On Wednesday, Their Majesties paid a visit to Ghor Fifa residents and visited a number of projects.

Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania began their visit by checking on the living conditions of a number of Ghor Fifa residents. About 160 km south of Amman, Ghor Fifa is located in the Southern Jordan Valley, Karak Governorate. There are about 3000 people living there.

Their Majesties also visited a number of projects and were shown development initiatives implemented by civil society organisations in the area.


King Abdullah issued directives to build new housing units for underprivileged families in the area, classified as a poverty pocket, and to implement maintenance work for other homes.

Amongst many things he also instructed that electricity to homes be provided through solar energy to reduce their electricity bills, issuing directives to support a number of projects and civil society institutions working to develop the area and provide economic opportunities for residents.

During their visit, Their Majesties first stopped was at the Ghor Fifa Kindergarten, affiliated with the Friends of Jordan Society, and were shown some of the activities it offers to children in the area. They were briefed by Hala Majali of the Friends of Jordan Society on the kindergarten. The kindergarten was established in 2003.

Majali said 42 children are enrolled and receive free services, as well as textbooks and uniforms.

The kindergarten also provides a number of job opportunities in the area, while the Friends of Jordan Society offers remedial classes for Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate Examination) students and university scholarships, in addition to holding free medical days.

His Majesty issued directives to revamp the kindergarten’s playground to serve as a public park for Ghor Fifa residents and equip it with recreational units.

Their Majesties also visited the Pure Felt Jordan project. The project which was launched in 2016 is implemented by the Princess Taghrid Institute for Development and Training, touring its facilities and being briefed on its production process.

Princess Taghrid Institute for Training and Development General Director Aghadeer Jweihan informed Their Majesties that the institute currently provides 19 job opportunities to women in the area, with their products exported to Europe.

Jweihan said the project’s venue is leased, which is a limitation to expanding production and hiring more women from the local community. She added that work is underway to start constructing a new permanent building for the project.

The King instructed that the new venue be furnished with the latest equipment required, through royal initiatives, to support the project’s expansion and create more jobs.

His Majesty commended the development efforts of private sector, civil society, and non-governmental institutions to improve citizens’ living conditions, provide job opportunities for the local community, and curb unemployment and poverty.

The King praised the Arab Potash Company’s support for development projects in Ghor Fifa, and its funding of the solar energy project to provide electricity to the 442 homes in the area.

His Majesty also lauded the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature’s efforts to preserve the environment in Ghor Fifa and start productive projects to benefit charity societies in the area.

Their Majesties concluded the visit by checking on the living conditions of Ibrahim Zahran’s seven-member family. His Majesty ordered that a new home be built for the family.