AMMAN — The Ministry of Youth and
USAID on Thursday launched the virtual
youth center “Shabab.jo”, the ministry’s flagship online platform that offers a
safe space for youth to learn, engage, and network to achieve their full
potential, according to a joint statement.
اضافة اعلان
Shabab.jo
was conceptualized and developed using a youth-led participatory approach that
was gender sensitive, accessible, and inclusive of youth with disabilities,
according to the statement.
To
realize its vision, Shabab.jo was designed around three main components that
meet the needs of youth in Jordan: learn, engage, and network.
Through these
interrelated components, Shabab.jo provides youth across Jordan with a virtual
space that provides information on training, health issues, transportation, and
volunteer opportunities.
Shabab.jo also engages youth in the private sector
through job/internship opportunities, and enables productive cross-community
communication and constructive dialogue.
Taking
into account that a large portion of the target audience might not have
guaranteed access to high-speed internet, Shabab.jo uses technologies that
allow for slow loading time, works with all browsers and devices, and has
features to make it more accessible for youth with disabilities.
USAID
and the ministry’s hope that Shabab.jo will act as the main instrument to
address youth in Jordan.
The responsibility for sustaining the portal falls to
private and public organizations across the Kingdom working together to support
the ministry in providing youth a safe platform to dialogue, network, and
explore opportunities for work placement and further education.
The platform
will also provide investment opportunities in youth-designed social innovation and
entrepreneurial initiatives, the statement said.
The
ceremony, headed by Minister of Youth Mohammad Al-Nabulsi and USAID Mission
Director Sherry F. Carlin was attended by representatives of several
governmental institutions, youth organizations, community leaders, and media
outlets.
“The
Ministry of Youth believes in the importance of investing in technology, which
has become the main and driving force worldwide to educate young people,”
Nabulsi said, adding that “this virtual youth center represents a quantum leap
forward in youth’s access to high-quality education and training programs.
This
approach will contribute to shortening distances, breaking barriers, and
overcoming many difficulties and obstacles faced by youth, especially in remote
areas that lack youth centers or sports clubs.”
Mission
Director Carlin praised the collaboration with the ministry and noted, “This center,
with ongoing support from the Ministry of Youth, will help youth have virtual
access to skills development and networks that will lead to promising
educational and economic prospects needed to make their dreams a reality.”
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