The Royal Health Awareness Society and Ghadeer Mineral Water Co. (Nestle Waters Jordan) have recently signed two agreements, to collaborate in implementing healthy schools projects and project WET in schools across the Kingdom.
The agreements were signed by Ghadeer Mineral Water Co. General Manager Dr. Rasem Dabbas, and RHAS Director General Mrs. Enaam Barrishi.
The first agreement, stipulates that Ghadeer Mineral Water Co. will support the National Accreditation Programs for Healthy Schools, which aims to develop and enhance a healthy environment to ensure an optimal atmosphere for learning and working. The program tackles all health, practical and educational aspects at the school, addressing students, teachers, staff and parents as well as the local community. The Healthy Schools project is implemented in Jordanian schools, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education. RHAS conducts visits to the participated schools, to evaluate the extent of their application for health accreditation standards, and award it the certification as an accredited healthy school.
As for the second agreement, whereby Ghadeer Mineral Water Co. will execute project ‘Water Education for Teachers’ (WET) in 72 schools.
Project Wet is a global education program that promotes and provides learning tools for water awareness, in collaboration with international partners, through educational initiatives in countries around the world. Project WET will be implemented in Jordan in collaboration with Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health, to raise the teachers’ awareness on issues and challenges related to water, in addition to spreading the best practices of water reservation, in which it will enable them to transfer the knowledge to students, to strengthen their adherence to it and apply it
“After an excellent start in 2014, Ghadeer Mineral Water Company is honored to renew its cooperation with Royal Health Awareness Society with the objective of expanding Project WET into more public schools. Project WET provides teachers an interactive curriculum and tools to help teach students on importance of water conservation in JORDAN where water resources are scarce.” said Dr. Rasem Dabbas, general manager of Ghadeer Mineral Water Co.”
Enaam Barrishi, Director General of RHAS, also commented on the occasion, saying, “We are proud to work with Ghadeer Mineral Water Co. for the second year in a row. This cooperation will help us in implementing our healthy schools project which will help in providing a healthy environment for students around the Kingdom, and raise the teachers’ awareness on issues and challenges related to water.”
Ghadeer Mineral Water Co. was established in 1982, and has been providing the Jordanian market with pure spring water from Jordan’s Sharah Mountains ever since. Ghadeer’s water is composed of a rich balance of essential minerals, and is subjected to the highest standards of processing, for unrivalled water that quenches, hydrates and nourishes. With a new slogan, "Revitalizing the Future”, Ghadeer Mineral Water Co. recently launched new bottles, with new branding and sizes that meet the various requirements of its customers, from individual and family to home and office needs.
Ghadeer Mineral Water Co. joined forces with Nestlé Waters in 1999, enriching its expertise and expanding its global operations. With an institutional culture based on quality, trust and superior performance, Ghadeer has established a solid presence in the Jordanian market.
RHAS was established in 2005 under the direction of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah to promote health and to empower Jordanians to adopt healthy lifestyles and behaviors. RHAS community-based projects are implemented in accordance with the needs of the communities and revolve around the national health priorities.