Reflections from Seeds of Change
Looking back at the multi-year Seeds of Change program with MEDAIR and Swiss SDC — what worked, what we learned, and where the work goes next.
A multi-year commitment to inclusion
Seeds of Change was a multi-year program designed to advance speaking, inclusion, and socio-economic empowerment for persons with disabilities in Jordan. Implemented in partnership with MEDAIR and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the program ran for multiple cycles and reached hundreds of participants and family members.
What we learned
A few principles stood out as the work continued:
- Skills without community support don’t stick. Workshops that ended at the door of the activity room had less lasting impact than ones that pulled in family members and local employers.
- Inclusion is about more than access. Participants taught us that being invited and being welcomed are different things — and the second one requires ongoing relationship-building, not a one-time training.
- Inclusive activities work for everyone. The activities designed for participants with disabilities — group games, peer counselling, life-skills sessions — turned out to be exceptional team-building experiences for staff and volunteers too.
Carrying it forward
The relationships, materials, and methodology developed during Seeds of Change continue to inform our current work — including our follow-on programs and the broader inclusive-community approach we take across every initiative.
Outcomes summary, dates, and full participant numbers to be added — replace this draft with real numbers before publishing.
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