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04AMMAN10216
2004-12-28 14:22:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Amman
Cable title:  

PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FY05 ESF FUNDING - EMPOWERING

Tags:  PHUM EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC 
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281422Z Dec 04
UNCLAS AMMAN 010216 

SIPDIS

FOR G/TIP, G, INL, DRL, PRM, IWI, AND NEA/RA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC
SUBJECT: PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FY05 ESF FUNDING - EMPOWERING
MIGRANT WOMEN WORKERS IN JORDAN

REF: STATE 260881

UNCLAS AMMAN 010216

SIPDIS

FOR G/TIP, G, INL, DRL, PRM, IWI, AND NEA/RA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC
SUBJECT: PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FY05 ESF FUNDING - EMPOWERING
MIGRANT WOMEN WORKERS IN JORDAN

REF: STATE 260881


1. Per reftel, post resubmits last year's proposal to assist
UNIFEM's project, "Empowering Migrant Women Workers in
Jordan." UNIFEM has confirmed and post agrees, that the need
for the project still exists. A brief overview of the project
follows. The complete project proposal, including updates
from last year, will be forwarded via e-mail to G/TIP and
NEA/RA.

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OVERVIEW
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2. A. Title of Project: Empowering Migrant Women Workers in
Jordan


B. Name of Recipient Organization: United Nations Development
Fund for Women (UNIFEM)


C. Duration of Project: Requested funding would sustain the
on-going program for two years.


D. Description: To raise awareness of the rights of migrant
women workers in Jordanian society through the provision of
information, assistance, and advocacy services for individual
workers and through public campaigning.


E. Justification: In 2003 and 2004 the Government of Jordan
has made great improvements to provide legal protection to
migrant workers, but many challenges remain for the
institutionalization of a safe environment for foreign
domestic workers in Jordan. Despite several legal amendments,
the challenge remains to lobby for amending the labor laws to
fully include migrant workers. There is a need to involve
civil society in the activities of the project. Currently, no
NGOs have the necessary capacity for lobbying in a
sustainable manner on migrant issues or to respond to human
rights violations. By the end of the program UNIFEM expects
that migrant workers will be assisted by NGOs in Jordan, have
better access to information on their rights, and that
available services and women's social and support networks
will have improved.


F. Estimated two-year budget:

Operational Costs: 119,000 USD
Education, Networking and Advocacy: 110,000 USD
Support for the Reintegration and Widening of Migrants'
Alternatives: 80,000 USD
Information, Research and Publication: 100,000 USD
Legal Assistance: 245,000 USD

Grand Total: 654,000 USD


G. Funding through the UNIFEM program "Empowering Migrant
Women Workers in Jordan" will be directed to build the
capacity of the newly created NGO called, "Friends of Women
Workers: Advocacy for Migrants."


H. Embassy point of contact for the project is political
officer Keith Heffern. Office phone number is 962-6-590-6597,
fax 962-6-592-0159, e-mail HeffernKL@state.gov. As of May
2005, political officer Jonathan Peccia will be the POC, same
phone numbers, e-mail PecciaJR@state.gov.



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