Jordan

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah inaugurated the country’s first Intel Computer Clubhouse - an after-school program set up to provide community-based technology-learning programs, enabling youth in underserved areas to acquire the tools necessary for personal and professional success.

(The Jordan Times, By Rana Husseini - Amman) Monday, November 4, 2002 Queen calls for strengthening union of Arab women Summit seen as 'the new-Jordan way of doing things'.

Her Majesty Queen Rania officially inaugurated the 2nd Arab Women's Summit with a call for Arab women to build bridges of understanding and trust between themselves and their respective countries to strengthen the union of Arab women.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Highlighting the important role of youth in building their societies, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah invited excelling students to accompany her to the opening of the 14th Parliament's first ordinary session.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) A leader can choose to lead or follow. True leadership entails empowerment of people and decentralization of responsibilities so that development initiatives can be sustained on the long run, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah told 20 INJAZ students during a leadership session conducted by a private sector volunteer at the University of Jordan.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, The Economic Opportunities for Jordanian Youth Program (INJAZ) was launched as a Jordanian not-for-profit corporation at a special ceremony in Amman.

INJAZ, now a national, independent corporation functioning in partnership with the public and private sectors, aims to strengthen the skills of young Jordanians through training courses.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Last Ramadan Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah had met with the heads of local care centers and the Ministry of Social Development, and recognizing that there was a growing problem in the child nurturing centers around the Kingdom, she highlighted the need for new regulations to improve both the facilities and the quality of care. On Sunday, Her Majesty met with the National Task Force to review the new regulations before they are sent for approval by the Cabinet and the Legislative Authority.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah participated in the opening ceremony of the international "Children and the City Conference" held by The Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI), the Municipality of Greater Amman, and the World Bank with the aim of improving the well-being of children in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

The conference complements efforts of international organizations working on issues related to children especially following the United Nations Special Session on Children held in May 2002.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Around 30 students from different parts of the Kingdom were overwhelmed to find that their volunteer teacher for the day was Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah.

Teaching a class of ninth graders, Queen Rania highlighted to students of an INJAZ class qualities of a good leader, most importantly the significance of utilizing these skills to effect positive change and development in society.

(Office of Her Majesty- Press Department- Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah announced, Wednesday, the launch of Madrasti phase III, which will renovate an additional 100 schools in the areas of Aqaba, Tafileh, Ma'an, and Karak.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Three days on, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah continued her visits to the capital’s hospitals to support and follow up on the recovery of those wounded in Wednesday's attacks, which left dozens of civilians dead and many injured.

As she walked through the wards of the hospitals, on Saturday, Her Majesty spoke words of consolation and encouragement to those still grieving the tragic loss of loved ones.