Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Objectives and methodology...................................................................................................................................................... 2 Highlights .................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Background.............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 1 Child Protection .................................................................................................................................................................... 14 1.1 Violence against children .............................................................................................................................................. 14 1.3 Children without parental care - Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) ..................................................... 17 1.4 Children associated with armed forces and armed groups ............................................................................................ 18 1.5 Child labour .................................................................................................................................................................. 19 1.6 Mental Health and Psycho Social Support .................................................................................................................... 21 1.7 Gender Based Violence ................................................................................................................................................. 25 1.8 Early Marriage .............................................................................................................................................................. 29 2 Education .............................................................................................................................................................................. 34 2.1 Formal education .......................................................................................................................................................... 34 2.2 Non-formal education and Informal education ............................................................................................................. 40 2.3 Pre-school, and children with disabilities...................................................................................................................... 43 3 Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition .............................................................................................................................. 46 3.1 Immunization ................................................................................................................................................................ 46 3.2 Reproductive and Maternal Health ............................................................................................................................... 47 3.3 Infant and Young Child Feeding ................................................................................................................................... 48 3.4 Nutrition ........................................................................................................................................................................ 49 4 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) .............................................................................................................................. 52 4.1 Water............................................................................................................................................................................. 52 4.2 Sanitation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 60 4.3 Hygiene ......................................................................................................................................................................... 64 5 Cross-cutting issues .............................................................................................................................................................. 67 5.1 Access to information and services ............................................................................................................................... 67 5.2 Children with disability ................................................................................................................................................. 72 6 Vulnerability ......................................................................................................................................................................... 74 6.1 Overlapping vulnerabilities and coping mechanisms .................................................................................................... 74 6.2 Impact of the crisis on Jordanians ................................................................................................................................. 77 6.3 Capacities within the Syrian community ....................................................................................................................... 79
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