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Projects at ZENID
Each
year, ZENID implements around 25 - 30 projects with a range of
development partners. ZENID values this operational role, which creates
an opportunity to demonstrate the linkages between theory and practice.
ZENID draws on the rich experience gained from projects and field
operations to ensure that its training is up-to-date and grounded in
the realities of the field, and is tailored to the real needs of the people it serves. The summary below illustrates ZENID's project work.
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Project: Gender rights and reproductive health
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Project title: Regional workshop: gender and reproductuve health
Project partners: ZENID
Project funders: JICA
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Project purpose
To raise
awareness, exchange lessons and advocate for positive change concerning gender
disparities, reproductive health issues in the Arab region
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Main components
14 -day
regional workshop with participants from 12 Arab countries.
These training courses targetted development and health practitioners currently working in the field of training related to gender,
reproductive health and advocacy in key institutions within the Arab
region. Through participation in the courses, they were able to undertake the task of facilitating and leading the process of change
and to promote gender mainstreaming and reporductuve rights through their work with both women
and men.
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Main achievements
Each year between
2002 and 2006, over 25 participants attended the training.
Over the 5 tears, more than 100 professionals were exposed to issues relating to gender rights and RH
More than XX organisations from 12 different Arab countries took part in the lesson sharing process
Through these
workshops, ZENID helped set up a Gender, RH and advocacy regional
network that allowed them to exchange ideas and lessons learnt and engage in
dialogue.
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Project title: Enhancing self-empowerment of rural women in
Kerak,
with a reproductive health focus
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Project partners: ZENID
Project funder: JICA
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Project purpose
The purpose
of this project is to enhance women's self-empowerment and knowledge on
reproductive health, especially to address gender disparities, reproductive
health issues and advocating for change through the involvement and
mobilization of stakeholders from different sectors.
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Main achievements
ZENID
established the Community Support Team in Karak who have been trained on
various skills needed to mobilise community members with a focus on gender and
reproductive health. ZENID worked closely with the local community, especially
the Community Support Team and the facilitators in the field, to raise
awareness for both men and women on reproductive health and women's self
empowerment.
Additionally, through the project, ZENID encouraged members of the local
community to adopt positive healthy behaviours towards gender and reproductive
health. At the same time, the project encouraged women to participate in the
decision-making process through income generating activities
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