A strong government and an empowered civil society, working hand in hand, is “essential” in achieving the economic and social development of Jordan, a top foreign diplomat said.
In an interview with The Jordan Times, Dutch Ambassador to Jordan Barbara Joziasse said that civil society should work with the government.
One of the beneficiaries of the grant, the King Hussein Foundation’s Information and Research Centre (IRCKHF), partnered with the Parliament’s Research Centre in a project aimed at building institutional capacities of the Parliament’s researchers.
IRCKHF’s Director Aida Essaid commended the support received by the fund, noting that the two-year project focused on gender mainstreaming and research dissemination on gender inclusion in policymaking.
“Participants said they really benefited from the joint research project we conducted between the two research centres, as they finally got the chance to concretely apply their expertise and training,” she told The Jordan Times.