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  2. Environment • This report presents the evaluation of the Ma’An (Together) Towards a Safe School Environment - (referred to henceforth as Ma’An, Ma’An Programme or the Programme).  • Violence against Children (VAC) is a global challenge that transcends boundaries. The key drivers include personal characteristics of the victims and perpetrators, societal norms, and the physical environment of both. Reportedly, two-third of Jordanian children aged 2 to 14 years, experience physical, sexual, or emotional violence.

  3. UNICEF • To map the forms and extent of violence Jordan undertook a national VAC study in 2007, supported by the UNICEFJCO. The study findings contributed to the launch of a nation-wide campaign (Programme) - ‘Ma’An (Together), towards a safe school environment’. The joint UNICEF-Ministry of Education (MoE) Programme aimed at reducing VAC in schools. The Programme’s goal was to ‘reduce the incidence of violence by teachers and educators in all Public and UNRWA schools by 40 percent in the first year and by 90% in the third year.'

  4. Basic and Secondary schools • The Ma’An Programme covered all public schools run by the MoE for Jordanians and Syrian refugees, military schools and UNRWA schools located in host communities and designated refugee camps. The intended beneficiaries included children enrolled in Basic and Secondary schools. The other beneficiaries included principals, teachers, counsellors, parents, and religious leaders. 

  5. UNICEF • This is an ex-post, summative-formative evaluation with the purpose ‘to determine the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and impact of Ma’An Programme interventions on reducing violence against children in schools in Jordan’. The evaluation covers the entire Ma’An Programme (Ma’An) including all the components and activities implemented from November 2009 until December 2016. The primary users of the evaluation are MoE, UNRWA, Military Education Schools, UNICEF, and Ma’An implementing partners. 

  6. Mixed-Methods Approach The evaluation employed a Mixed-Methods Approach. Both quantitative and qualitative data was collected and used. The evaluation used ‘Quasi-Experimental’ research design. The key activities accomplished by the Programme include: administrative actions in the MoE; creation of School Advocacy Groups (SAGs) and implementation of Ma’An Online School Surveys (MOSS) at school level; capacity development of school based education professionals (principal, counsellor and teachers) for classroom management and other themes such as better parenting; media campaigning; community outreach and mobilization; and the involvement of religious leaders. 

  7. Reduction in VAC in UNRWA The programme is seen to be relevant as there is wider societal recognition of VAC (in schools also) as a critical issue with serious consequences for children. Overall, the results indicate significant reduction in verbal and physical violence across all grades. The change percent of 43% reduction in verbal and 47% reduction in physical violence in a 3,241 MoE schools is note-worthy and appreciable by any standards. Reduction in VAC in UNRWA run schools is marginally higher and merits praise. There are mixed results as to the effectiveness of various strategies and interventions applied during the Programme due to unforeseen external factors and internal oversight. 

  8. Tarbiyah component constitute The majority of funds were allocated to capacity development of MoE and institutional partners. The interventions for SAG revival and the Tarbiyah component constitute 26% (11% CD-SAG, 15% Tarbiyah) of the funds, and appears to be a significant investment that has yielded results worth scaling up of SAG to all public schools and the testing of the Tarbiyah model in a larger number with a poor performance on VAC control in public schools. The most profound impact of the programme is in terms of increased awareness on various aspects of VAC in schools. The Programme has indeed created a national acceptance and a momentum against VAC in schools, with a balanced, inclusive, gender sensitive and HRBA approach. The achievements realised at astoundingly low costs is commendable, however, the accomplishments warrants continuity and further strengthening.

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