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"Aqaba Commissioners" inspect the Barda Cooperative Society and the Handicrafts Center in Rum

"Aqaba Commissioners" inspect the Barda Cooperative Society and the Handicrafts Center in Rum

The President of the Council of Commissioners of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, "Shadi Ramzi" Al-Fayez and the members of the Board of Commissioners visited the Barda Cooperative Society and the Handicrafts Center affiliated with the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority in Rum, and they reviewed the training programs for women and young girls in handicraft skills, and the efforts made to develop their abilities and qualify them to engage in productive projects that provide them with sources of income.

The Council listened to a briefing on the training programs implemented by the Center, which focus on providing women and young girls with practical skills in the field of handicrafts, enabling them to turn these skills into small productive projects, and produce works and products inspired by local heritage that meet the needs of the market, visitors, and tourists.

The Council emphasized the importance of investing in the skills and abilities of women and young girls in the local community, noting the Authority's keenness to support training and qualification programs that open up opportunities for them to establish their own projects and provide sustainable sources of income, and enhance the role of women in economic and social development, and benefit from the tourist and heritage assets that characterize the Rum area.

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