20 Young Men and Women Participate in SOS Children’s Villages Jordan Training Program to Strengthen Their Role in Community Impa
SOS Children’s Villages Jordan has concluded a specialized training program on advocacy and campaigning, delivered over three days across its villages in Amman, Irbid, and Aqaba. The program brought together 20 young men and women from the youth houses and the Supervised Independent Living Arrangement, alongside several youth coordinators and caregivers.
This training comes as part of the association’s approach, which places young people’s voices and informed participation at the center of its work. It focuses on strengthening their ability to clearly express their issues, build responsible positions around them, and actively engage in community dialogue—supporting collective efforts and contributing to the development of solutions that directly affect their lives and future.
The program aimed to equip participants with practical skills to better understand and analyze their community issues, and to transform their ideas and experiences into clear messages and actionable initiatives. It reflects their role as young people transitioning toward independence within supportive environments that promote responsibility, participation, and the development of civic identity.
The training covered a range of core skills, including problem analysis and prioritization, stakeholder and target audience mapping, crafting impactful messages and targeted communication, as well as designing advocacy plans and campaigns. It also included the use of digital tools and social media platforms, in addition to dialogue and negotiation skills, community initiative management, and planning for advocacy and change-making campaigns.
The program saw strong engagement from participants, who expressed appreciation for the training content and emphasized that the experience broadened their understanding of their role in society. They noted that it provided them with practical tools to develop future initiatives rooted in their realities and aspirations.
This program is part of a broader series of trainings implemented by SOS Children’s Villages Jordan across its three villages, reflecting its ongoing commitment to building youth capacities and enhancing their active participation in advocating for children’s and youth issues. It also reinforces their role as partners in community decision-making—not merely beneficiaries, but voices capable of influence and change.
