Royal initiative launched in Ramtha to empower underprivileged families

AMMAN — Royal Court Chief Yousef Issawi, head of the follow-up committee for the implementation of Royal initiatives, on Tuesday attended the launching ceremony of a Royal initiative to empower underprivileged and limited-income families in Ramtha District in Irbid.

The initiative aims to improve the living conditions and incomes of underprivileged families through providing them with the necessary support to establish income-generating small projects, offering necessary technical support and feasibility studies and following up on schemes to ensure their success, with a focus on the women and youth sectors.  

The ceremony witnessed agreements signed between the Noor Al Hussein Foundation, the institution supervising the implementation of the initiative, and 12 charity associations in the district, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

The first phase of the initiative targets the establishment of 160 small-scale projects, where beneficiary associations are entitled to refinance other projects for new families under the revolving fund mechanism, by which an association reuses the grant to fund other ventures in a way that guarantees targetting the largest number of families.

Issawi said that His Majesty King Abdullah’s top priorities are to improve the living conditions of citizens, develop the quality of services presented to them and distribute the development gains in a fair way to all regions of the Kingdom.

He also highlighted the importance of providing jobs for the youth and empowering low-income families through helping them to transform from being aid-dependent to productive families.

Social Development Minister Basma Ishaqat stressed the ministry’s commitment to present the necessary facilities and support to charities, according to Petra. 

Mohammad Zu’bi, director of local community development at the foundation, said that the institution works on building the capabilities of partner associations and training and rehabilitating their personnel before choosing targeted families and building their capabilities through the business development incubators at the foundation.

Representatives of charity associations in the district expressed their gratitude for Royal initiatives that seek to enhance the development role of charity associations through executing productive projects.