We support Jordan’s Socio-Economic Transformation Plan and play an active role in creating opportunities for young people in Jordan to engage in an open dialogue with their counterparts in the UK and other countries and to actively participate in society.

Global Village

The Global Village seeks to build bridges between Jordan and UK through exchange visits with two main universities. Nottingham and Durham Universities has been the British Council’s Partners for the past few years and they promote for this exchange through their summer programmes. This year, University of Nottingham has nominated 4 students to take part in the exchange. The British Council in Jordan has arranged their visit and partnered Princess Basma Youth Resource Centre for hosting them and give them the chance to provide the knowledge they have through Community Service Activities that the centre already prepared for them.

In the meantime, the Durham University students were hosted by Badia Research & Development Centre, who arranged their visit and volunteering activities in the Rajef (South) and Safawi (Northeast) communities, throw their centres. The students are teaching English and IT skills.

Youth Parliament

The British Council is working with the Ministry of Political Development to set up a Jordanian Youth Parliament. The project, which is funded by the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO), aims to enhance the interest and participation of young Jordanians of age range (18 - 29 years) in the political and democratic developments in Jordan and contribute to the development of future political leaders.

Ministry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Places Capacity Building project

Funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, this project aims at strengthening the Ministry’s capacity to achieve its key objective of promoting the morals and principles of Islam, guiding Muslims towards virtue and righteousness, and strengthening national unity. The project was launched in June 2006 with a visit to the UK by key Ministry personnel that aimed to raise their awareness about the UK, allow them to have a better understanding of British Muslims, establish contacts with them and the UK in general, and explore avenues of collaboration.

For more information about our recent projects, please contact

Projects and Programmes Managers

British Council, First Circle, Jabal Amman
PO Box 634, Amman 11118, Jordan

Telephone +962 6 4603420
Fax +962 6 4656413
E-mail info@britishcouncil.org.jo