AWO
was founded in 1970
by a group of women activists who dreamt of a society where gender equality
and social justice would reign for all citizens.
AWO
has been involved in a long process to strengthen the status
of Jordanian women to become equal and effective partners in
development. AWO is affiliated to the General Federation of
Jordanian Women (GFJW), the General Union of Voluntary
Societies (GUVS) and the Recycling Coalition (RC). AWO is a
founding member of the Network of the Arab NGOs and a member
of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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The
Arab Women Organization (AWO) is recognized as a leading
Jordanian NGO in the struggle to ensure women’s rights.
Indeed, Jordanian women NGOs have proved to be a
powerful tool for the political, economic, social and
cultural empowerment of women. There are several
examples of achievements showing that AWO has provided a
significant contribution to the integrated movement of
Jordanian, Arab and International women NGOs. In Jordan,
despite the efforts undertaken in the last two decades,
there is still an urgent need to promote the struggle
for attaining women’s rights. |
AWO
is a member of several international, Arab and local organizations and
maintains strong ties of cooperation and coordination with several NGOs
locally or worldwide, amongst them:
 The World
Conservation Union ( IUCN)
Women
International Democratic Federation (WIDF).
General
Federation of Jordanian Women (GFJW).
General
Federation of Arab Women (GFAW).
General
Union of voluntary Societies (GUVS).
Recycling
Coalition (RC).
Raising women awareness on their political and economic
rights and gender related issues.
Advocating
equality and development of women through a strong and
determined public opinion that would pressure local and
national decision makers to act.
Providing
training courses for women and other supportive services
to integrate women in the process of development in
their local societies.
Providing
reproductive health services through a network of
Reproductive Health/Family Planning clinics.
Assisting women in underprivileged urban areas, remote
villages and refugee camps in training and implementing
income-generating projects to enable them to play an
active role in the family and become one of the decision
makers in their households.
Providing help to Palestinian refugees and displaced
families.
Spreading awareness amongst women and the youth of both
sexes concerning the importance of protecting the
environment.
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Operationally, AWO implements advocacy
programmes to women and youth of both sexes on gender
equality, reproductive health and reproductive rights as
well as the preservation of the environment. In addition,
AWO provides services to local communities through family
planning clinics, illiteracy classes, kindergartens and
children’s libraries.
AWO is involved in the implementation of several on-going
projects supported by UNFPA, UN Foundation & UNDP. The most
recent of which is the establishment of an On-Line Forum to
connect around 50 Jordanian grassroots NGOs.
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