West Asia-North Africa Institute

West Asia-North Africa Institute ‒ WANA
Amman, Jordan 

The West Asia-North Africa (WANA) Institute is a non-profit policy think tank based in Amman, Jordan.Operating under the chairmanship of His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal, the Institute works to promote a transition to evidence-based policy and programming to combat the development and humanitarian challenges facing West Asia and North Africa.The WANA Institute aspires to be a trusted source of knowledge, evidence and opinion, and to provide a forum for open debate for leading researchers and policy-makers in the region.We undertake research, host conferences and conduct training workshops in the areas of social justice, sustainable development and human security. We believe these three areas represent both the most pressing issues facing our region and the greatest opportunity for our work to create vital impact.

Contact details

Address:
P.O. Box 1438Ahmad Al-Tarawneh Street 70, Jubeiha11941, Amman - Jordan

Country:
Jordan 

Sub-region:
Western Asia

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Jordan
Operating languages
Arabic , English

Organisation details

Business model
Government
Institutional affiliations
Government
Year founded
2015
Age (years)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 9
Jordan  average
 24
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Prince El Hassan bin Talal
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2024): Dr Majd Al Naber
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Jara Shaban
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2024
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 8
Jordan  average
 6
Global average
 79
2023
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 11
2019
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 13
% Female staff
2024
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 75%
Jordan  average
 46%
Global average
 58%
2023
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 7%
2019
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 54%
% Female researchers
2024
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 80%
Jordan  average
 80%
Global average
 52%
2019
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 66%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 1
Jordan  average
 8
Global average
 42
2022
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 2

Social

Likes (2023)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 15,000
Jordan  average
 50,462
Global average
 26,972
Likes (2022)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 15,433
Likes (2021)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 14,347
Followers (2024)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 1,728
Jordan  average
 12,532
Global average
 21,213
Followers (2022)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 1,721
Followers (2021)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 1,643
Subscribers (2024)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 72
Jordan  average
 899
Global average
 7,738
Subscribers (2023)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 63
Subscribers (2022)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 59
Followers (2024)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 853
Jordan  average
 16,960
Global average
 14,608
Followers (2022)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 662
Followers (2019)
West Asia-North Africa Institute
 376

Data notes

Last updated: 11/05/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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