Cabinet approves new mechanism for funding societies

AMMAN — The Cabinet on Sunday approved a new mechanism under which societies, NGOs and nonprofit organisations would be able to acquire financial assistance.

The decision asserts that the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation and the Coordination Committee of Humanitarian Assistance Affairs will remain the point of reference for any applications for external financing for Syrian refugees and for the Jordan Response Plan, including in-kind and cash assistance.

Under the new mechanism, registered societies that wish to obtain assistance or donations from a foreign party should fill out an application within the societies’ registrar of the Social Development Ministry, detailing the financing source and local partners.

In Jordan, there are 4,869 registered societies, 3,353 of which are supervised by the ministry, while the others are under the supervision of other ministries.