(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Mar. 4 (Petra)- Japan has handed over kitchen equipment to the Circassian Charity Association Woman's Branch (CCA) in Amman on Thursday.
The handover ceremony was attended by Shimazaki Kaoru, Ambassador of Japan to Jordan and Dr. Ibrahim Varouqa, the CCA's president.
The grant assistance aims to provide more job training and working opportunities mainly for the women from low income families through the renewal of kitchen equipment. Through the development of CCA's activities, "Samawer" kitchen was established in 1998 and initially offered employment to 4 low income women by providing only catering services.
"Samawer" has substantially grown through the support of the Embassy of Japan and now provides well-organized restaurant services for citizens in Amman. With the new kitchen equipment provided by this project funded by Japan, more job training and working opportunities will be provided in the kitchen.
Since its establishment in 1971, CCA has worked towards empowering Jordanian women by providing them with access to employment opportunities.
In the speech delivered during the handover ceremony, Kaoru emphasized the importance of the project and stated: "The pandemic of COVID-19 has caused a wide range of impacts on all aspects of Jordan's society, but I definitely believe that women in low-income families are one of the most heavily affected groups by the pandemic and they are in great need of help now. "
"We do hope that the equipment provided through this project will be effectively and continuously utilized by CCA and the "Samawer" kitchen continues to play an active role in this tough time, in order to support the people in need," he said.
Under Japanese Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects, Japan has extended more than $10 million for 149 projects to NGOs, schools, hospitals, and local governments in Jordan since 1993.
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