JOR – Nurturing Minds: Comprehensive Support for Quality Education in Jordan
This project addresses two persistent challenges in education in Jordan: inadequate teacher training and insufficient student nutrition. In collaboration with the World Bank (WB) and World Food Programme (WFP) the aim is to improve the quality of education and student well-being, by supporting the ongoing training for 500 primary school teachers and the National School Feeding Programme for 12,500 schoolchildren in refugee camps and host communities. The result will be better-equipped teachers, improved student engagement, and higher academic performance. Ultimately, this will contribute to a better quality of education in Jordan.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jordan |
Education
School feeding
Teacher training |
15.11.2024
- 31.12.2027 |
CHF 2’000’000
|
- Other WB
- World Food Programme
-
Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation EDUCATION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Teacher training
School feeding
Cross-cutting topics The project also supports partner organisation improvements
Aid Type Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F11474
| Background |
Jordan, a lower middle-income country, is undergoing public sector reform, including the Ministry of Education (MoE), to integrate education with human resource development. Despite these efforts, challenges such as double shifts, student drop-outs, and insufficient teaching capacities persist, exacerbated by hosting 1.3 million refugees. Switzerland, in collaboration with the World Bank will support the reform to ensures that educators are equipped with modern teaching methods and skills necessary to manage diverse classrooms effectively. While in collaboration with the World Food Programme, Switzerland will support the National School Feeding Programme (NSFP) supports low-income households, boosts attendance, and enhances child nutrition. Both contributions aim to improve education quality and access, ensuring better conditions for all students. |
| Objectives | To improve the quality of education and overall wellbeing of vulnerable Jordanian and refugee children through targeted teachers training and school feeding programmes, leading to better educational outcomes, psychosocial support, and enhanced child nutrition. |
| Target groups |
Outcome 1: 500 in-service teachers Outcome 2: 12,500 students in host communities and refugee camps (8% refugees in camps and host communities) |
| Medium-term outcomes |
Outcome 1: Improved instructional practices of male and female teachers in the targeted public schools in Jordan. Outcome 2: Enhanced gender-responsiveness and rights-based pedagogical practices in the targeted public schools in Jordan. Outcome 3: Number of complementary school health and nutrition interventions delivered alongside school feeding delivered by WFP |
| Results |
Expected results: Under outcome 1 and 2: Output (1): Training on general and subject-specific pedagogies and mentorship for teachers in Teachers Education Professional Diploma is delivered. Output (2) Training materials for Teachers Education Professional Diploma are revised with an inclusive pedagogy lens for implementation and Output (3) Training on how to account for the learning needs of M/F students in gender-responsive instruction is delivered. Under Outcome 2: Output 1: School feeding recipients benefit from nutritious and diverse home-grown food to improve their nutrition status and increase their school attendance, Output 2: School-age children and adolescents have access to school-based health and nutrition packages Results from previous phases: N/A |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Project partners |
Contract partner International Financial Institution (IFI) United Nations Organization (UNO) |
| Coordination with other projects and actors | This econtribution aligns with CP of UNESCO/System Strengthening Partnership, a multi-donor vehicle to support systemic change in the Jordanian education sector. It complements Switzerland’s humanitarian engagement in basic education at school level in refugee camps through UNICEF and NRC Safe and Inclusive Schools programme in host communities. It contributes to Jordan’s education strategies an priorities, mainly Jordan vision 2025, the National Human Resource and Development strategy (HRD) 2016-2025 and the Education Strategic Plan (ESP) 2018 -2025. |
| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 2’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 2’000’000 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 17’010’000 Total project since first phase Swiss budget CHF 0 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 2’000’000 |
| Project phases | Phase 1 15.11.2024 - 31.12.2027 (Current phase) |
