Shmeisani-Abed Al Mutaleb Street intersecting Fares Khoury St./Bldg. 17
Amman 11193
Jordan
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Gender
- Human rights
- Media
- Research
- Youth and education
The Information and Research Center – King Hussein Foundation (IRCKHF) serves as a catalyst for socioeconomic transformation through research, information and dissemination of knowledge. The IRCKHF was initially launched in 1996 as part of the National Task Force for Children, today the IRCKHF promotes the welfare of children, youth, women, families, communities, and vulnerable groups by providing objective, multidisciplinary research and analysis to practitioners and policymakers in Jordan and the Middle East, enabling effective socio-economic planning and decision-making. Through cooperation with national and international partners and the creation of an online platform for knowledge sharing, the IRCKHF advocates for positive change by disseminating research findings on critical issues falling under the pillars of social cohesion, equality and justice, and civil society empowerment. The IRCKHF provides access to information using quality research, education and awareness, and advocacy.
VISION A leading applied research establishment in Jordan and the region for effective socio-economic planning and decision making. MISSION Conduct and disseminate multidisciplinary applied research and analysis for practitioners, policy makers and advocates to improve the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities through effective socio-economic planning and decision-making. Strategic Objectives Conduct and disseminate international standard quality multidisciplinary research in Arabic and other languages Promote international research quality standards and ethics Build an information hub on socio-economic research Share knowledge and network with national and international institutions to promote positive change Transfer knowledge enhancement skills to individuals, communities, and institutions Utilize new media for knowledge sharing, creation and advocacy Training as a continuous process of internal capacity building and a service to external stakeholders
IRC PROJECTS WOMEN • Removing 'Honor’ from 'Crimes of Honor’: A Project to Change the Jordanian Mindset (EC) • Residency Denial “Reversing the Gender Bias against Jordanian women married to non Jordanian” EC • Homicide of Women in Jordon 2000-2003 (UNIFEM) • Market Study - Village Business Incubators for Women in Irbid (NHF-AIDOS). • Baseline study to combat violence against women (International Rescue Committee). Children • Street Children in Irbid (Swiss Agency for Development) • Notional Study on Child Labor (National Task Force for Children) • Children Living in Difficult Circumstances (Childwatch) • Girl/Child -Victim and Perpetrator of Crime (IRC) • Child Protection Initiative Study for Amman (Arab Urban Development Institute) • Early Family Education training in poverty pockets in Jordon (MoPIC, UNESCO) • Early Childhood Family Education Project for Iraqi Refugees (UNHCR, IRD) Youth • The Role of New Technologies in Reform: The Information Diet of Youth Aged 15 to 24 (Open Society Institute) • Tobacco Smoking among Teenagers (Arab Forum for Social Sciences and Health) Databases and Content Management Systems • Developing Research Population Web Database (Higher Population Council) • Extensive database on social research topics in Jordon (IRC) • Interactive website for creating social awareness (IRC) Culture • Mapping of the Cultural Scene in Amman (GAM) • Qualitative Mapping of Culture and Arts Activities in the Arab World (ECF) • Mapping of Children's Literature in Arab Countries (Anna Lindh Foundation) Other • Gaps and Priorities in Development Research National Forum for Policy-Research Link (IRC - Chapin Hall, University of Chicago) • Evaluation of Counseling Services of the Ministry of Education Schools and Private Sector (IRC and Ministry of Education). • Training of Trainers on Gifted Children with the Ministry of Education (Entrust) • Regional training on Research Methodologies (Childwatch) • Amman-Chicago Poverty Study (IRC, Chapin Hall-University of Chicago) • Sustainable Development in AI-Natheef District (IRC, UNDP, ZENID) • Oman - Local Knowledge and Biodiversity (IUCN) For More information please visit our website or follow us through any of our social media channels at: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn , Google+, Instagram