Liwan Space for Youth Development

Liwan Youth Space aims to support the capabilities of young men and women (from 15 to 35 years) to volunteer, learn, participate and be creative as active and influential members in building and developing their societies. We work to achieve that through the following overlapping roles, which are complementary and inseparable from each other: 1- Operating as a supportive and safe place and forum for young men and women, facilitating them to gather, meet and discuss their issues freely and in a safe atmosphere; so they can then organize themselves into groups and initiatives that contribute to the development of their communities. 2- Offering learning opportunities for young men and women to develop their self-awareness, stimulate their individual and collective development and build their abilities to effectively express their issues and make a positive impact on themselves and their communities. 3- Working as a platform for networking between young men and women and the rest of the partners concerned with supporting their participation and social initiatives, as a platform for solidarity and finding common denominators for youth issues throughout Jordan. 4- Supporting the social creativity of youth, and what this requires of investing in youth organizing themselves and stimulating their cooperation together to propose solutions and alternatives that can contribute to the sustainable development of their societies (reducing social costs and increasing productivity). Our activities fall under three main categories: 1- Programs: Planned ahead and have specific objectives to achieve, developed based on community needs and priorities. 2- Activities: Time-framed and -again- has specific objectives. The participants are either invited or chosen based on criteria. This category includes learning activities, capacity building, training, and networking activities 3- Services: Continuous and available all the time. This category includes hosting meetings and supporting youth initiatives by all available means.