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PDC Board Member Stephenie Foster visits Yemen

Stephenie Foster, Member of Partners' Board, blogs about her visit to Yemen to work on the legal framework for girls' education.

Yemeni Women Take a Stand against Tribal Violence

Wardah Mujawwar applied skills gained in Partners' Y-CCM training to prevent a tribal conflict in her local community.

Partners Jordan's Participatory Program Recognized by the Jordanian Government

Partners-Jordan's work is recognized by the Jordanian government at a regional Lessons Learned Conference.

Forum Brings Conflicting Marebi Tribes Together for Constructive Dialogue about Development

Partners Yemen held a Development Dialogue Forum (DDF) in March, at which key tribal, civil society, business, and governmental representatives from Mareb governorate spoke with international and national donors and developed an action plan to better manage development activities in their governorate.

Partners Yemen's Conflict Resolution & Leadership Work Featured in Local News

"Developing Yemen, One Governorate at a Time"

"Sustainable Development Is Possible in Yemen"

(January 2010) In this article from the Center for American Progress, Partners for Democratic Change- Yemen is noted as one of the few organizations with an effective peacebuilding approach in-country.

Partners-Jordan featured in Euronews

Partners-Jordan has been featured in Euronews' segment "Women's Rights in Jordan".

Women Peacemakers Make Recommendations on How to Improve the Role of Women in Mediation

On January 18th, the Institute for Inclusive Security held its annual Policy Forum in Washington, DC, attended by Shukrije Gashi, Director of Partners Kosovo, and Nadwa Al-Dawsari, Director of Partners Yemen.

"Sustainable Development Is Possible in Yemen"

In this article from the Center for American Progress, Partners for Democratic Change- Yemen is noted as one of the few organizations with an effective peacebuilding approach in-country.

Partners Yemen Holds Workshop to Finalize Conflict-Sensitive Development Manual

Community leaders from Partners Yemen's Community-Based Conflict Mitigation Program provide critical feedback.

Partners Jordan helps implement new municipal laws

Partners-Jordan is facilitating ground-breaking public participation in the implementation of new municipal laws in Jordan.

Nadwa Al-Dawsari - Sustainable Leadership Fellow from Yemen

New Yemeni Leadership Fellow will address tribal conflicts and other important challenges to Yemen's developing democracy

Dialogue for Democracy

Promoting Democracy through Dialogue in post-conflict Iraq

MEPI's Medregion Update Newsletter

Please see the September issue of the MEPI Medregion Update Newsletter, noting on page three one of Partners Jordan's projects running this year on Anti-Corruption

USAID Family Justice Project: The Role of NGOs in Egypt

(June 2009) A mid-project evaluation report analyzing the work of the NGO sector in supporting family justice in Egypt and the lessons learned from the FJP grants program. Partners President Julia Roig was part of the Assessment Team

Case Study from Partners-Yemen: Tribal Conflict

Partners-Yemen Case Study for Seminar 9: Conflict Resolution Strategies in Tribal Communities

December 2009 Partners-Jordan Newsletter

Partners- Jordan Advocacy Skills and Good Governance Training Courses held throughout the region