Nuqul Group partners with Shabakat Al Ordon to create “Shabakat Shabab Nuqul Group” in Al Koura - November 23, 2008
Towards expanding its efforts in Al Koura district, Nuqul Group recently signed an agreement with Shabakat Al Ordon to create the youth network in the district entitled "Shabakat Shabab Nuqul Group".Through this agreement, "Shabakat Al Ordon" - supported by the We are all for Jordan youth Commission and the Knowledge stations- will establish a center in Al Koura to implement a program that aims to enable youth to embrace their responsibility to make their communities better places for themselves and their families. In collaboration with Nuqul Group, the comprehensive program targets 260 young applicants from Al Koura, who go through the practical experience phase after completing the training phase of the program. During which they incubate projects that respond to their community needs and integrate information and communication technologies in the day-to-day lives of those communities.Upon signing the agreement Mr. Nidal Eses, CEO of Nuqul Group, said: “Through Shabakat Shabab Nuqul Group, we aim at broadening our presence in al Koura by creating a network of young volunteers to become our ambassadors in the area. The projects implemented in the area will also benefits local residents.” Mr. Rami Al Karmi, CEO of Shabakat Al Ordon, said: “Our proven model and established platform across local communities in Jordan represents an opportunity we urge our partners from private sector , donor and government agencies to leverage for implementing their outreach initiatives and strategies. We are glad with our partnership with Nuqul Group, as it represents a founding building block in a private-public-partnership model aiming to achieve positive change across the local communities of Jordan."Nuqul Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility involves the adoption of the local community in Al Koura through several programs to include feeding, empowerment and employment projects. Nuqul Group joins hands with national and local NGO’s to further enhance its role and increase positive impact in the area.Established in 1952, Nuqul Group brings together 30 regional and global companies, more than 5,500 employees and exports its products to over 45 exports markets worldwide.Shabakat Al Ordon is a not-for-profit limited liability company incorporated in Jordan in 2005 with a mission to drive and implement transformational strategies that improve the economic and social well-being of local communities. Through four main programs "Shabakat Um W'tifl", "Shabakat Taleem", "Shabakat Shabab", "Shabakat Tawasol", Shabakat Al Ordon aims to achieve positive change in the lives of 1.5 Million Jordanian for an average cost of less than 3 JD per beneficiary through its 2009-2011 plan. Shabakat Al Ordon centers its strategies on local youth, who are enabled with technical, professional and facilitation skills in order to empower people, build communities of practice, and incubate initiatives that respond to their community needs through the integration of information and communication technologies in their day-to-day lives.Since 2006, Shabakat Al Ordon has empowered 6,300 beneficiaries, who incubated 1,665 life transforming projects. To empower its beneficiaries, Shabakat Al Ordon enabled 220 young people including 117 females who provided around 44,161 man days in 169 locations across local communities.
