Over 130,000 individuals benefitted from JONAF’s COVID-19 response plan

Over 130,000 individuals benefitted from JONAF’s COVID-19 response plan

AMMAN “” After the success of the first phase of Jordan NGOs Forum's (JONAF) response plan, initiated at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the coalition, in which 40 institutions from across Jordan are members, launched the second phase of its plan in mid-November 2020.

In view of the exacerbating health, economic and social consequences of the second wave of the virus, JONAF decided to extend the second phase of the crisis response plan until mid-April 2021, according to a statement from the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD).

Targeted are the most vulnerable groups of society: Children, women, day labourers, migrants, refugees, the elderly and people with special needs, This second phase is multi-faceted, as one aspect is offering protection and prevention in relation to the repercussions of the pandemic, and entails conducting periodic assessments of the needs of the most affected groups, working closely with the government in response frameworks, and benefitting from the varied experience of the coalition members.

Several meetings were held, through which members of the civil society and the government exchanged experience. Two reports were presented, on the localisation of humanitarian work and JONAF's performance in response to the pandemic, contributing to them were government agencies,