Queen Rania visits Habaka, checks on Habitat for Humanity housing project in Mazaar


20-06-2012 12:00 AM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS- Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah visited the Habaka charitable society in Northern Mazaar today, where she checked up on the progress of the Habitat for Humanity housing project in the area.

Accompanied by, Jabr Al Omari, Head of the Society, the Queen toured the Habaka Society facilities including the sewing room, the kindergarten, and fitness rooms. She was briefed on the services the society provides to the residents of Habaka and villages and towns across the Northern Mazaar Area in Irbid.

At the Habaka Elementary School for Boys, the Queen met with a group of benefactors, supporters, beneficiaries and other members of the Habaka society.

A group of beneficiaries shared with her their experiences through the Mercy Corps water grant, the revolving loans granted by the society, and the housing project. They explained how those projects have helped many members of the local community to start income-generating projects and provided decent and safe housing for them and their families. The Loans programs have benefited more than 300 people from the Northern Mazaar.

The Habaka society works with various private donors, either through their institutions or on a personal level. Such organizations include Mercy Corps (water project), Habitat for Humanity (housing project), Ministry of Social Development (small loans project and the Sewing workshop), the Development and Employment Fund (loaning center) and Private individuals who help fund the student scholarship program, and provide wheelchairs for people with disabilities.

During a tour of one of the renovated houses of the Housing Project, Thomas Stocker, National Director for Habitat for Humanity Jordan, briefed Her Majesty on their projects which are conducted in cooperation with several local organizations in Jordan such as the Habaka Society. The Queen was also briefed on the details and implementation progress of the housing project in Northern Mazaar.

Since its founding in 1976, Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) has built and renovated more than 500,000 homes worldwide, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 2 million people. HFHI is currently operating in more than 80 countries around the world focused on Alleviating Poverty through Housing, improving health, increasing educational opportunities and providing livelihood security and support.

To date, more than 2,500 Jordanian families have benefited from their programs, since they started working in the Kingdom in 2010.



*Petra




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