Training in Maan, Mafraq equips advocates to spread awareness about breast cancer

AMMAN — For the second year in a row, the Jordan Breast Cancer Programme (JBCP) has completed an advocacy training course in Maan and Mafraq governorates as part of its blended learning and behaviour change for local development project, with support from the EU's project for civil society organisations, according to a JBCP statement.

The three-day advocacy training course targetted community activists and media advocates in the two governorates, the statement said.

It falls within the overall objective of the EU support project to enhance the role of civil society in local development and support women’s participation in development processes in particular, the statement said, adding that the specific role of the course is to create a platform for partnerships within the local community and ensure civil society’s alignment with the national development plan.

Participants “will continuously use these advocacy skills in the future to change behaviours towards different topics”, for example, by supporting the implementation of the smoke-free law in public, lobbying and working to provide a supportive environment to help communities follow a healthy lifestyle and guaranteeing the rights of women to have high-quality early detection examinations across Jordan, according to the statement. 

The JBCP is a national programme under the leadership of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation and the King Hussein Cancer Centre. It orchestrates breast cancer early detection efforts nationwide, providing screening services to Jordanian women, and raising public awareness about breast cancer, the statement said.