Foreign funding for NGOs in Jordan exceeds JD45m until end of October

AMMAN — Foreign funding for non-profit organisations, associations, and cooperative unions in Jordan totalled JD45.5 million until the end of October, supporting 322 projects approved by the Cabinet, including JD1.44 million for five projects outside the Kingdom, mainly in Jerusalem and Gaza.

The US was the top donor contributing 34.4 per cent of the total funding, followed by Germany at 10.7 per cent, the UK at 9.5 per cent, and international organisations at 7.5 per cent.

Data from the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation on Tuesday revealed that registered associations received 57.1per cent of the total funding, while non-profit companies accounted for 40.4 per cent, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Other institutions received 1.9 per cent, and cooperative associations received less than 1per cent of the total funds.

A total of 136 associations were allocated JD26 million to implement 214 projects, while 68 non-profit companies secured JD18.4 million for 97 schemes. The average funding per project for non-profit companies was JD191,500, compared to JD121,400 for associations' projects.

Also, three other institutions (excluding companies and associations) received JD869,500 for five projects, while three cooperative associations secured JD300,300 for six projects, with average funding amounts of JD173,900 and JD 50,100, respectively.

The largest funding priorities have been social protection, youth, education, and economic development. 

The figures showed that social protection received the highest amount of support with JD9.1 million a accounting for 19.9 per cent, followed by youth programmes at JD6.97 million, some 15.3 per cent, education at JD3.6 million, 8 per cent, and economic development at JD3.34 million, 7.3 per cent.

Sectors such as ICT, infrastructure, tourism, and water received less funding.