The Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) has concluded its Third Debate League 2025, organised with the participation of youth committees from the Princess Basma Community Development Centres across the Kingdom’s governorates and districts.

Held at the Princess Basma Community Development Centre in Aqaba, the debates aimed to strengthen young people’s skills in dialogue, debating and critical thinking, raise their awareness of issues related to gender-based violence—particularly digital violence and online blackmail—and encourage them to play an active role in society grounded in respect, non-discrimination and equality.

According to a press statement issued by JOHUD on Tuesday, the Youth Debate League was organised in line with JOHUD’s goals of empowering young people, providing safe spaces for them to express their views, developing their capacities in thinking, dialogue and teamwork, promoting meaningful community participation, and building a generation of young leaders capable of helping to address violence in all its forms including violence in the digital space, especially that directed at women and girls—coinciding with the 16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women.

The Debate League also provided an opportunity to reaffirm the rejection of violence, hate speech and the misuse of digital and online spaces, to raise women’s and girls’ digital skills and the importance of protecting personal data, and to increase awareness of relevant laws and legislation—particularly the Cybercrimes Law and the Penal Code.

The debates followed the Karl Popper format, focusing on building logical and structured arguments, presenting evidence, analysing discourse and legal texts, and respecting differing opinions.

First place was awarded to the Queen Alia Centre for Social Work / Tafilah. The Princess Basma Community Development Centre / Zarqa took second place, while the Princess Basma Community Development Centre / Irbid came third.