Grants for Jordan in 2016

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To improve the access of contraception by understanding currently existing socio-cultural barriers and opportunities to accessing contraception among Palestinian refugees in Jordan.

Socio-cultural opportunities and barriers to accessing family planning in Jordan: a qualitative study

noortjegerritsma@gmail.com
a.seita@unrwa.org

Noortje Gerritsma
Akihiro Seita

United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA)

The aims of the study are to identify the reproductive health programs in Jordan that address PWDs needs; to raise awareness and combat stereotypes, prejudices and harmful practices relating to persons with disabilities, including those based on sex and age, in all areas of life; and to measure the level of awareness among PWDs and their families in their right to access reproductive health programs in Jordan that address their needs on equal basis.

A Study on the Status Quo of Reproductive Health Programs in Relation to Persons with Disabilities

ghadeer.a@hcd.gov.jo
info@hcd.gov.jo

Ghadeer Mohamed Alhares

Higher Council for Affairs of Persons with Disabilities (HCD)