Al-Shalbi: Cooperatives are an effective development tool to enhance economic and social advancement
Visited a number of cooperatives in Karak Governorate
Amman3 min read
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The Director General of the Jordanian Cooperative Institution, Abdel Fattah Al-Shalbi, affirmed the institution's keenness to provide all forms of support and facilities to cooperatives to activate their developmental and productive role, and enhance their community presence, considering them a fundamental pillar of the social solidarity economy for their pioneering roles in promoting sustainable national development.
During a field tour to Karak Governorate, which included visiting several cooperatives to review the reality of cooperative work in the governorate, its development projects, and to identify the challenges they face, Al-Shalbi pointed to the importance of continuous communication with members of the cooperative movement and maintaining bridges of joint work in a way that contributes to the development of the cooperative sector, as one of the most important tools for local development, alongside the necessity of enhancing competitiveness among the cooperative sector to improve economic and social conditions and provide job opportunities for the region's people through the productive projects managed by these cooperatives.
The Director General began his tour with a visit to the Karak Cooperative Directorate, meeting its staff where he praised their performance in monitoring cooperatives in the governorate, and spreading cooperative culture and thought among members of the local community.
In the presence of the Director of Karak Cooperative, Muhammad Al-Azaila, he met with the heads and members of the cooperative management committees covered by the tour, where several issues related to the development of cooperative work were discussed, in addition to briefing them on the most recent developments following the approval of the Cooperative Law for the year 2025, which, according to Al-Shalbi, included the establishment of the Cooperative Development Fund as a financing and lending window for cooperatives, and the Cooperative Training Institute as a training and educational arm to build and enhance the capabilities of cooperatives and the institution's cadres.
The tour included a visit to the Retired Military Cooperative, which provides services to members and the local community, the Karak Cooperative for Livestock Breeding and Fattening, which operates in the field of sheep breeding and owns a factory for producing milk, jameed, and ghee, as well as a visit to the Mutual Benefit Construction Cooperative, which built a hall to serve its members on occasions, in addition to renting it to the local community.
At the end of the tour, Al-Shalbi visited the Smart Land Cooperative, which operates in the fields of agriculture, production, and capacity building.
The Deputy Chairman of the Cooperative, Engineer Rami Al-Kasasbeh, was honored by presenting him with the Cooperative Institution Shield in appreciation of his efforts in serving the cooperative work, and for winning a seat on the Global Youth Executive Committee of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) in the elections held in Panama this past week, representing the Asia-Pacific region as the sole representative.
The Karak Cooperative Directorate, represented by its Director Al-Azaila, honored Engineer Al-Kasasbeh by presenting him with an appreciation shield for being elected a member of the Global Youth Committee of the International Cooperative Alliance.
