Jordan

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Valencia) In continuation of her ongoing efforts to encourage dialogue between women in all parts of the world, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah inaugurated the third exhibition entitled "Breaking the Barriers: Women Artists from the Islamic World" in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Sofia and Her Royal Highness Princess Wijdan Ali, President of the Royal Society of Fine Arts in Valencia, Spain.

(Jordan Times - Salt) Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday expressed support for the Salt Secondary School for Boys, which will be revamped under the recently launched Madrasati initiative.
 
Launched by the Queen last month, the ambitious Madrasati (my school) initiative seeks to make education a social responsibility by pairing corporations and NGOs with 500 public schools in the Kingdom in desperate need of repair.
 

(Linda Hindi, Jordan Times - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania said, “Engaging in responsible corporate practices allows businesses to get closer to their clients in a personal way,” which in turn “develops consumer trust and positively affects their bottom line.” 
 
She made the comments during a training session held within a two-day conference on “Leveraging Corporate-Community Partnerships to Support Women’s Progress”. 
 
The conference is the result of a year-long project which stimulated the practice of good corporate citizenship in the region.
 

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Northern Badia) In the spirit of the Holy Month of Ramadan, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah spent the day with the people of Northern Badia as she toured charity organizations, visited schools, and engaged the citizens of Sabha and Sobhiyeh in a frank discussion about their needs.

During her visit to the area, Queen Rania spent some time at Sabha Society for People with Special Needs, which runs small scale activities and caters to around 20 people with mental and physical disabilities.

(Jordan Times - Amman) The Jordan River Foundation (JRF) held its annual Ramadan fundraiser event, whose proceeds will be used to support JRF’s different programmes and projects across the Kingdom.  
 
The event, attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania, who chairs the foundation, was held to empower the JRF and to strengthen relations with its various sponsors, both individual and corporate.  
 

(Jordan Times, Linda Hindi - Amman) Remarkably, a central Amman neighbourhood known for poverty, crime, drugs and hard lives also harbours qualities some affluent areas need: community residents who incorporate volunteerism, solidarity and neighbourly love into daily routines.
 
The tough locality, “Jabal Al Natheef”, according to officials, suffers from high population density, drug-related violence and unemployment rates that are 50 per cent higher than the national average, coupled with high birthrates.
 

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) Innocent laughter and merriment filled the hallways of the Children’s Museum, as Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah spent the afternoon entertaining almost 700 underprivileged children from all of Jordan.

Queen Rania, who is the Chairperson of the museum’s Board of Trustees, brought together 120 orphans and 550 children from less fortunate areas of Jordan, for an eventful storybook reading and a tour of the museum.

(Jordan Times, Linda Hindi - Dead Sea) The majority of the world’s population cannot access higher education but anyone who can use the Internet can obtain a quality tertiary education with hundreds of free courses offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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(Jordan Times, Linda Hindi - Amman) Jordan, which has been making progress in working to minimise violence against women, is hosting the first regional training course to strengthen the institutional capability of Arab police officers that deal with domestic violence cases.  

Her Majesty Queen Rania’s participation in the session sent a clear message that addressing the issue remains a top priority for Jordan.

(Jordan Times, Petra - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania on Tuesday visited the Queen Rania Park (QRP) to assess the leisure and educational activities on offer this summer for children, and was briefed on current income- generating projects launched at the 26-dunum facility.

The Queen’s visit comes five years after the park’s opening. The park is located in the improvised area of Um Nuwara and was designed to engage the area’s residents in recreational, educational and cultural activities, and provide opportunities for training and educating women.