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(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- AMMAN) –Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a visit to the Shams Al Amal Society for the Disabled in Sahab in Amman today, where she received a brief on the new methodologies applied by the Community Centers Association (CCA) in poverty pocket areas.

The Queen met with the Society’s board members and toured its facilities, and stopped by some of their programs including Braille training, automatic operator course and talking computer and communication skills course.

(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department- Amman) –Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah inaugurated the newly built Southern Khashafieh Elementary School for Girls in Sahab today.

The school was built upon His Majesty King Abdullah II’s directives following his visit to the area in 2010.

Accompanied by the school’s principle, Mrs. Firyal Al Hadeed, Her Majesty toured the new school facilities. The tour included classrooms, the lab, teachers’ lounge, library, the nursery and Computer Lab.

(Jordan Times - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania on declared Jamil Tutounji Hospital in Sahab a baby-friendly hospital as part of ongoing activities marking World Breastfeeding Week.  This brings the number of baby-friendly hospitals in Jordan to six, according to a UNICEF statement. The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative is an accreditation process that requires a hospital to reach specific standards related to the 10 Steps for Successful Breastfeeding, which include helping mothers to initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of life and guiding them on how to breastfeed. During a visit t