Batelco Jordan supports Injaz ' School Adoption' program

The 'School Adoption' program, which Injaz operates in conjunction with the Ministry of Education and private sector institutions, aims to modernize the education process and to link academic learning to practical applications. The program aims to achieve many things including developing school curricula, improving school grounds and helping to provide school equipment for students.

Mr. Ihab Hannawi, CEO of Batelco Jordan, said, 'We at Batelco Jordan believe in the importance of private sector institutions taking an active role in improving and enhancing the education system in cooperation with government institutions and national programs. This is an extremely important issue for us as we help to ease the burden placed on the Ministry of Education and distribute the responsibility to be shared on a wider national level.'

He expanded saying, 'The Government School Adoption program is a pioneering initiative that ingrains the ideal of development, which is founded on investing in young people, who are the ones most able to work and build the future.' He added, 'Our initiative of offering financial support to develop the grounds of the Tla il Ali government school in coordination with the Injaz program demonstrates our commitment towards our community and our students and is a fine example of the culture of constructive giving, as opposed to random, disorganized giving with no clear objectives.'

For her part, Ms. Dima Bibi, CEO of Injaz, said, 'The government school adoption program, which comes as part of a series of Injaz programs, is the culmination of a national vision to support and develop education in Jordan so that it becomes the cornerstone of development. This is achieved through supporting the public-private partnership to develop and execute programs and solutions serving this end.'

She added that this support contributes to improving and developing Jordan's human resources which are the main pillar of both private and public institutions, and that school students represent the future workforce in these institutions. She highlighted the active role that private sector institutions play in supporting the education sector and meeting the needs of students in order to produce a generation of educated innovators that contribute to the national economy and towards achieving sustainable development to ensure Jordan's place on the world map as a modern nation. She also said that Batelco Jordan's genuine support for the School Adoption program was extremely valuable.

The Injaz institution is considered to be one of the most important national NGOs. It aims to build and develop the skills of young people and to bridge the gap between the academic learning that takes place in schools and the practical experience required by the job market upon graduation. The Injaz program also plays an active role in developing the national economy and serving the local community by providing the Injaz curriculum for Jordanian youth.

Injaz began its activities in 1999 as a training program for young people as part of the SOS organization and was funded by USAID. In 2001 it gained the status of a national NGO during a ceremony held under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania al Abdallah. In 2003 the program went into schools with vocational training lessons. Injaz Jordan is a member of the international Junior Achievement organisation.