Report
This assessment aims to identify concrete actions the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ can take to better respond to the needs of Syrian and Jordanian adolescent girls. The assessment objectives are: to explore how the day-to-day safety of adolescent girls in urban areas might be enhanced; to identify key physical, social and emotional needs and hopes for the future of adolescent girls; and to explore the obstacles and enablers that adolescent girls face in accessing services from organizations like the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡.
Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made to enable the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ to better respond to the needs of Syrian and Jordanian adolescent girls.
Safety of Girls
- Engage in community-based advocacy that is driven by Syrian girls to create dialogue on the issue of street harassment in communities.
Improving Access
- Explore the possibility of extending center working times to weekends, after school hours, and other times suitable for girls.
- Explore the possibility of providing a transportation allowance or arranging pickup with ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ vehicles for girls who want to access activities.
- Increase the reach of activities by conducting recreational activities and adolescent groups through CBOs.
- Continue to build on existing mobile delivery of case management and counseling services, to ensure that more girls (especially survivors of GBV) can access services.
- Regularly engage with caregivers of adolescent girls and other gatekeepers who have influence in the lives of girls.
- Leverage opportunities to exemplify positive relationships between Syrians and Jordanians.
- Ensure equitable opportunities for Syrian girls (of all tribal groups) and Jordanian girls to participate in WPE activities.
- Provide more space for recreational activities to be driven by girls.
- Ensure that adolescent girls are targeted more intentionally by awareness sessions on GBV.
- Enhance information-sharing and coordination with other stakeholders.
Needs & Aspirations for the Future
- Provide opportunities for girl-led identification and implementation of zero or low-cost initiatives that tackle their own areas of interest and issues in the community.
- Upscale the adolescent girls groups in the WPE women’s centers by providing more opportunities for participating girls to meet and network with older female role models.
- Leverage social media and entertainment to communicate key messages to girls that will enable them to access important information about GBV, health and other issues.
