Cooperation between Zaha Cultural Center and the University of Jordan to enhance community service and youth empowerment
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The Zaha Cultural Center and the University of Jordan, represented by the Community Development and Service Center, signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing joint cooperation in the fields of community service, youth empowerment, developing community programs and initiatives, and exchanging expertise and knowledge, in a way that contributes to meeting the needs of the local community and promoting a culture of volunteerism and social responsibility.
The Executive Director of the Zaha Cultural Center, Ms. Rania Subeih, emphasized that signing the memorandum of understanding with the University of Jordan, which represents a prestigious national academic institution, comes in line with the center's vision of building effective national partnerships and integrating efforts and expertise to serve the Jordanian community and contribute to empowering youth and enhancing their participation in volunteer and community work.
Subeih pointed out that this partnership opens broad horizons for cooperation between the two institutions in implementing qualitative programs and initiatives that combine academic and community expertise, and contribute to developing youth skills and enhancing their capabilities, in addition to providing programs and services that respond to the needs of the local community. She affirmed the Zaha Cultural Center's aspiration for fruitful cooperation with the University of Jordan and translating the terms of the memorandum into tangible projects and initiatives that leave a positive and sustainable impact on society.
For his part, the Vice President of the University of Jordan for Administrative and Financial Affairs and Digital Transformation, Dr. Ziad Al-Hawamdeh, emphasized the importance of the partnership with the Zaha Cultural Center, noting that this agreement is an extension of the university's role in serving the community and enhancing its social responsibility by building effective partnerships with national institutions and providing wider opportunities for youth to participate in programs and initiatives that develop their capabilities and serve their communities.
Al-Hawamdeh added that the cooperation between the University of Jordan and the Zaha Cultural Center represents an opportunity to exchange expertise and integrate efforts between a prestigious academic institution and an institution concerned with childhood, youth, and society, which contributes to developing qualitative programs and initiatives and achieving a tangible impact in community service. He affirmed the university's keenness to harness its academic and community expertise and energies to ensure the success of the areas of joint work.
Under the memorandum of understanding, the two sides will cooperate in exchanging information, expertise, and experiences of common interest, designing and implementing purposeful community campaigns and initiatives, in addition to cooperating in the fields of psychological and social counseling, implementing extracurricular activities aimed at international students, and coordinating work mechanisms to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of the agreed-upon programs and activities.
This memorandum comes within the framework of the Zaha Cultural Center and the University of Jordan's keenness to expand areas of cooperation with national institutions and enhance partnerships that contribute to developing community work and creating qualitative opportunities for youth to acquire experiences and skills and participate effectively in volunteer and development initiatives.
It is noteworthy that the Zaha Cultural Center is a national institution concerned with providing cultural, educational, artistic, and sports programs and activities for various segments of society through its branches spread across the capital, Amman, and a number of the Kingdom's governorates, which enhances its role in empowering children, adolescents, and youth, developing their capabilities, and consolidating the values of creativity, giving, and social responsibility.
