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Ammon News - His Highness Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II, the Crown Prince, honored the recipients of the inaugural Al-Hussein Ibn Abdullah II Award for Voluntary Work on Monday at the Palace of Culture in Al-Hussein City.

The Ministry of Youth, in collaboration with the Crown Prince Foundation and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), organized the award. It received an overwhelming response, with 25,000 applications across various fields such as social services, health, education, sports, arts, culture, environment, tourism, leadership, innovation, and training.

According to a royal court statement, recipients were evaluated based on their accomplishments in three categories: individual volunteerism, group volunteerism, and institutional volunteerism.

In the individual volunteerism category, Ahmed Zoubi was awarded first place for his Education Center initiative. Second place was given to Basma Nazer for her Threads initiative, and Iman Madi for her Safe School Environment initiative. Muhammad Khreisat and Raad Al-Smadi respectively earned third place for their "Salt Reads" and "Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Fourth-Generation Technology" training initiatives.

In the group volunteerism category, the International Federation of Medical Students Associations in Jordan was honored with first place for its Universal Medicine initiative. The second-place award was given to the Volunteer Designers Project, while the Humanity Restoration and "Volunteers of Jordan" initiatives shared third place.

For the institutional volunteerism category, the Gift of Life Association won first place for their "Big Hearts Take Care of Small Hearts" initiative. Second place went to Zain Company - Sustainability 1 for their contributions to education and training, and the Zaha Cultural Center for promoting robot culture within the local community.

The third-place award was presented to the Shehabia Charity Association for their educational programs and developmental production projects.

Muhammad Al-Nabulsi, the Minister of Youth and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Award, highlighted that the culture of volunteering enhances the importance of youth as key partners in political, economic, and administrative modernization processes.

He stated that the award embodies the true spirit of citizenship and commended the award committees for their efforts during this first cycle.

The Crown Prince initially launched the award on December 5, 2021, International Volunteer Day, to foster a culture of volunteering, strengthen the values of volunteer work, activate the social responsibility of institutions, and honor the efforts of individuals and institutions contributing to volunteer work and the goals of sustainable development.

The ceremony was attended by Acting Prime Minister Tawfiq Krishan, Senate Speaker Faisal Fayez, Lower House Speaker Ahmed Safadi, university presidents, officials, members of the award's board of trustees and directors, and representatives of official institutions, international organizations, and civil society institutions.