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On Wednesday, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a visit to Al Shobak in Ma'an Governorate, where she met with leaders of local organizations, owners of income-generating initiatives, and local officials.

Her Majesty's visit follows the launch of a community-based funding initiative in Ma'an Governorate. The initiative, which is supported by the Royal Hashemite Court, allows citizens to start their own income-generating ventures.

Speaking to a group of award recipients at Shobak Castle's tourist center, Her Majesty expressed her delight at being able to meet with them, despite the COVID-19 epidemic frequently making such trips difficult.

She also encouraged the group to get the vaccination in order to safeguard their family against the virus and its variations.

Queen Rania praised the recipients' commitment and expressed her delight at hearing about the progress of their initiatives and their rising success. She also emphasized the good example of a local lady, Sabha Al Tawara, who operates a modest sewing business in Al Shobak and whom Her Majesty had met earlier in the day.

Al Tawara's tailoring shop, a recipient of the community-based grant scheme, was one of 100 income-generating projects across the kingdom to receive an increase in financial assistance last year, as announced by Her Majesty in October 2020 in response to the pandemic's crippling effects on small businesses.

“Ms. Sabha has gone on to develop four more job possibilities, empowering additional women in her area,” said the Queen.

Ma'an Governor Dr. Mohammad Fayez, Ma'an Tourism Director Dr. Yasin Salah, Al Shobak Societies Coalition Head Khalil Hawartha, and Visitors Center Supervisor Mohammad Hleilat greeted Her Majesty at Shobak Castle.

During the meeting, she was briefed on the development of the scheme's income-generating projects by Community Centers Association (CCA) President Dr. Firyal Saleh.

To far, the plan, which was implemented by the CCA in collaboration with 11 local organizations, has offered loans and business advice to 220 families in Ma'an, supporting commercial, service sector, vocational, and agricultural initiatives in the governorate.

In turn, Queen Rania emphasized the critical role of local organizations and associations in meeting the needs and problems of their communities. “We look to you to understand how to best focus our assistance,” Her Majesty stated, adding that “at the end of the day, we're all one family, and we want every lady, man, and kid in the community to be well.”

Her Majesty also advised people in attendance to safeguard themselves and their families by receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, emphasizing that immunization is the only way to ensure economic recovery and a return to normalcy.

Queen Rania stated that she and His Majesty King Abdullah were glad for receiving the vaccination early in the epidemic in order to protect themselves and others around them. She also warned against the propagation of disinformation about the vaccination, especially if more infectious COVID variations develop throughout the world.

“We must all urge each other to get the vaccination — for our children, our parents, and our families,” she said.

Her Majesty also paid a visit to the Al Shobak Charitable Society for Women, which strives to empower local women by developing their skills and giving them with economic possibilities. The Queen inspected the society's facilities, accompanied by Society President Basma Habahbeh, inspecting its productive kitchen and interacting with its beneficiaries.

The Al Shobak Philanthropic Society for Women, founded in 2009, runs a variety of economic and charitable initiatives, including the utilization of homegrown Al Shobak apples in the manufacturing of apple cider vinegar.

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On September 19th, A high level meeting which is exploring ways to drive forward global response to refugee education crisis was held in Amman under Her Majesty's patronage.

The meeting which was convened by The Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development (QRF), Save the Children, and the MIT Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) addressed one of the critical humanitarian issues born out of the global refugee crisis.

It brought together keyholders notably philanthropists, business leaders, donor institutions, and international and regional development organizations, and was chaired by Hassan Jameel, Community Jameel President, and Kevin Watkins, Save the Children UK Chief Executive Officer.

The Amman meeting followed a high-level roundtable held at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2019, which Queen Rania also attended, and which was chaired by Hassan Jameel and Helle Thorning Schmidt, then Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children International and former Prime Minister of Denmark. The meeting was also part of the build-up to the Global Refugee Forum, which will be held in Geneva in December by UNHCR.

Speaking at the roundtable, Hassan Jameel, Community Jameel President, said, “At Community Jameel, we recognize the importance of education. By supporting teachers’ wellbeing, in conjunction with improving quality teaching practices and student learning, we have the opportunity to re-establish the transformative role of education in vulnerable children's lives.”

Save the Children UK Chief Executive, Kevin Watkins, said, “Save the Children is celebrating 100 years of humanitarian and development experience and we are delighted to be partnering with such high-level, global philanthropists on this critical agenda.

“Over half of the world’s 25 million refugees are children. If those children were a single country, that country would be the country with the world’s worst education indicators. More than half of the world’s school-aged refugee children – 4 million in total – are out of school. These children are being denied a source of hope for the future and the passport to a better future. This is one of the greatest moral challenges facing our generation – and turning a blind eye is not an option.”

Among the attendees were senior representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UAE-based Al Ghurair Foundation for Education, the Saudi-based Alwaleed Philanthropies, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Islamic Development Bank, the LEGO Foundation, Schmidt Futures, and the World Bank.

Jordan has a strong track record of welcoming and supporting refugees, and has become a leading venue for innovation in humanitarian development. Contributing to the country’s efforts in this field are QRF’s various technology-driven solutions to development challenges, including the foundation’s online education initiative, Edraak.

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It is a new start to Her Majesty's public work schedule as she began by meeting with Al-Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans’ educational scholarships program recipient during an orientation session held at the Bisharat Golf Club in Amman.

Welcomed by the Fund’s Director, Ibrahim Al Ahmad, and Bisharat Golf Club Director, Julia Bisharat, where she addressed the 146 scholarship recipients for the current academic year.

Her Majesty expressed pride in the students and excitement for what the next chapter has in store for them. “I consider myself among my own children, so I will speak to you just as I have spoken to Al Hussein, Iman, and Salma when they graduated high school and started college,” she said.

She explained and reminded to the beneficiaries that their choices and actions are what define them as they embark on this new journey, conveying a desire for them to form friendships that will positively influence them and add value to their lives and that while the staff at Al-Aman Fund will continue to support and guide them towards opportunities, it is on the students themselves to be responsible for their future.

She also highlighted the importance of having self-confidence because it “impedes us from digressing and giving up our ambitions to follow temptations.” She also that the beneficiaries will remain proud of the Al-Aman Fund family for all its efforts in supporting them and seeking out opportunities for them. “All of you constitute one single family, and I hope this urges you to care for each other,” she said.

At the orientation, Her Majesty joined students in a training workshop titled “Six Thinking Hats,” run by a member of Al-Aman’s board of trustees, Laith Al Qasem. Among a variety of activities, the workshop introduced students to creative thinking processes. Her Majesty also participated in another workshop titled “Bridge Building.”

The fund is an initiative of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development (QRF), Al-Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans aims to provide young orphans with opportunities to obtain higher education or university degrees, attend community college, or receive vocational training.

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