Minister of Social Development Wafa Bani Mustafa said youth have a key role in various public and political decisions and political parties.
During her meeting with young people participating in the King Abdullah II Fund for Development’s (KAFD) Parliament Fellowship Project, Bani Mustafa said the Royal Committee to Modernize the Political System has attached paramount importance to activating youth participation as per the constitution.
Pointing to recently-passed legislation regulating partisan activities by university students, she cited Article (8) of the law that commits the Higher Education Ministry to forming student councils, associations, unions or alumni and allowing all students, who are affiliated to political parties or not, to exercise their right to run or vote in any of them.
KAFD’s CEO Mazen Tabbalat said that KAFD provides various practical programs for young people, particularly those focused on political empowerment, and acquainting them with the Lower House of Parliament’s legislative and oversight role.
Through the Parliament Fellowship Project, he said, participants receive training on the mechanism of formulating policy papers, political reporting and professional legal and political research writing. He added that the 6-month practical training stage began at the Lower House at the start of its ordinary session, which includes panel discussions and workshops between participants and government entities to educate trainees on the decision-making process.
Source: Jordan News Agency