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 Royal Hashemite Court (RHC) Chief Yousef Issawi on Sunday inaugurated a number of development projects in Ar-Ruwaished District in the northern governorate of Mafraq, which come within the framework of Royal initiatives and in implementation of His Majesty King Abdullah's directives.

The projects, financed by the United Arab Emirates, included housing units, a mosque, a secondary school and an intellectual development center.

Their implementation was followed up through the RHC's Follow-up Department of the Implementation of Royal Initiatives, in coordination with relevant government institutions and civil society institutions.

Issawi, who is also the head of the follow-up committee for the implementation of Royal initiatives, checked on a number of Royal initiatives projects that are being implemented in the area, and was briefed on stages of their implementation, and the level of progress on the ground.

In the presence of Minister of Works and Housing, Yahya Kisbi, and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mohammad Abu Qdais, Issawi inaugurated, the Manshiyat Al-Ghayath Mixed Secondary School for Girls, as Royal initiatives place the education sector as top priority by constructing new school buildings and adding classrooms to existing schools, and providing them with libraries, laboratories and workshops that contribute to revealing students' tendencies, refining their talents and providing them with the appropriate environment to unleash their energies and creativity.

The school consists of 12 classrooms, two kindergartens, a theater, a studio, a computer lab, two learning resource and ambulance classrooms, in addition to a playground, a five-a-side playground, and administrative rooms with a total area of about 3100 square metres.

In the presence of Minister Kisbi and Acting Minister of Youth and Social Development, Mohammad Salama Al-Nabulsi, Issawi handed over 33 poor families utilize certificates and keys to their new homes, which were designed according to the highest engineering and technical specifications, and were provided with all household necessities and furniture to ensure a decent life for these families, who are considered the most needy and deserving, which are selected according to principles and criteria that take achievement of justice and transparency into account and are approved by the Ministry of Social Development.

In the presence of Minister Kisbi, and Awqaf Minister, Mohammad Khalailah, Issawi inaugurated the Al-Harith bin Yazid Al-Asadi Mosque, which has an area of about 140 square meters, and was built via a donation from the Tripoli Company within the housing area of poor families, which includes about 103 housing units.

Issawi also checked on the Al-Manar Center for Intellectual Development, which has undergone comprehensive maintenance and furnishing, and includes the latest equipment and expertise to handle students with disabilities.

14 male and female students with mental and motor disabilities, in addition to 6 students who receive the necessary care in the occupational therapy unit, benefit from the center.

Royal initiatives that are complementary to government programs and plans, and are implemented in coordination with concerned official authorities and civil society institutions, seek to empower citizens and enhance their role in the sustainable development process by implementing initiatives and projects according to specific development priorities that meet the needs of local communities and target groups, empowering them and stimulating their energies to improve its social and economic environment.

Issawi also checked on the Ar-Ruwaished Hospital project, and was briefed on the project's progress.

On the other hand, in the presence of Ministers Kisbi and Al-Nabulsi, Issawi inaugurated the Princess Taghreed Foundation Center in Al-Safawi area, which was built on an area of 2,500 square meters.

It includes a center for training and rehabilitation of women and children with disabilities, a multi-purpose hall, the Princess Taghreed Center for Measurement and Diagnosis of People with Disabilities, a beauty center and a training dressmaker, and a garden for the children of the area. These buildings were built with the support of the Housing Bank.

Through its operational programs and projects, the center contributes to providing job opportunities for women and young women in the local community, by training them to implement income-generating productive projects with the aim of improving their living conditions.

Royal initiatives in the health sector are based on a vision that focuses on the need to improve the level of health and treatment services provided to citizens, as efforts have been devoted to improving these services, modernizing hospitals and health centers in remote areas, providing them with the necessary medical devices and equipment, improving the quality of health care, and saving time and effort for patients and easing burdens placed on them by providing them with appropriate treatment in their areas.

Issawi told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that the Royal initiatives, His Majesty King Abdullah orders its implementation, mainly aim to improve citizens' standard of living and quality of life and improve the level of services provided to them in various sectors, especially in remote areas.

He pointed out that Royal initiatives focus on finding realistic solutions to development challenges in local communities, and meeting the needs of target groups through cooperation and integration of efforts between the RHC's Follow-up Department of the Implementation of Royal Initiatives, relevant government agencies and civil society institutions.

He explained that projects that were opened in Ar-Ruwaished District and implemented within the framework of the Royal initiatives, and included housing for poor families, a school, a mosque, and the rehabilitation and maintenance of one of the centers concerned with the youth sector, was created and equipped with funding from the United Arab Emirates, in the context of the development projects it is undertaking to develop the region; a reflection of the strong and solid brotherly relations between the two brotherly countries.

For her part, the Director-General of the Princess Taghreed Foundation for Development and Training, Aghadir Juwaihan, said that the center, which was implemented in the Safawi area, aims to rehabilitate and train women within multiple projects "handicrafts, sewing, beauty, and a productive kitchen", and to detect cases of disabilities through a specialized center for initial screening, as well as providing the necessary support and assistance to them.

During the opening and inspection of projects, attended by the Governor of Mafraq, there was a full compliance with rules of public safety, given the exceptional circumstances that the Kingdom is going through due to the Covid pandemic.