Queen Rania meets students from Changing Lives Programme

By JT - Sep 14,2015 - Last updated at Sep 14,2015

AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday met with a group of fourteen students from Coventry University who participated in the Changing Lives Programme’s 6th round.

The students, who came from the UK, Sweden, Romania and the Netherlands, briefed Her Majesty about the activities they conducted under the Madrasati Initiative during their stay in Jordan.

In attendance were also Majid AlSadi, chairman and CEO of Eastern Holding, Coventry University representatives, Brendan St John, Coventry Changing Lives Project Manager and Ateya Asghar, Coventry employer engagement officer.

During their work with Madrasati, the students provided English language support, music and art activities, as well as debate sessions and others.

Madrasati brings together public, private and nonprofit partners in a grass-roots initiative to renovate public schools in urgent need of repair.

Led by Queen Rania, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Madrasati seeks to enrich learning environments and enhance opportunities for schoolchildren in Jordan and the Arab world.

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