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About Us
We are a national youth cultural organization focused on innovation to increase the youth active participation.

Our Vision Our Mission

A future where youth are the priority, carefully invested To inspire the youth of Jordan to realize their true
in, and given every opportunity to accomplish their potential by empowering them vocationally and
dreams and succeed in their endeavors, leading to an educationally, instilling in them a sense of social
over-all more prosperous society. responsibility, and assisting them in the development of a
global perspective.

Our Target Who We Are

our target group is made up of young people living in The JORDAN Youth Innovation Forum is a Private Non-
Jordan between the ages of 18 and 30, which includes Governmental Organization Licensed by the Jordanian
Jordanian citizens as well as non-Jordanians living in the Ministry of Culture. Our work is on the National level, not
kingdom. focusing on a specific city or region of the country.
Our focus has shifted over the years, having focused on
different priorities and areas of work, but we have never
strayed from the desire to serve Jordan’s Youth.

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What We Do
As a dynamic organization JYIF is always seeking the best ways to accomplish our mission and achieve our vision. We focus our day-to-day activities on specific goals to promote the interconnected
priorities that comprise our Pillars of Youth Empowerment, Social Responsibility, and Global Perspective. Currently our efforts are geared toward the objectives below and the strategic plans we’ve
developed to realize them.
• Connect the leaders of today with the leaders of • Advocate for inclusivity: We are planning a series of
tomorrow: We will be sponsoring educational and recreational sports, music, and art events geared toward
networking events for young people that feature diverse youth. These will give all different types of young
prominent citizens who have had a positive impact in people the chance to have fun together, get to know
business, politics, NGOs, and other areas. Youth Youth each other, and appreciate the advantages of diversity.
• Facilitate employment and entrepreneurship: We find • Create cross-cultural education opportunities.
platforms that connect employers with job seekers, and Engagement Empowerment • Our work: with the Erasmus+ Program, the Anna Lindh
entrepreneurs with backers and customers, and make Foundation, the ICYF-DC, the IPYG, and many other
sure these resources are available to our youth. international networks has enabled young Jordanians to
• Build the capacity of Jordan’s Youth: Through the participate in education exchanges and youth
organization of workshops, and setting up support development programs around the world. It is the belief
networks for young people with ideas, we are working of the JYIF that these types of international projects help
on capacity building in the field of youth and youth in the development of young Jordanians, and show them
entrepreneurship. other ways of thinking, and doing.
• Grow Civic Responsibility: We encourage our young • Foster the idea of global unity: Through conferences and
people to be responsible citizens and seek out ways to seminars we hope to create a sense of belonging within
improve their communities, country, and world. When young people to the world as a whole. To belong to a
our members identify opportunities for civic single community without seeing how it fits in to the
engagement we provide guidance and support so that global system is narrow-minded and dangerous, as well
they can create and lead projects themselves. as detrimental to personal development. Our hope
• Encourage volunteer work: Through our network we Capacity Social Inclusion within the JYIF is to make the youth of Jordan not only
provide opportunities for young people to “give back” Building & Development active citizens within the country, but the entire globe.
either through volunteering in specific events, or long
term volunteering positions. The more volunteer work a
member has done the more dedicated they are to the
cause, and so the higher their standing within the
organization. Our Main Focus

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Our Objectives
In Terms of Empowerment:
• Development and instruction of living skills including: leadership skills, team work, languages, extra-curricular activities, and communication skills.
• Development of the technical and cognitive skills required for active participation in the labor market, and linking individuals to job opportunities (skills include communication,
management, problem solving, team work, writing of CV and preparing for interviews …).
• Organizing income-generating micro-projects for the Society to increase its ability to afford its costs.
• Building the efficiencies of the youth to manage micro-projects, and providing proper training for them and for business leaders to establish or expand micro-projects.
• Reinforcement and protection of human rights including the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, pursuant to the international agreements and conventions and national
legislations, especially the rights of the youth both males and females.
• Building the abilities of societies in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to establish coalitions and organize campaigns through providing them with technical and training support.
• Building capabilities and enhancing abilities at the societies in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in order to help them perform their work in the best possible manner to serve the local
community. The abilities include but are not limited to: strategic planning, identification of objectives, management and evaluation of resources, financing and management of projects and
execution of programs and activities.
In Terms of Social Responsibility:
• Activating the role of the youth in preserving the environment and nature and raising their awareness to the importance of the conservation of electrical power and other resources.
• Promoting renewable energy as a means for protecting nature from pollution and raising the level of self-sufficiency for the Kingdom.
• Advocating the participation of Jordanian youth in the public life and civil participation through spreading awareness among the different levels and benefiting from distinguished life and
vocational experiences.
• Supporting the principles of integrity and transparency according to the International Election Standards and advocating the participation in elections.
• Activating the role of the youth in political participation.
• Reinforcement of the concepts of liberties and democratic participation in the frame of human rights in order to establish a comprehensive development.
In Terms of Global Perspective:
• Spreading and providing access for cultural activities and supporting and developing them inside and outside the Kingdom, and familiarizing foreign civilizations with the Kingdom's culture
and promoting it.
• Educational exchange and cultural cooperation between Jordan and other countries.
• Training the youth to respect the concepts, liberties and points of view of other people and have cultural reaction with them, and raising their ability to adapt and deal with all the different
cultural, religious and political opinions.
• Developing and promoting tourism locally and abroad, including the tourism concerned with the natural places and conservation of the environment which improves the welfare of the local
community.
• Advocating mutual cooperation and understanding between people of different religions and cultures, and supporting common human and ethical values.
Enhancing the capabilities of societies to manage civil activities related to peace and resolution of disputes, including dialogue, communication and respect of other people's opinions.

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Our Timeline

2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2013 2014

Before the creation of the The remaining members of The JYIF began work with The JYIF finally became The Jordan Youth The JYIF became a The Youth in Action The executive director of
JORDAN Youth Innovation the informal group the Youth In Action licensed by the Ministry of Innovation Forum became member of the Anna Lindh program was ended, and the JYIF became a board
Forum there was an founded an organization Program, put in place by Culture in Jordan, and thus a member of the Islamic Foundation, further replaced by the Erasmus+ member of the ICYF-DC,
informal group of young called the JORDAN Youth the European Union to achieved the legitimacy Conference Youth Forum expanding the already program. The JYIF has thus pushing the JYIF to a
motivated Jordanians who Innovation Forum (JYIF). help inspire young needed to better serve the for Dialogue and large network of partners. been part of the Erasmus+ position of higher
wanted to positively This new body was Europeans to work youth of Jordan. At this Cooperation (ICYF-DC), network ever since and has importance within the
influence the youth of dedicated to the together in shaping the time the first official Board which is the youth branch already partnered in over network, and placing the
Jordan through volunteer development of young future of the Union. Jordan was elected, and their first of the Organization for 50 projects, giving organization in a decision
work. The original founder Jordanians, but focused was one of the partner decision was to upgrade Islamic Cooperation (OIC) opportunities to more than making position.
was inspired by his own only on Amman. countries in this program, the scope of work to the the second largest inter- 100 young Jordanians.
experience in international giving Jordanian groups National Level, no longer governmental organization The JYIF became
volunteer work and and NGOs the chance to only focusing on Amman. in the world (second only associated with the
decided that every participate with European to the United Nations). International Peach Youth
Jordanian should have a youth in cross cultural Since that time the JYIF has Group (IPYG), the youth
similar experience. projects. Over all the years been part of ICYF-DC branch of Heavenly
of being part of the Youth activities and projects for Culture, World Peace,
in Action program (2007 to youth, including the yearly Restoration of Light
2013) the JYIF was able to summit in Kazan, and the (HWPL) in Seoul, Korea.
send over 500 young International Mode The JYIF represented
Jordanians to more than Organization for Islamic Jordan’s Youth at the
120 Projects all across Cooperation (IMOIC). Declaration of World Peace
Europe. event organized by HWPL
that same year in Seoul.

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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

The JYIF became a peach The JORDAN Youth A huge mile stone for JYIF GAME Jordan was This is a huge year for JYIF,
ambassador for the Innovation Forum has in this year by gaining the launched with 5 zones we will be launching the SS
International Peace Youth been in the process of approval for many across Jordan, record Incubator.
Group (IPYG) and has been updating their image, projects. breaking statistics and We will start the HUMAN
assisting in the focus, priorities, and GAME Jordan was amazing participation rates LIBRARY as a local project.
organization of World internal structure. The approved, to take place among kids and young Our impact is shifting to a
Alliance of Religions for organization has a new from 2018-2022. people. regional aspect through
Peace (WARP) meetings. office, and has shifted Also Get Included was Also in 2018 we started 2 our activities and
more focus to local level approved, to take place major local projects, JO- networks.
projects. It is the hope that from 2018-2019. TALKS and TIME FOR TEA. Also we are working on
this change will in the end During this year we started 2018 was the year when introducing a TIME
work to further benefit the a successful simulation for our executive director was BANKING PLATFORM
young people of Jordan MUN, IMOIC and MODEL elected by 53 states of the between university
and make sure they have OF ARAB LEAGUE among OIC states as the vice students in Jordan.
every opportunity to university students. president of the ICYF-DC
pursue their potential, and
create a better society for
all of us.

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Organization Structure
Accountant Director of
Communication

GAME
Project
Manager
SOCIAL
PLATFORM
Project
Director of Finance Manager
HR & PR
and Administration

GET
Executive Director of Projects
INCLUDED
Project
Director Manager

Incubator Director of
Entrepreneurship ICYF-DC
Manager
Project
Manager
ERASMUS
Project
Manager

Director of
Monitoring,
Training Evaluation &
Manager Documentation

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Our Reach

Erasmus+ Projects Countries

All European program countries,
neighboring countries and UK. The
middle east and north Africa.

GAME Project Countries

Denmark, Italy, Greece, Malta, Lithuania,
Lebanon, Jordan, Ghana, Somalia and
Tunisia.

ICYF-DC Countries
As part of OIC.

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Our Main Events
Street Sports Incubator-Attract Event
2019 is going to be a busy year for our
team and volunteers. 14-16 March 2019
Here you can have a glance at our First Playmaker Camp Ideas pitching event
upcoming events during this year.
22-23 March 2019
Training playmakers and zone managers SSI – Opening Ceremony
23 March 2019
Weekly Practices Incubator launching event
5 April 2019 - 28 September 2019
Kids practices at game zones every Saturday SSI – Closing Ceremony
19 October 2019
GAME Finals Incubator closing event

4 October 2019
Game finals event Get Included Training Workshop-JO
19 March 2019
Human Library First Event Blended mobility for young people – Training workshop.

29 June 2019
Sharing experiences and success stories. JYIF Annual Event
16 November 2019
Human Library Second Event JYIF annual event for members & volunteers

30 August 2019
Sharing experiences and success stories.

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Model of OIC
2019 is going to be a busy year for our
team and volunteers. 12 May 2019
Here you can have a glance at our JO-Talks First Event Simulation of OIC.
upcoming events during this year.
23 March 2019
A platform where young people can express their ideas and Jordanian Model of UN
thoughts.
19 May 2019
JO-Talks Second Event Simulation of UN.
6 July 2019
A platform where young people can express their ideas and Jordanian Model Arab League
thoughts.
26 May 2019
JO-Talks Third Event Simulation of Arab League.

19 October 2019
A platform where young people can express their ideas and Bank of Time Launching Event
thoughts.
3 November 2019
Time For Tea First Event Introducing the time of bank and time currency.

16 June 2019
young people reach out to decision-makers to seek their support Bank of Time Workshop
for a particular cause during the period of drinking a cup of tea.
8 December 2019
Time For Tea Second Event Introducing the time of bank and time currency.

1 September 2019
young people reach out to decision-makers to seek their support
for a particular cause during the period of drinking a cup of tea

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Our Partners

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Projects
Highlights

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Projects Highlights
GAME Jordan
• 80 % of the funded initiatives are still active after their first
year, 50 % generate at least a part-time salary, and 40 % have
or are in the process of being registered.
Project Date: 2018-2022
Project Location: Jordan - 10 Zones across the country The project will have four main activities:
Target Groups: • A Playmaker Camp to develop street sports instructors and
Children as participants (age 8-15) democratic role models capable of working with intercultural
Young people as playmakers (age 15-25) understanding, anti-racism, conflict prevention and gender
Goals & Objectives: equality.
To address the lack of opportunities for young people in the • Free Weekly Street Sports Practices in street basketball and
region, the project will work towards the overall development street soccer led by the Playmakers and carried out in 10 GAME
objective of increasing opportunities for youth, and to use sports Zones across the country.
as a powerful tool for inclusion and social change. • An annual one-day Street Sports and Culture Festival called
GAME Finals.
Sports have a role to play when the goal is to create participation, • A Street Sports Incubator with seed funding and training for
gender equality, and foster entrepreneurship amongst young entrepreneurial youths who want to start their own nonprofit
people. The GAME idea is to establish a community based or for-profit projects in the field of sports.
outreach initiative, capable of delivering lasting social change
through youth-led street sports and culture. This idea derives from Now that the first year of implementation has concluded, GAME
and has been tested in previous projects implemented by GAME, Jordan achieved many goals and hit new smashing records and
who has been active in Denmark and many countries around the gained amazing momentum in the media. Families and young
Middle East since 2007. people are continuously asking about the next exercises and
looking forward to participate.
The project will deliver the following outputs: This project led to new concept of mutual trust between kids,
• At least 40 % females and at least 25 % refugees families and playmakers, and established a sense of loyalty for the
• 400 youth have been trained as role models and/or practices and zones.
entrepreneurs.
• 200 youth are active in shaping their communities and future. 116 playmakers 54% of which females (as per the midterm report).
• 20,000 children and youth are engaged in the street sports Over 10,000 total show ups in the GAME zones.
activities. 5 active GAME ZONEs during 2018, and 5 new ZONEs expected to
• 10 street sports facilities have been established or refurbished. open during 2019.
• 100 youth-led sports initiatives/start-ups have received seed 674 participants in GAME FINALS from cities across Jordan.
funding.

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Street Sports Incubator
ATTRACT
Attracting & encouraging youth to present their street sports ideas
in which they see a challenge or an opportunity in.
Project Date: 2019-2020 FOSTER
Project Location: Jordan Incubating high-potential street sports ideas to create game
Target Groups: hanging technologies, processes and products to implement in
Jordanian young people with creative ideas (age 15-25) their communities.
Goals & Objectives: GROW
JYIF has experience in enriching the lives of youth for over a Converting incubetees street sport ideas into startups through
decade & helping young people in achieving their potential and training and mentoring.
becoming leaders within their field. LAUNCH
The idea of Street Sports Incubator (“SSI”) came to life to support Seed funding of street sports startups and assisting in
our vision which tackles the challenges of limited opportunities for implementation.
physical activity in the urban settings where a growing share of the
youth lives today, which has fueled the epidemic spread of THE PROCESS
obesity, and the challenge of youth not being included. Sign up: Participants apply to present their street sports ideas.
Ideas selected: The selected ideas enter the Street Sports
MISSION Incubator Attract 3 days training.
Creating a link between youth employment and entrepreneurship Pitching: Participants will pitch their startup ideas to judges.
through sports , by inspiring the youth of Jordan to realize their Winners selected: The selected winners will be commemorated in
true potential & empowering them vocationally and educationally the SSI launching ceremony and will enter the Street Sports
through leveraging the power of street sports resulting in youth Incubator.
empowering themselves to improve their own lives and those of Incubation: Participants will engage in an extensive 3-month
their peers. training.
VISION Second pitching: Participants will pitch their ideas to judges again
A future where youth are the priority, carefully invested in, and and the winners will get seed funding.
given every opportunity to accomplish their dreams and succeed
in their endeavors, leading to an over-all more prosperous society.
FOCUS
Young people living in Jordan between the ages of 15 and 25,
which includes Jordanian citizens as well as non-Jordanians living
in the kingdom.

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Get Included
The project will deliver the following outputs:
Need Analysis Report aims to identify awareness, knowledge, skills
and competences about gamification tools which youth workers
Project Date: 2018-2019 and social workers can use to boost their creativity while trying to
Project Location: Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Spain raise awareness about youth work for young refugees and
Funding Agency: Erasmus+ migrants.
Partners: Tool-Kit will be useful resource for youth workers in providing
Dokuz Eylul Universitesi – Turkey. trainings to other youth workers in providing services to migrants
Yasar Universitesi – Turkey. and refugees and will be used for training of youth workers who
Gaziantep Egitim ve Genclik Dernegi – Turkey. work with young migrants and refugees.
Jovenes Hacia La Solidaridad Y El Desarrollo – Spain. Digital Platform will be open platform to share projects outputs
United Societies of Balkans Astiki Etaireia – Greece. news and experiences of different stakeholders as well as result of
the activities made during the project.
Direct Target Groups: Activities:
Trainers Multiplier Events: consists of a network meeting for organizations
Youth workers to get to know each other. To build cooperation and conference to
Mentors share the results of ongoing and completed project outputs with
NGO workers target groups. The events were and will be organized in Gaziantep
Youth Workers in International Organizations (Turkey). Amman (Jordan) Valencia (Spain). Thessaloniki (Greece).
The final event, an international joint multiplier event will be held
Indirect Target Groups: in Izmir (Turkey) to bring together youth organizations, NGOs,
Young migrants and refugees Youth workers.
Short Term Joint Staff Training :“Need Analysis Report” and “Tool-
Goals & Objectives: Kit” developed by the project partners will be used and tested at
To create new tools of education for entrepreneurship and social the short term Joint staff training event which will be held in Izmir,
inclusion by using the gamification. Turkey. 30 youth workers from partner countries will attend for
To raise awareness among young people of hosting countries and five days for the event.
encourage them for taking action and initiative. Blended Youth Motilities: First Youth Blended Mobility in Greece
To facilitate young refugees and migrants’ taking active role in will be organized about using digital platforms and media tools for
solution of social problems. social inclusion with the focus of entrepreneurship skills. After the
second Youth Blended Mobility in Jordan will be held about
workshops for inclusion of refugees and youth of hosting
countries.

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Time Banking Platform
A project that is applicable on web and mobile application Based
on time credit.
The time credit is the fundamental unit of exchange, equal to one
Project Date: 2020 hour of a person's labor.
Project Location: Jordan It's a traditional time banks, one hour of one person's time is equal
Target Groups: to one hour of another's.
Jordanian university students.
Goals & Objectives: Time credits are earned for providing services and spent receiving
to increase their social interaction among the student and the services.
local community. we initially plan to start the platform among the university
student, to increase there social interaction among the student
and the local community.

We aim to develop this platform as a social change tool, to be

launched in 2020.

Bank of Time

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ERASMUS+
Specific issues tackled by the programme include:
-Reducing unemployment, especially among young people
-Promoting adult learning, especially for new skills and skills
Project Date: 2013-2020 required by the labor market.
Project Location: Europe, Mediterranean countries, Jordan -Encouraging young people to take part in European democracy
Funding Agency: European commission -Supporting innovation, cooperation and reform
Partners: -Encouraging young people to take part in European democracy
NGOs from all over Europe and Mediterranean countries . -Supporting innovation, cooperation and reform
Target Groups: -Reducing early school leaving
Trainers -Promoting cooperation and mobility with the EU's partner
Youth workers countries.
Mentors -Reducing early school leaving
NGO workers -Promoting cooperation and mobility with the EU's partner
Youth Workers in International Organizations What do we do?
Youth exchange schemes We mainly work on youth part of Erasmus Plus. The youth projects
More than 500,000 young people of Erasmus plus are divided into three main categories:
Vocational Education and Training students KA1: opportunities for trainees and young people, as well as for
Around 650,000 students trainers, youth workers, staff of civil society organizations to
Goals & Objectives: undertake a learning and/or professional experience in another
The aim of Erasmus+ is to contribute to the Europe 2020 country; our main work is under this part as we have more than 40
strategy for growth, jobs, social equity and inclusion, as well as the projects(100 participants) every year, 70 percent of them are in
aims of ET2020, the EU's strategic framework for education and our partner’s countries and 30 percent are projects organized and
training. implemented by us in Jordan.
-Encouraging young people to take part in European democracy KA2: Transnational Strategic Partnerships aimed to develop
-Supporting innovation, cooperation and reform initiatives addressing one or more fields of training and youth and
promote innovation, exchange of experience and know-how
Erasmus+ also aims to promote the sustainable development of its between different types of organizations involved in training and
partners in the field of higher education, and contribute to youth or in other relevant fields. Certain mobility activities are
achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy and we are supported in so far as they contribute to the objectives of the
mainly work in the field of youth. project. This type of projects is a long-term one and last for more
than 2 years at least; as it aims to find a solutions and exchange
the best practices through establishing a lot of workshops,
motilities…etc.

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