QUEEN

RANIA AL
ABDULLAH

Domestic agenda
Since her marriage, Queen Rania has
used her position to advocate for various
sectors of society in Jordan and beyond.
Education and health
Community empowerment
Cross-cultural dialogue
Youth

Education and health

The Queen is Chairperson of Jordan's

first interactive children's museum
which aims to encourage and nurture
lifelong learning for children and their
families.

The Queen launched Madrasati (My

School), aimed at refurbishing 500 of
Jordans public schools over a five-year
period.

In higher education, the Queen Rania

Scholarship Programpartners with
several universities from around the
world.

Community empowerment

The Jordan River Children Program (JRCP)

was developed to place childrens welfare
above political agendas and cultural
taboos.

JRFs Child Safety Program,addresses the

immediate needs of children at risk from
abuse and initiated a long-term campaign
to increase public awareness about
violence against children.

Queen Rania launched a community

champion award (Ahel Al Himmeh) to
highlight the accomplishments of
individuals who have helped their local
communities.

Cross-cultural dialogue
Queen Rania has been particularly vocal about the importance
of cross cultural and interfaith dialogue to foster greater
understanding, tolerance and acceptance across the world.

She has campaigned for a greater understanding between

cultures inforums as theJeddah Economic Forum,the
Kennedy School GovernmentatHarvard University,and the
Skoll Foundation [in the UK.

Queen Rania has also used YouTube

to promote intercultural dialogue by
calling on young people around the
world to engage in a global
dialogue to dismantle stereotypes
of Muslims and the Arab world.
She has also made public
appearances, including a half-hour
television interview on
The Oprah Winfrey Show, where
she spoke about misconceptions
about Islam and women's role in
Islam.

YOUTH

Queen Rania has stated that an essential aspect of education is to

equip young people with the necessary skills to perform well in the
workplace.

She initiated theAl-Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans in 2003,[15]

and has partnered with international universities providing
scholarships for Jordanian students abroad.

She supportsJunior Achievement Worldwide , which was established

bySave the Childrenin 1999 and launched as a Jordanian non-profit
organization by the Queen in 2001.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, she launched the
"Empowering One Million Arab Youth by 2018" campaign, which was
conceived by INJAZ Arabia.

Thank you