Irbid: Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JAHOD) Princess Basma bint Talal attended the signing of several cooperation agreements aimed at strengthening the developmental role of JAHOD’s centres in Irbid for 2025.
According to Jordan News Agency, the agreements were signed on Monday by the Director of Princess Basma Centres for Development in Irbid, Fahmiyeh Azzam, the Chair of the Irbid Governorate Council, Khaldoun Bani Hani, and the Director General of the Vocational Training Corporation Ahmed Gharaibeh.
The cooperation agreement with the Irbid Governorate Council includes the provision of 45 university scholarships for residents of Al-Barha and Al-Sarih areas and funding of 15 productive projects for chaste families in Al-Barha.
The agreement with the Vocational Training Corporation focuses on establishing a training centre at the Princess Basma Centre for Development in Mansoura, designed to prepare youth from the Al-Wasta and Bani Kinanah districts for in-demand careers in the local labour market.
Princess Basma emphasised the importance of collaboration between JAHOD, the Irbid Governorate Council, and the Vocational Training Corporation in addressing national issues such as poverty and unemployment. She underscored that these partnerships aim to provide Jordanian youth with the necessary training and skills to enter local and foreign labour markets. She praised the role of national institutions in contributing to Jordan’s development and modernisation process.
In the presence of Irbid Governor Radwan Al-Atoum and Yarmouk University President Islam Massad, Princess Basma highlighted JAHOD’s successful partnerships across public and private sectors, which align with the Fund’s strategic objectives and its development mission.
JAHOD Operations Manager Qais Tarawneh outlined the Fund’s initiatives, particularly the Al-Birr Wal-Ihsan campaign, which focuses on serving the most vulnerable groups, including chaste families, women-headed households, and marginalised communities.