Youth

(The Jordan Times, By Oula Al Farawati - AMMAN) Her Majesty Queen Rania inaugurated a high-tech French resource center here to benefit youngsters. Located in Jabal Hussein's Aisha Um Al Moumineen School, the center will serve as a French Language training center, using the latest in computer technology and information.

It will also provide students with the opportunity to acquire French language skills through the use of the latest French-based software.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah inaugurated the country’s first Intel Computer Clubhouse - an after-school program set up to provide community-based technology-learning programs, enabling youth in underserved areas to acquire the tools necessary for personal and professional success.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Highlighting the important role of youth in building their societies, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah invited excelling students to accompany her to the opening of the 14th Parliament's first ordinary session.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) A leader can choose to lead or follow. True leadership entails empowerment of people and decentralization of responsibilities so that development initiatives can be sustained on the long run, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah told 20 INJAZ students during a leadership session conducted by a private sector volunteer at the University of Jordan.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, The Economic Opportunities for Jordanian Youth Program (INJAZ) was launched as a Jordanian not-for-profit corporation at a special ceremony in Amman.

INJAZ, now a national, independent corporation functioning in partnership with the public and private sectors, aims to strengthen the skills of young Jordanians through training courses.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Last Ramadan Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah had met with the heads of local care centers and the Ministry of Social Development, and recognizing that there was a growing problem in the child nurturing centers around the Kingdom, she highlighted the need for new regulations to improve both the facilities and the quality of care. On Sunday, Her Majesty met with the National Task Force to review the new regulations before they are sent for approval by the Cabinet and the Legislative Authority.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met today with several groups of participants in the Youth Leadership Program at The Queen Rania Family and Child Center (QRFCC). The Youth Leadership Program “Towards an Empowered Generation” is one of several programs offered by the center, which is the brain child of the Jordan River Foundation (JRF), founded by Her Majesty.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, on Monday, attended the official launching ceremony of two regional youth programs implemented by the Save the Children Foundation in an effort to further engage youth and teenagers throughout the Middle East in community-based development programs. The event was held under the patronage of Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a visit to The Point Community Development Center on Tuesday, a non-profit facility in the Bronx, New York, dedicated to the economic and cultural development of youth.

Queen Rania, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Princess Aisha and Princess Zein, began her visit with a meeting with senior staff members of The Point, and one if its main backers, Variety, a principal childrenÕs charity organization in New York.

(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department – Amman) - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Tuesday, stressed that youth and students are the pride of Jordan and that His Majesty King Abdullah and the Government are working to provide various means which will enhance their capabilities and unleash their potential. 

Her Majesty was speaking to a group of 20 female students from the Maymoonah Secondary School for Girls, during a visit to the Al-Manara area in East Amman.