Press Release —
Orange Jordan, the
Jordanian Hashemite Development Fund (JOHUD), and the EU celebrated the
graduation of a new cohort from the Women Digital Centers, Orange Jordan said
in a press statement.
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It said the program is implemented in conjunction with JOHUD, and in
cooperation with the “Innovation Space”, a three-year project co-funded by the
EU’s “Innovation for Enterprise Growth and Jobs” program “Innovate Jordan”.
The graduation ceremony was attended by the EU Ambassador to Jordan, Maria
Hadjitheodosiou, Orange Jordan CEO Thierry Marigny, and the Executive Director
of JOHUD, Farah Al-Daghestani.
“The recent cohorts comprising 130 young women completed their training
through the eight centers available across the kingdom, including three centers
under the “Innovation Space” project,” the statement said. “The graduates
received their certificates after completing the program that aims to reach
women across Jordan.”
According to the statement, since the program’s launch, Orange Foundation,
the global group’s extension dedicated to philanthropy and social
responsibility, has been “supporting the Women Digital Centers in line with its
support of women in countries where the group operates, through skills that
help them grow their projects”.
Hadjitheodosiou, the EU ambassador, said: “The future requires people who
are empowered with knowledge, ambition, confidence, and expertise to engage in
the professional careers of the future, which entail, more and more, digital
skills.”
“And this is something the EU will continue to support in Jordan, in line
with the national economic vision and the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities,” it
said. “Among other things, we also aim at strengthening the economic
empowerment and participation of women.”
Marginy, Orange Jordan’s CEO, congratulated the graduates and wished them
continuous growth in their projects, noting that Orange Jordan’s corporate
social responsibility aims to promote digital empowerment in local communities.
Over six months, the Women Digital Centers provide joiners with digital,
marketing, personal, and management skills necessary to enhance their
contribution to socioeconomic development, he explained.
He commended the company’s strategic partnership with JOHUD to support
women across governorates through the Women Digital Centers, which have
impacted the lives of 307 women.
He praised the expansion of the program to many areas thanks to the
“Innovation Space” project co-funded by the EU and affirming that digital
economy requires fostering digital and in-demand skills on the largest scale
possible.
During the graduation ceremony, Al-Daghestani, the executive director of
JOHUD, affirmed the fund’s belief throughout its 45-year journey in the
importance of education and training for human development, and women’s
participation, particularly economically, to make a sustainable living and
enhance their roles as leaders in society.
“Women Digital Centers enabled women and young ladies to find a supportive
innovative space, access training in e-marketing skills, launch locally
competitive projects that generate income and grow in management and marketing
online, noting that many of the women found job opportunities in their
communities,” Daghestani added.
She saluted Orange Jordan’s support of the fund’s Women Digital Center
project, in line with their partnership for 21 years, to ensure inclusive
empowerment and enable everyone to actively contribute to economic development.
She also expressed appreciation for the EU’s inclusion of three Women
Digital Centers under the “Innovation Space” project, as well as the BIG
incubator at JOHUD’s center in Aqaba.
The “Innovation Space” project supports the expansion of Orange Jordan’s
digital programs to include 9 Community Digital Centers, 5 new coding
academies, five FabLabs, eight start-up accelerators and incubators, in
addition to an “Innovation Hub” at the Orange Digital Village in Amman.
The EU funded “Innovation Space” is a pioneering initiative in Jordan, and
a one-stop-shop for digital innovation and entrepreneurial support.
It will introduce digital culture to the wider Jordanian public, foster
digital skills, especially among women and youth, and promote and nurture
entrepreneurship by identifying key opportunities for digital economic growth.
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