Media As A Tool For Active Citizenship Our Partners

Media As A Tool
For Active
Citizenship
Our Partners:
Dear Participants
Following your acceptance in the Training to be held in
Amman from 3rd to 9th May 2016, we are pleased to
welcome you and we invite you to our beloved country
and wish a pleasant stay during this training.
Looking forward to see you in Amman
Media As A Tool For Active Citizenship
Training
Our aim in this training is to open a real dialogue
between youth participants from different countries
and exploring their diversity how they value media and
their believes in the effect of media on their lives and
strengthening their capacities so that they can together
develop a modern and developed media strategy and
building up partnership between their organization and
planning for projects supporting this strategy. Using
media as a tool.
Our partners are all field organizations. Each has a
great legitimacy in its environment and is able to enroll
participants and create a community impact. partners
and trainers in this project are/or being directly linked
to Euromed, Salto, EVS programs either as trainers or
mentors, this will be an added value to the training and
give us a better understanding of the standards, values
and methodology of the training and its activities.
Practices:
1. To share good practices in using media by
youth in partner countries (success
stories)
2. To promote role of youth in media and
increase their participation (media
initiatives)
Media/Tool:
1. Explore the role and impact of media in
everyday life of youth.
2. To provide tools for participants to
realize biases/manipulation that appears
in the media and its political themes
3. To identify possibilities for active
citizenship and develop
projects/campaigns/initiatives for use of
media in the local context (women,
migration, youth, labors, refugees,
unemployment, education, gender, etc.)
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Training objectives:
Competencies:
1. Develop the competences of youth to be
active in the field of media
2. To raise the concept using media as a tool
for enhance human rights and freedom of
expression (against> discrimination/ hate
speech / violence, etc.)
3. To develop creative methods to apply
social media for youth as active citizens,
strengthen their critical thinking skills
4. To grow the understanding of non-formal
education and its applicability in media
field
All Participants start to arrive to the
venue after 4pm on the 3rd of may
The training starts on the 4th of May
2016 at 9 am attached the training
agenda
Cultural evening will be on the 5th of may
so please bring with you: traditional
clothes and/or food from your country,
some cultural songs you want to share
and to dance with participants
All accommodation and travel illegible
costs covered by Arab Women Media
Center.
Visa
Training Location:
Visa is required to enter Jordan, Europeans can get the
visa upon arrival at the airport and it costs 40 JD (please
you need to carry this amount with you and keep the
invoice in case you get one for reimbursement). You can
exchange Euros for Dinars at Amman airport.
Dana Plaza hotel Amman
Currency
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Located in Sweifieh Commercial Area in
Amman, very close to shops, malls, cafe’s….
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Easy access to public transportation to down
town and other areas in Amman.
1 Euro is equivalent to 0.77 Jordanian Dinars.
www.danaplazahotel.com
How to get from airport to Amman:
Airport taxi: it costs 25 JD. You can find it on your exit
from the airport. You will also see other drivers for
yellow taxi or other cars offering you a drive. You need
to bargain all the time. The airport taxi is off-white color
and it is written on it “airport taxi”. Ask for invoice
before you get in and agree on the price in advance.
 Sarya Bus (Shuttle bus): it is a yellow bus, also
parks in front of the airport and it departs every
half an hour. The cost of the ticket will
be 3:50 JD and you will pay 0.65 JOD for the
luggage. Tell the driver that you want to get off
at the 7th circle which is not far from Dana
Plaza Hotel.
 Inside Amman the cost of one trip by yellow taxi
is around 2-3 JD and you pay according to the
reading of the meter.
 The bus will give you invoice/ticket, the yellow
taxi will not.
 The name of the bus is also written on it.
 In Yellow taxi you will always pay according to
the meter. Therefore, make sure that the meter
is turned on and is working.
Address: Sixth Circle, 11185, Jordan
Phone: +962 6 592 4455
For Jordanians & Palestinians please be at the you
can check in after 4pm 3/5/2016.
Jordan Profile
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Full name: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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Population: 9.5 million as of 2016
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Jordanians: 6.4 million Others: 3.1 million
(refugees: 1.4 million) as of 2016.
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Capital: Amman
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Area: 89,342 sq km (34,492 sq miles)
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Major language: Arabic
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Major religions: Islam
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Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 75 years
(women) (UN)
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Monetary unit: 1 Jordan dinar = 1,000 fils
Approx: EUR 1.30
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International dialing code: +962
The Dead Sea – the lowest point on earth
Overview
Jordan (‫األردن‬‎ Al-Urdun), the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan ‫المملكة األردنية الهاشمية‬‎ Al-Mamlakah Al-Urduniyah AlHashimiyah), is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia, on
the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by
Saudi Arabia to the east and south, Iraq to the northeast, Syria to the north, and Palestine to the west. Since
the dawn of civilization, the country's location at the
crossroads of the Middle East has served as a strategic
nexus connecting Asia, Africa and Europe.
After the Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after
World War I by Britain and France, the Emirate of
Transjordan was officially recognized by the Council of
the League of Nations in 1922. In 1946, Jordan became
an independent sovereign state officially known as The
Hashemite Kingdom. The name of the state was
changed to The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on 1
December 1948.
VALUES & TRADITION
Jordan can be regarded as a typically Arab country for
its people are very warm, friendly and hospitable.
Jordanians are typically happy to forgive foreigners who
break the rules of etiquette. However, visitors seen to
be making an effort to observe local customs will
undoubtedly win favor. Joining local people for a cup of
tea or coffee can be a wonderful way to learn more
about local culture. If you are invited yet are unable to
attend, then it is perfectly acceptable to decline. Place
your right hand over your heart and politely make your
excuses. Many families, particularly in rural areas, are
very traditional and, if you visit their house, you may
well find it is divided between the men and women.
Jordan's population is concentrated in the Amman area.
The residential suburbs consist of mainly tree-lined
streets and avenues flanked by elegant, almost
uniformly white houses in accordance with a municipal
law, which states that all buildings must be faced with
local stone.
Travel Check list
What to Bring to Jordan
The Treasury at Petra
Feel free to bring your normal/casual dress outfits,
it is very important to feel comfortable and relaxed
during the training hours, you’ll have free time
after dinner to go out to explore the city too. Travel
light but be warm and safe. Below are some
temperature expectations during your stay in
Amman.
Expected temperature for March 18-24 2016
Amman at Dome
Amman
Amman, the capital of Jordan, is a fascinating city of
contrasts – a unique blend of old and new, ideally
situated on a hilly area between the desert and the
fertile Jordan Valley. In the commercial heart of the
city, ultra-modern buildings, hotels, smart restaurants,
art galleries and boutiques rub shoulders comfortably
with traditional coffee shops and tiny artisans'
workshops. Everywhere there is evidence of the city's
much older past. Due to the city's modern-day
prosperity and temperate climate, almost half of
May
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May
05
May
06
May
07
May
08
May
09
May
10
cloudy
28°
Sunny
27°
Sunny
28°
cloudy
28°
Sunny
29°
Sunny
23°
Sunny
24°
Lo12°
Lo 11°
Lo 12°
Lo 13°
Lo 11°
Lo 10°
Lo 10°
Source: http://www.accuweather.com/en/jo/jordan-weather
Averages for Amman in May
Low
Temperature
High
Temperature
Chance of
Rain
11°C
26°C
10%
Packing check list:
Item
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Item
Useful Phrases in Arabic
C
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Item
All
medicines
Mobile phone
My best
practice
Presentation
Glasses/Co
ntact Lens
supplies
Hair brush
Cultural night
dress, food
Cash/ATM
Travel ticket
Elect. Charger
Camera,
charger
Passport
Something
represent your
organization
Casual clothe
Pajamas
Laptop
Light
Jacket
C
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c
k
Slippers
My favorite,
lovely, best
Jeans
Please make sure to pack what is required for the
cultural night; brochure about your country, a small
symbol, flag and your national dress.
Cultural night food: something simple and easy to
carry.
Training Team
Shadi Zatara:
From Palestine
Karima AIT MHAND: From Morocco
Sana Al-Emam: From Jordan
English
Arabic
Hello
Mar-ha-ba
Welcome
How are you?
As-sal-am al-ay-kum
(response: wa-al-ay-kum
as-sal-aam)
Kayf el-hal?
Well
Be-khay-er
Thank you
Shoo-kran
Excuse me
Lao-Samaheti (to a woman)
Lao-Samahet (to a man)
Min fad-lik (to a woman),
Min fad-lak (to a man)
Please
You're welcome Af-wan
Yes
Na-am
No
La
Goodbye
Ma-a as-sal-ama
How much?
Kam -Thaman?
I need help
Ah-taj Mu-sa-adeh
Where?
Wain?
Police
Bo-lees or Shortah
Hospital
Mus-tash-fa
Bank
Bank
ATM
Sar-af al-aal-ee
Money
Fool-oos
Market
Suk
AWMC contact:
Wish you a safe trip
Sana Al-Emam: +962 799 310383
AWMC Mobile 00962777307478
Email: alemamsana@gmail.com
youth @ayamm.org
Amman - Jordan