including East Jerusalem)) priority will be given to supporting organisations with which the Ford Foundation has previously partnered on community youth development initiatives

-    Outside the grant activities, Naseej will reach youth and youth organisations all over the Arab World

 

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