Family

(Office of Her Majesty - Press department- Zarqa) During a visit to Al Zarqa governorate today, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah dropped in on the Family Awareness and Guidance Center, one of the most active and effective community based organizations working in the area.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a visit to the Family Care Society in Jabal Al Hussein in Amman today. The visit included a tour of the society’s facilities and a brief about the services provided to its beneficiaries.

Her Majesty commended the society’s work and dedication to their beneficiaries and stressed the need for such cooperatives to help develop their local communities.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended today the annual board meeting of the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA). The meeting, which was held at the NCFA headquarters, tackled the Council’s expansion plans and planned projects for the upcoming year.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department-Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended today part of a workshop to review the “National Plan of Action for Children (NPAC) 2004–2013” evaluation outcomes ahead of the launch of a new action plan next year. The plan is part of the National Council on Family Affairs (NCFA)’s work on child welfare in Jordan.

(Office of Her Majesty- Press Department- Amman) Aiming to raise awareness about the importance of family counseling in Jordan, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah launched, today, the Family Counseling Campaign. Organized by the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA), and funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the campaign includes a nationwide media campaign as well as training programs in the field of counseling.

(Rana Husseini, Jordan Times – Amman) – Family protection experts called on the concerned authorities to exert more efforts to ensure greater protection for children from all forms of abuse and violence.

The call for a national action plan for family protection was made during a one-day event organised by the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania.