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Towards an inclusive national social protection system and accelerating decent job opportunities for Syrians and vulnerable Jordanians - Midterm joint evaluation

eval_number:

3277

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3277

location:

country:

Jordan

region:

Arab States

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eval_title:

Towards an inclusive national social protection system and accelerating decent job opportunities for Syrians and vulnerable Jordanians - Midterm joint evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2024-03-22 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Social Protection

category:

Social protection

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comments:

• Coordinators from National Aid Fund (NAF) are attending the community outreach meetings to further explain to the beneficiaries about the cash assistance terms, and NAF regulations related to graduation. This ensures the beneficiaries that the information they are provided with is accurate and trustworthy. [UNICEF]

action_plan:

• UNICEF organised awareness raising outreach meetings with beneficiaries on cash assistance and NAF regulations related to graduation. [UNICEF] • ILO has successfully completed the profiling stage of the graduation approach, meeting its targets. During the initial profiling phase, the ILO, through GFJTU's employment and career guidance counsellors, conducted individual interviews with potential candidates. It was consistently communicated during these interviews that cash assistance would not be terminated upon joining the programs. The National Aid Fund (NAF) assured a continuity of assistance for Jordanian beneficiaries for 12 months from the start of employment.The regulations governing the concept of graduation for NAF are outlined in their directives, particularly in articles 10 and 11. A similar message was conveyed to Syrian refugees, with the exception that the UNHCR does not guarantee the duration it can sustain cash assistance to any beneficiary. However, enrollment in the program will not affect assistance distribution. The following is UNHCR's official message "“Working in formal or in an informal way or engaging in cash for work programmes or other livelihoods projects does not affect the assistance provided by UNHCR; noting that Cash assistance is provided for a limited duration depending on availability of funds and continued eligibility. We strongly encourage that your families have additional income sources and become more resilient". [ILO]

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

title:

Provide essential clarity to potential participants in Outcome 3, to ensure that fears around loss of cash assistance are allayed, through production of written materials and amendments to the content awareness sessions, with a specific focus on clarity for female participants. (Linked to findings 13, 17, and 18).

project_symbols:

JOR/20/01/EUR

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/1103654

information_source:

Country Office

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