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British minister visits secondary school in Ramtha

By Petra - Mar 29,2014 - Last updated at Mar 29,2014

RAMTHA — British Minister of State for the Middle East at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugh Robertson on Saturday visited a secondary school for boys in Al Shajara town, one of the villages of Sahl Houran Municipality in Ramtha.

Robertson checked on the football pitch and the multipurpose theatre at the school, which are part of the achievements of the Leadership and Community Development Project implemented by Mercy Corps and financed by the British embassy in Amman.

The initiative aims at reducing the burdens of hosting Syrian refugees in the Kingdom and includes about 39 development and service projects in 12 villages and local communities in Ramtha, Mafraq and Irbid.

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