Water Ministry, GIZ honours Jordanian universities in water programme

AMMAN — The Ministry of Water and Irrigation, in cooperation with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), on Monday honoured a number of Jordanian universities that took part in the "towards youth awareness in the fields of water, hygiene and sanitation" competition.

The ceremony is part of the "Improvement of communal water efficiency through cooperation with religious authorities" project, which has been designated to raise awareness about water-related issues by tapping into religious value systems and beliefs in cooperation with Islamic and Christian religious bodies.

The project included initiatives to raise awareness in this field, which were presented by the Sharia faculties of eight universities, and four groups of scouts. Zarqa Private University won first place, Applied Science Private University took second and the University of Jordan placed third.