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ZENID’s Role
ZENID
aims to bridge the gap between employers, industrial city management
and the workers, through creating linkages between young people
seeking employment, the recent graduates from vocational institutes
and the industrial cities. This is to be accomplished through the
establishment of the Youth Employability Centre in Sahab CDC. This
will enhance networking and understanding between the various stakeholders
and the industrial cities.
The centre will also have a legal
component, which aims to raise awareness on workers' rights and
ensuring secure working conditions in the QIC. The legal component
is vital, yet it is part of a bigger vision that is being created
in
Sahab. This project was initiated by the core group, who are members
of the local community.
ZENID aims to equip them with the needed skills to ensure ownership
and therefore sustainability of the centre in the long run. Therefore,
this model is not a one off project. ZENID aims to adapt this model
to other areas in the Kingdom based on their local needs.
Other achievements of the Core groups include
Public transportation posed as a
high priority for the residents of Wahadneh area in Ajloun, where
the population amounts to 5,000 residents. The core group discovered
that there were no busses from the Wahadneh area to the main services
in Ajloun, approximately 20 kms away. The lack of public transportation
hinders access to education, employment, health and social services.
The women group met with the transportation directorate and resulted
with activating a constant public bus service from Wahadneh area
to Ajloun. |