Youth across Jordan flocked to the Princess Basma Community Development Centres (CDCs) to run for youth committee members with the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) and cast their vote.
The fifth election, which first started ten years ago, took place on Saturday at JOHUD’s network of 51 Princess Basma CDCs. The elections were held from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm under the supervision of appointed electoral teams, according to a JOHUD press release.
The elections simulate the experience of parliamentary, municipal, and local council elections. It allows youth aged 14-25 to become committee members and vote for their leaders and allows those between 18-25 to run for elections.
It added that JOHUD’s youth committees currently have over 4,000 volunteer members, more than half of whom are females. Over 106 members nominated themselves for the position of committee leader in their communities after running electoral campaigns that outlined their proposed action plans and priorities.
Youth committees have participated more in the planning and management of JOHUD’s CDCs and are becoming a vital part of the organisation’s governance and participatory approach, it noted.
The statement highlighted that JOHUD seeks to energise its partnership with various national institutions, civil society and the private sector, adding that its network of community centres offers a unique platform for civic engagement through which the youth and communities can voice their opinions and work towards solutions.
JOHUD’s youth committees have played an active role for over twenty years, and elections were launched in 2012 in the first Youth Forum held at the Dead Sea, under the patronage of HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, Chairperson of JOHUD’s Board of Trustees.
This year marks JOHUD’s 45th anniversary, and young people represent a crucial part of its vision for the future.
Youth across Jordan flocked to the Princess Basma Community Development Centres (CDCs) to run for youth committee members with the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) and cast their vote.
The fifth election, which first started ten years ago, took place on Saturday at JOHUD’s network of 51 Princess Basma CDCs. The elections were held from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm under the supervision of appointed electoral teams, according to a JOHUD press release.
The elections simulate the experience of parliamentary, municipal, and local council elections. It allows youth aged 14-25 to become committee members and vote for their leaders and allows those between 18-25 to run for elections.
It added that JOHUD’s youth committees currently have over 4,000 volunteer members, more than half of whom are females. Over 106 members nominated themselves for the position of committee leader in their communities after running electoral campaigns that outlined their proposed action plans and priorities.
Youth committees have participated more in the planning and management of JOHUD’s CDCs and are becoming a vital part of the organisation’s governance and participatory approach, it noted.
The statement highlighted that JOHUD seeks to energise its partnership with various national institutions, civil society and the private sector, adding that its network of community centres offers a unique platform for civic engagement through which the youth and communities can voice their opinions and work towards solutions.
JOHUD’s youth committees have played an active role for over twenty years, and elections were launched in 2012 in the first Youth Forum held at the Dead Sea, under the patronage of HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, Chairperson of JOHUD’s Board of Trustees.
This year marks JOHUD’s 45th anniversary, and young people represent a crucial part of its vision for the future.
Youth across Jordan flocked to the Princess Basma Community Development Centres (CDCs) to run for youth committee members with the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) and cast their vote.
The fifth election, which first started ten years ago, took place on Saturday at JOHUD’s network of 51 Princess Basma CDCs. The elections were held from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm under the supervision of appointed electoral teams, according to a JOHUD press release.
The elections simulate the experience of parliamentary, municipal, and local council elections. It allows youth aged 14-25 to become committee members and vote for their leaders and allows those between 18-25 to run for elections.
It added that JOHUD’s youth committees currently have over 4,000 volunteer members, more than half of whom are females. Over 106 members nominated themselves for the position of committee leader in their communities after running electoral campaigns that outlined their proposed action plans and priorities.
Youth committees have participated more in the planning and management of JOHUD’s CDCs and are becoming a vital part of the organisation’s governance and participatory approach, it noted.
The statement highlighted that JOHUD seeks to energise its partnership with various national institutions, civil society and the private sector, adding that its network of community centres offers a unique platform for civic engagement through which the youth and communities can voice their opinions and work towards solutions.
JOHUD’s youth committees have played an active role for over twenty years, and elections were launched in 2012 in the first Youth Forum held at the Dead Sea, under the patronage of HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, Chairperson of JOHUD’s Board of Trustees.
This year marks JOHUD’s 45th anniversary, and young people represent a crucial part of its vision for the future.
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