No information, no plan

We went to Madaba this Monday to visit my wife’s family. The last time we did so was two months ago.

My wife and the children, as well as myself, were happy that we finally had the time to go to Madaba, although it is only a 45-minute drive from Amman. This holiday was due to the public census.

I thought that someone would visit my wife’s parents for the public census.

“We will provide them with the information they need from Madaba, since we are not in Amman,” I thought to myself.

We discussed the fact that they need the information to come up with decisions to help Jordan plan for the future of its people, so we were determined to provide the information as accurately as possible, to serve the purpose of the census.

However, no one turned up from the census people.

Now that not everybody was covered, why not ask those who are living in Jordan and willing to provide the information voluntarily, to do so online?

The more information is gathered, the wiser the planning will be.

Nizar Sawalha,
Amman