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Jordan From 2000 to 2007, FHI managed the IMPACT Project in Jordan to generate and disseminate information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS and encourage stakeholder involvement and support for HIV/AIDS programs. It reached more than 30,000 people through such initiatives as peer education programs and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services, helped the Government of Jordan to develop the first national strategy for HIV/AIDS, and supported the National STD and HIV/AIDS Hotline and Counseling Center. From 2006 to 2008, FHI managed a continuation of IMPACT called Expanding HIV Prevention in Jordan. It provided support to the National AIDS Program and technical assistance and training to the Government of Jordan, local NGOs, CBOs, and universities in the areas of VCT services, strategic behavioral communication, STI treatment, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, and surveillance. FHI also helped expand peer education initiatives for high-risk groups and outreach activities targeting university students and hard-to-reach youth. These interventions contributed directly to the effort to maintain low HIV prevalence in Jordan. |
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Survey Reviews Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Jordan Workers
Taking a Risk to Help Women at Risk
Expanding HIV Prevention in Jordan
Toolkit Aims to Improve Voluntary Counseling and Testing
Featured Partner: USAID Through our partners, like USAID, FHI supports Jordan and its organizations in preventing the spread of HIV and improving HIV/AIDS care and support among those at highest risk.
The FHI Jordan office closed in Sept. 2008. To contact us through other offices, visit the Contact Web page. |
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SEPTEMBER 2008 — FHI provided management and analytical support for a USAID sponsored study targeted at Jordanian workers in small businesses and qualitified industrial zones. The survey compared workers who had been involved in program interventions and those who had had no exposed to strategic behavior changes programs.
JUNE 2008 — With USAID support, FHI/Jordan encouraged the Khawla Bint al Azwar Society to address a growing problem: impoverished married women, single mothers, and teenage girls were turning to commercial sex to earn money, and they had little or no awareness of the dangers of HIV and AIDS. This success story by USAID refers to the difficulties this respected, community-based organization faced in reaching out to sex workers and addressing a taboo subject and outlines what it is doing to make a difference and be part of the solution.
NOVEMBER 2008 — Between October 2006 and September 2008, FHI managed and implemented the "Expanding HIV Prevention in Jordan" project, with funding from USAID. This document outlines the steps taken by FHI/Jordan to achieve its objectives to maintain a low HIV prevalence in Jordan. 
FEBRUARY 2008 — A voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) toolkit that aims to facilitate high-quality delivery has been produced by FHI/Jordan, in collaboration with USAID, FHI/Jordan, and the Ministry of Health. It contains practical advice on providing VCT, builds on existing resources, and pays attention to specific issues that are relevant in Jordan. Strategies for quality assurance are emphasized throughout.
