Homebound Girls in Jordan
Homebound girls are girls under the age of eighteen who withdraw themselves, or are withdrawn by their family, from school and spend their days working as domestic laborers in the home.This research aimed to understand the reasons that led to their confinement and secondly, to identify possible interventions to allow homebound girls access to education and strengthen their social development. The research conducted was based on in-depth interviews with 46 homebound girls and 40 mothers in four locations in Jordan: Marka, Marfaq, Ma’an, and Zarqa.
This field study is part of the EMPOWER Jordan Project, implemented in partnership with the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) in Jordan and generously funded by the European
Gender-based violence is one of the most widespread violations of human rights in the world, affecting women and girls in particular, across various contexts and social and cultural classes. In Jordan
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This guide aims to help university professors deliver comprehensive and integrated educational material on reducing digital violence in an interactive and engaging way to enhance students'
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