AMMAN —
The Jordan River Foundation (JRF) has signed an agreement with the Embassy of
the People’s Republic of China supporting the foundation’s social enterprises
aimed at the empowerment of community women.
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A statement by the
JRF, carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, on Wednesday said that the
agreement includes vehicle donations for Al Karma Kitchen; supporting community
women who rely on home cooking for a living, and the Jordan River Designs
(JRD); a handicrafts project that revives traditional community arts and
supports the livelihoods of women artisans.
“China’s donations
will support the kitchen and JRD sales operations, which in turn will support
146 home cooking beneficiaries and 106 JRD artisans all of whom were empowered
by JRF last year,” the statement added.
During the signing
ceremony, JRF’s General Director Enaam Barrishi thanked the Embassy for its
generous support, pointing that it will assist the foundation’s kitchen
expansion plan, which in turn would increase the number of beneficiaries and
sustain JRF’s social impact.
“The kitchen is one
of the social enterprises that feeds into the whole economic empowerment model
of JRF, which applies community empowerment across all sectors in Jordan in
partnership with community-based organizations. “We have established a
long-term relationship with local communities to create sustainable livelihood
opportunities by supporting microbusinesses and recruiting beneficiaries in
partnership with the private sector, as well as equipping beneficiaries with
the required vocational and technical skills,” said Barrishi.
For his part,
Chinese Ambassador Chen Chuandong said that China’s continuous support of JRF
stems from its appreciation of her Majesty Queen Rania’s community empowerment
efforts; expressing its keen interest and readiness to work further with Jordan
through the foundation by implementing social and economic development projects
designed to support the socio-economic well-being of Jordanians, especially
women.
“We believe that
empowering women is very important because we know that mothers are the key to
the success and wellbeing of the family and the whole community. Through our
partnership we will connect JRF with several organizations in China that are
focusing on building the capacities of women,” noted Chuandong.
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