(MENAFN- Jordan Times)
AMMAN — The British Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Girls' Education MP Helen Grant visited Jordan between June 18 and 22 to see the UK's work on improving access and quality of education for vulnerable boys and girls and their longstanding partnership with the Ministry of Education, according to a British embassy statement.
Grant visited a multiple UK-funded education programmes and spoke to multiple partners in Jordan, highlighting the UK's international efforts to ensure all girls are able to access 12 years of quality education.
“Girls' education is essential for alleviating poverty and helping economies to grow. In my visit to Jordan, I've been inspired by the talented and inspiring girls and young women I've met and all the work the UK is doing to support them to realise their potential through education,” she said.
Grant also met with Education Minister Wajih Oweis, international donor partners, and key education partners and stakeholders across Jordan's education sector, according to the statement.
Grant reiterated in the statement the importance of educating girls as“one of the most impactful development investments we can make”.
On World Refugee Day 2022, Grant visited Zaatari Refugee Camp to visit a school funded through the UK and the multi-donor education programme, the“Accelerated Access Initiative”, as well as participated in a focus group with secondary school-age girls who live in Zaatari.
During a meeting with Oweis, Grant highlighted the benefits of reform in the curriculum and teacher training, as well as safety measures to ensure girls are supported to stay in education and are provided with the right tools to transition to further education and employment opportunities.
Grant also visited Princess Alia Secondary School to meet with Jordanian students and teachers in a school participating in the British Council International School Awards (ISA). She also engaged with young Jordanian girls supported under the UK's Newton-Khalidi fund to discuss their experiences working on STEM careers and engaged with both the Jordanian and UK partners AstroJo and UCL.
At a meeting with the Queen Rania Foundation, she welcomed a new partnership for a UK funded research project.
“I'm pleased our new global education research programme, Education Research in Conflict and Protracted Crises (ERICC), in Jordan will help build evidence and best practice on what works in education in order to provide greater quality of education for all children in Jordan,” she said.
Grant said,“I'm pleased to see first-hand the impact of UK funding and partnership with the Ministry of Education to support boys and girls in Jordan with quality education. Since 2016, the UK has led the international community to support the landmark 'Jordan Compact' commitment made at the 'Syria and the Region Conference' to ensure all children regardless of their nationality will receive an education.”
“The UK will continue to work tirelessly with the Government of Jordan to ensure all children regardless of their nationality will receive a quality education,” she concluded.
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