Jordan Times
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Queen Rania opens IT centre at Al Hussein Society, visits school in Wadi Al Seer
AMMAN (JT) — As part of visits to different areas
of the country to check on services provided to citizens, Her Majesty Queen
Rania on Monday visited Sweiseh Girls High School in Wadi Al Seer and opened the
IT centre at Al Hussein Society for the Habilitation/Rehabilitation of the
Physically Challenged.
Queen Rania's stop at Al Hussein Society came in line with efforts to provide
equal education and employment opportunities to people with physical
disabilities so that they can participate in society.
Al Hussein Society President HRH Princess Majida Raad briefed the Queen on the
latest project, which provides equipment and training for people with physical
disabilities. It will also provide business development advice and aim to become
a research centre for the collection and dissemination of data and information
on the situation of the physically disabled in the country.
With HRH Prince Raad Ben Zeid, HRH Prince Mir'ed and Princess Dina Mi'red,
Christine McNab, UN resident coordinator and UNDP resident representative, the
Italian ambassador, officials and representatives from NGOs attending, the Queen
toured the society, met with beneficiaries and was briefed on the services
provided by the society.
She also honoured four physically challenged workers for their distinguished
service at the society, which was established in 1971, and is run by 91
employees, and 26 volunteers.
The IT centre which will be managed by the Italian Association of Volunteers for
International Development and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
goes in line with the Jordanian leadership's vision of strengthening human
resource capacities in the Kingdom through improving education and enhancing
skills.
At Sweiseh Girls High School, Queen Rania toured classrooms, inspected
facilities and talked with students and teachers as she underlined the
importance of providing students with the proper environment that leads to
quality education.
With the school's inadequate facilities requiring proper maintenance, the
students and school officials briefed Queen Rania on their need for a science
lab, heating, proper schoolyards and general maintenance work.
With youth forming over 60 per cent of society, Queen Rania has always stressed
that education is a major tool for empowering people, underlining the need to
ensure the provision of proper quality education to all segments of society as
an integral part in the development of society.