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International Academy Amman school gives a check to UNICEF Jordan for children and women in Haiti 

(Amman – 24 March, 2010) – The director of International Academy Amman handed over to Mr. Nasser Moeini, UNICEF Acting Representative in Jordan, a check for the amount of JD9,326 today. The funds were raised by the students of IAA and will be used by UNICEF to aid women and children in Haiti.

On the evening of 12 January, Haiti was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, the strongest earthquake in more than 200 years, with its epicentre some 17km south-west of the densely populated capital, Port-au-Prince. The impact will be remembered for the lifetime of Haiti’s children

To date child protection remains a priority.  UNICEF has reached more than 40,000 children with psychological support, non-formal education and referral. UNICEF continues to register and assist unaccompanied children found on the streets of Port-au-Prince. UNICEF has also set up "Safe Spaces" for unaccompanied children and infants. UNICEF has reached more than 440,000 children with safe water.

A team called “Twelve Terrific Teachers” from the International Academy of Amman have teamed together as 10 amateur runners and 3 support crew to run the Dead 2 Red relay marathon which took place on 4th of March 2010 in Jordan. They completed the race in a very pleasing 19 hours and 5 minutes but were most pleased about the amount of funds they had raised by simply completing the task.

"we hope to see other initiatives in the future for the children and women in Jordan from schools, private sector and civil society"

Mr. Nat Mulford, the team leader and a Grade 2 teacher at IAA said “Originally our team was going to raise funds for UNICEF that could be used for educational purposes but following the Haiti Earthquake, we have changed our focus to support UNICEF efforts in Haiti.”

He added “it gives us great pleasure to be part in relieving the children and women of the situation they are facing and to be able to improve the provision of education in areas of need around the world.“

UNICEF Acting Representative in Jordan, Mr. Moeini said “we are touched by IAA school’s involvement in raising funds to support UNICEF’s mission in protecting and supporting children and women in Haiti”.  He added “we hope to see other initiatives in the future for the children and women in Jordan from schools, private sector and civil society.”

Mr. Moeini closed by saying “I have been in Jordan for many years and I saw how Jordanians gather for a good cause.  I have no doubts that Jordanians have all what it takes to support UNICEF’s mission to protect and provide safe environment for children and women in Jordan be it through in-kind or monetary contributions.”

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UNICEF signs 2010 Education work plans with the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation for the value of 8.7 Million Jordanian Dinars (US$12.3 million)

(Amman – 17 February, 2010) – In a signing ceremony which was held today, Wednesday at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Mr. Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, and UNICEF Acting Representative, Mr. Nasser Moeini,  signed the work plans of the Education programme benefiting Iraqi and Jordanian vulnerable children for the amount of JD 8.72 million.  The Education programme also includes a psychosocial component.

The work plans will be implemented in 2010 under the guidance of Ministries of Planning and International Cooperation, Education, and Social Development. Some of the programmes will be implemented through local and international non-governmental organizations.  The objective of the plan is to contribute to the overall goal of the government and partners with respect to support to the Iraqi guests community in Jordan.

The Education Programme aims to sustain the quality and access of vulnerable children (including children with disabilities) in formal, non-formal, informal, remedial and special education.  In addition, the programme will Expand ICT project to include another 20 public schools.

Achievements in 2009 were, supporting the ministry of education through the provision of 20,000 school kits which were delivered to vulnerable children nationwide.  In addition, the programme supported the renting of 72 schools and double shifted 20 schools to improved quality of primary education for children in areas of high Iraqi concentration.  Moreover, 14 multi-purpose rooms were established with the latest computer equipment and peripherals.

The Psychosocial Project aims to improve psychosocial wellbeing of vulnerable Iraqi and Jordanian children and families in Jordan. Under the “Psychosocial Care and Protection of Children in Crises” project, the project will support the training of 1,500 teachers in public schools in related methodologies.

Last year approximately 6,000 school principals and deputy principals have been provided with orientation sessions to enhance their capacity in dealing with vulnerable children in need of support. At the same time, UNICEF has supported International non-government organization (NGO) partners on building the capacity of local counterparts, non-government organizations (NGOs) and community based organizations (CBOs) in psychosocial care.

This financial support will continue in 2010 thanks to the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM) of the U.S. government for its generous support to Iraqi guest children in Jordan.

Of the US$12.3 million allocated to the programme, US$6.4 is funded and US$5.9 will be raised during 2010.