Challenges

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- AMMAN) – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended a panel on “the new MENA societies”, as part of the Global Thinkers Forum 2012 (GTF), held under Her Majesty’s Patronage over 2 days in Amman this week. The panel, which followed the official opening of the forum earlier in the morning, focused on Middle East and North Africa region women, the problems and challenges they face, and their potential.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department, Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended today the closing session of the two day regional workshop on the Post-2015 Development Priorities for the Arab World, and urged for such important gatherings to be held annually.

"The results of these sessions and the unified vision we come to should be formulated in a way that encourages countries and all their components to adopt them," Queen Rania told the attendees who included leaders from civil society, academic institutions and research institutes from various Arab countries.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department, Amman) – Under the patronage and attendance of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, a group of leaders from civil society, research institutes and academia from Arab countries started today in Amman a two-day regional workshop on the Post-2015 Development Priorities for the Arab world.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- AMMAN) – In appreciation for his giving spirit and volunteering efforts, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met today with a teacher from the Northern Badia district who took it upon himself to do maintenance work and services in his school at his own expense.

Murad Bani Khaled is an Arabic Teacher at Rawdat Al Ruwaie High School for Boys in the Northern Badia district.

Attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, and in the spirit of giving back to their communities and encouraging a culture of volunteerism, “Takaful” Jordan Volunteers held their first Forum at the Royal Cultural Center in Amman today.

The Forum introduced the audience to the volunteers, their work, achievements, and the challenges they face through presentations and discussions throughout the day.

(Jordan Times, Khalid Neimat - Amman) Reducing the time it takes to register a business and increasing access to capital topped list of major challenges facing women entrepreneurs in Jordan, according to two reports released today.
 
The national and regional reports, entitled: “Women Entrepreneurs: Characteristics, Contributions and Challenges,” outline main successes and challenges facing businesswomen in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).