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  • Comment: We usually never have an entire section titled and dedicated to "Media Coverage and Independent Mentions". This seems to be a recent trend in AI outputs when the prompt asks to highlight how the subject is notable. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 10:02, 2 December 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: A Wikipedia page needs to be a summary of what independent, secondary sources have said about a subject. This entire draft appears to be cited to sources written by the organisation or other affiliated organisations. This is the closest you have to a secondary source, but it's a fairly routine announcement. You need to substantially trim down the amount of this draft that is summarising the organisation's own publications and instead look for independent sources. MCE89 (talk) 12:13, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

About ARDD

ARDD (Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development), based in Amman, is a nonprofit organization that was established in 2008 to offer legal and social support to vulnerable groups. This includes refugees, women, and migrant workers.[1] Legal aid, protection, women’s empowerment, civic engagement, and socioeconomic development are the main areas ARDD contributes to.[2] The organization has been featured in programmes and directories of UN Women, UNHCR, and UN-Habitat related to gender equality, humanitarian localization, and community support.[2]

Programs and Initiatives

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ARDD has always emphasized the importance of localizing humanitarian action and human rights initiatives, particularly in communities that need it the most.[3] This initiative has been giving multi-phase training on civil society, human rights, psychosocial support, and Jordanian law since 2013, with a focus on building the capacity of Syrian lawyers to assist their communities.[4]

Humanitarian Response

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ARDD hosted events and debates for World Refugee Day in 2020. This focused on the conditions of refugees, which also included persons with disabilities in the region during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] ARDD received the African Arabian Excellence Award in 2022-23, recognizing the leadership, institutional efficiency, and good governance in Arab initiatives.[6]  ARDD emphasized sustainable development goals in its institutional practices. It maintains organizational resilience despite facing crises and high operational costs.[6]

Awards and Recognition 

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ARDD in 2024, in collaboration with JONAF (Jordan National NGO Forum), established the Al Nahda Localization Award to support local and civil society. The initiatives that advance local civil society organizations also promote the localization of humanitarian action.[3]

ARDD coordinated its pandemic response with JONAF, the Jordanian government, and local and international civil society organizations.[7] ARDD has looked into the difficulties and advantages for local NGOs in Jordan through its research, such as cooperation with international funders, INGOs, and government representatives, and the general outcomes for refugee aid and localization of aid.[8]

Leadership and Governance

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Samar Muhareb serves as the Chief Executive Director of ARDD. The organization’s governance structure includes a Board of Trustees composed of members from civil society,  academia, and the development sector. The Board provides oversight of ARDD’s activities.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "About ARDD". Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023 - 8 Sep 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  3. ^ a b "ARDD and JONAF honor AECID–Jordan with the Al Nahda Localization Award 2024 - Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA". Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA. 2024-12-11. Archived from the original on 13 Jan 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  4. ^ Su, Alice. "Adapting to Jordan's law". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021 - 13 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  5. ^ "ARDD marks World Refugee Day, launches study on Palestine refugee youth in region". The Jordan Times. June 23, 2020. pp. en. Archived from the original on 24 Jun 2020 - 26 Jan 2022. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  6. ^ a b "ARDD wins African Arabian Excellence Award for humanitarian work - Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA". Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA. 2023-09-18. Archived from the original on 30 Sep 2023 - 19 Jul 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  7. ^ "ARDD provides relief aid to over 16,000 families impacted by pandemic across Jordan". Jordan Times. 2020-05-31. Archived from the original on 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  8. ^ Jung, Alexander; Irgil, Ezgi; Schierenbeck, Isabell; Spehar, Andrea (2023-05-04). "Navigating through depoliticisation: international stakeholders and refugee reception in Jordan and Turkey". Third World Quarterly. 44 (5): 1021–1038. doi:10.1080/01436597.2023.2174510. ISSN 0143-6597.
  9. ^ "Board Members". Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development. Archived from the original on 5 Jun 2023 - 5 Sep 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
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