Haqiq Initiative concludes first event with UNICEF

AMMAN — The Crown Prince Foundation (CPF) on Saturday announced the conclusion of the first event of the “Haqiq with UNICEF” programme, held by UNICEF-linked Alexander Bodini Award and CPF-affiliated Haqiq Initiative.

The two-day event took place in the King of Bahrain Forest in Amman, with the participation of 120 people, who received training on communication basics and various skills, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The programme also addressed basic concepts in international laws on human rights, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Haqiq received the Alexander Bodini Award for its work as a youth-oriented global initiative, one of only two awards presented in New York in March.

The initiative’s CEO, Omar Masarweh, said the programme aims at equipping participants with skills in many fields, such as communications and human rights.

HRH Crown Prince Hussein launched Haqiq (achieve) Initiative in 2013 to help shape young men and women from an intellectual and skills perspective.

It targets students in public and private schools across the Kingdom, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, graduating about 1,200 students annually.