Who we are

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Who we are
The Princess Basma Youth Resource Centre works
with young people aged between 10 to 24, from
different backgrounds and from all regions in
Jordan. The Centres vision is to empower young
people to use their voices, participate more
actively in their communities, and think
creatively and critically about themselves and
their roles in society.
A defining characteristic of Jordans population
is the youth sector, constituting more than 31
between the ages of 15-29. The latter represents
both a great human resource asset as well as a
pressing challenge. While the youthful population
provide the human capabilities on which future
economic and social development count on, it also
places demands on scarce resources. Young people
require access to health and education services
if they are to reach their full potentials as
adults.
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Our Core Commitments

• Rights based approach to human development
• Expanding choices and opportunities
• Enhancing participation and social inclusion
• Promoting sustainable livelihood strategies
• Promoting effective youth participation, where
  young people advocate for positive social change

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Challenges with regard to youth civic
participation and rights entitlements

• Lack of political awareness
• Youth in local communities are more interested
  in social, cultural and economic rights and find
  it difficult to access them.
• Young people are perceived as naive and not
  interested in social issues and therefore are not
  taken seriously
• Misuse of power by decision makers and
  authorities
• Lack of awareness on resources available in the
  country that can help them
• Lack of social skills to convince decision makers
  and elders
• Lack of accessible affordable transportation
• Lack of clear applications of rights in reality
  leading young people to feel de-motivated

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Challenges with regard to gender and rights with
a focus on young women

• The widening gap between policies that exist and
  legal frameworks and the reality of daily life as
  experiences by women and young women
• Son favoring higher value is placed on boys
  than girls within families.
• From an early age girls are socialized into
  defined and restricted gender roles
• Rights to education are not seen as a priority
  for girls.
• Physical distance to schools, poor
  transportation and restricted mobility on girls.
  This causes their parents to not allow them to go
  to schools.
• Early marriage and the pressure to get married
  for girls

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Youth Participation

• Basic Life Skills Provide young people with
  the skills, knowledge and information that are
  needed to partake in a knowledge based economy.
• Encourage young people to implement youth led
  initiatives in their respective communities
• Youth Advocates Karak, Madaba and Maan -
  Encourage young people in implementing, designing
  and planning youth led initiatives, which in turn
  would enhance their active participation in their
  local communities.