Ammon News - Minister of Social Development and Head of the Ministerial Committee for Women's Empowerment Wafaa Bani Mustafa met Sunday with Dutch Ambassador Stella Kluth to discuss expanding cooperation across developmental and social sectors between the two countries.

Bani Mustafa detailed the priorities of the National Social Protection Strategy (2025–2033), structured around four pillars, dignity, empowerment, opportunity, and resilience, and highlighted the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to deliver protection and development services to the most vulnerable groups in coordination with relevant institutions.

She outlined the Ministry’s role in providing services across its care facilities, including nurseries, orphanages, centers for children without family support, juvenile detention centers, and facilities serving people with disabilities. She also stressed the Ministry’s monitoring and oversight responsibilities for these institutions.

The discussion addressed progress made in regulating the social work profession and issuing licenses to practitioners to enhance their competencies through scientific and practical training, thereby improving the quality of social services delivered to target groups.

Bani Mustafa noted the continued cooperation between the two sides in social and developmental fields, expressing hope for further collaboration in supporting economic empowerment programs for women and youth in vulnerable communities, strengthening social services infrastructure through sustainable community projects, advancing expertise exchange in social protection, and enhancing digital transformation within the social services sector.

For her part, Kluth commended the Ministry’s efforts in social protection and the services provided across several social sectors, expressing interest in expanding future cooperation and partnership.