“Arab Renaissance: Renewal of the Civilizational Message” Conference
ARDD hosted a two-day conference on April 25-26th, 2018, to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. Over the past 10 years, ARDD has worked with determination to revive hope and mobilize society towards social, economic, and political justice. ARDD’s aspirations have been to contribute to an all-inclusive and comprehensive change in the spirit of achieving al-Nahda: the Arab Renaissance. The conference had two objectives: 1.) building a consensus on the actions necessary for the new Nahda project, and 2.) the establishment of the Center for Renaissance as a regional think tank. The goal of the center is to encourage debate among interested audiences as it seeks to provide research and guidance for innovative ideas and actions The first day started with setting the stage for the overall conference and presenting the main paradigms and achievements of the Nahda. In the following sessions, participants discussed and explored main themes of current development and came to an agreement on new avenues to change based on the principles and ethos of al-Nahda. The second day was dedicated to consolidating and officiating agreed-upon actions and, finally, the introduction of the Nahda think tank, the Center for Renaissance.
Social guides manual
ARDD provides this guide to community guides in order to clarify some issues related to their job and support them in presenting it, and to have the source of important information and documents. The guide contains several important sections such as policies and procedures for the work of the social guide, a sample group session model for disseminating information, and the general messages that will be communicated to the community in order to facilitate the success of the session.
Zakat for Social Justice
Zakat is the most significant form of charity within Islam. ARDD believes that Zakat is both an opportunity fill the funding gaps in humanitarian and development assistance as well as enhance social justice. With a clear mandate to increase access to justice for all vulnerable and marginalized groups, ARDD believes that Zakat could be utilized with a social justice intention to address some of the most intractable issues that exist in Jordan, and the world more broadly.
Legal Information for the Employee and Employer
Watch, a subsidiary of the Phoenix Centre for Economic and Informatics Studies, to provide specialised legal advice on labour issues and Jordanian labour law that is published on the Jordan Labour Watch website. Throughout this time, the organisation has provided over 1200 consultancies by ARDD’s team of legal specialists all of which are published on the Jordan Labour Watch’s website. In 2016 the organisation has prepared an electronic handbook titled “Legal Information for the Employee and Employer” containing more than 140 legal consultancies covering the most important and prominent topics discussed on the Labour Watch website over a period of several years.