1. Protection Mainstreaming
Jordan Response Plan (JRP)

2. Protection Mainstreaming – what is it?
Incorporating key protection principles throughout the programme cycle by all Sectors/Task Forces
Bringing a “protection lense” to your Sector/Task Force activities

3. Protection Mainstreaming – in practice
The process of incorporating and promoting protection elements into humanitarian & resilience programming:
Equitable and impartial access to services
Delivery of protection and assistance services in safety & dignity
Participation and engagement of communities in humanitarian & resilience programming
Do no harm

4. Protection Mainstreaming – Guiding Principles
Equitable & impartial access to services
Provision and access to services for women, men, girls and boys based on the principles of equality and non-discrimination;
Particular attention paid to those with specific needs including elderly and disabled persons, unaccompanied girls and boys, households headed by women, girls and boys;
Addressing identified challenges and/or barriers that could potentially impede equitable access.

5. Protection Mainstreaming – Guiding Principles
Delivery of protection & assistance in safety & dignity
Activities that aim at reducing and mitigating protection risks, including the risk of SGBV;
Promotion of an environment where protection and assistance are delivered in safety and with dignity;
Attention to identified dynamics in households and in public spaces.

6. Protection Mainstreaming – Guiding Principles
Participation and engagement of communities in humanitarian & resilience programming
Strengthening of the capacity of women, men, girls and boys to contribute to the protection of their own communities;
Establishment/support to community-based protection mechanism and safety nets engaging women, men, girls and boys;
Strengthening two-way communication with persons that might be excluded from the decision-making processes;
Meaningful participation of refugees and host communities in the development of sector response plans and activities.

7. Protection Mainstreaming – Guiding Principles
Do No Harm
Sector response plans and planned activities are based on an assessment of impact and understanding of gender dynamics:
Prevent or minimize unintended negative effects that may increase the vulnerabilities of women, men, girls and boys to protection risks
Monitoring of the impact on supported women, girls, boys and men to uncover unintended consequences.

8. Protection Mainstreaming – references/contacts
Minimum Inter-Agency Standards for Protection Mainstreaming, 2012, available at: _mainstreaming/WV_Interagency_Minimum_Standards_2012_EN.pd f
Karen Whiting UNHCR – Zeina Jadaan UNHCR –
Rachel Weeks UN Women –
Dr. Ahmad Abu Haidar MoSD –