pROJECTS

mAKANA

MAKANA is a citizen led movement where women advocacy groups identify rights abuses in their communities and take collective action to resolve the situation. MAKANA targets the poor who do not always have access to entitlements granted to them by Jordanian law. MAKANA has witnessed the mobilisation of over 120 women who have become leading social activists in their local communities.

The activists work closely with local service providers and municipal leaders in order to ensure that all people in their community are able to claim their rights and improve their living conditions.Through collective action, barriers to development are more easily removed. Currently, the project is implemented in Jerash, Karak and Madaba and has already resulted with success stories that made a difference in so many lives. MAKANA is in the progress of expanding to other areas across the Kingdom.

A selection of MAKANA’s major achievements to datE

Providing children with learning difficulties access to education - Mleih/Madaba

Through a needs assessment survey in the local community, MAKANA team in Madaba discovered that a major problem regarding children with learning difficulties existed in the area, yet there were no services for children with learning disabilities. The MAKANA team therefore gathered data and launched a campaign of action which convinced the Ministry of Education to establish a specialised classroom that caters to the needs of 14 children with learning disabilities.