The Jordan Times
By Laila Azzeh


BANI KINANAH, Irbid-HRH Princess Basma, the president of the Goodwill Campaign′s higher committee, on Monday launched an initiative to provide underprivileged families in the northern regions of Bani Kinanah and Kufr Soum with electricity generated from solar energy.

The project, which will help reduce the energy bill for the targeted families, will be implemented with support from Wasfi Obeidat in cooperation with the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD).

In Jordan, the annual daily average of solar irradiance ranges from 5-7 kilowatt-hour per square metre, which means there is great potential for the utilisation of solar energy.

A total of 12 homes in Bani Kinanah District will benefit from the project, while six others will undergo renovations under a second initiative that aims at rehabilitating households in dire need of maintenance.

During the princess′ visit, she presented educational assistance to 25 university students and handed out urgent aid and winter clothes to 517 families.

She also listened to briefings on projects being implemented by the Princess Basma Development Centre in Mansoura.

Launched in 1999 by JOHUD, the Goodwill Campaign provides support for the poor and marginalised across the Kingdom.