Amman, May 20 (Petra) -Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (HCD) on Wednesday celebrated the graduation of
participants in the “Digital Beginning” project, following the
completion of a four-month training program focused on developing
entrepreneurial projects in the digital media and innovation fields.

The ceremony aimed to highlight the project’s outcomes and the
participants’ achievements, and showcase their enterprises developed
during the training period, which contributed to enhancing
opportunities for integrating persons with disabilities into the
digital labor market to achieve their economic empowerment.

Ghadeer Alhares, HCD Assistant Secretary-General for Technical
Affairs, stated this graduation marks the beginning of a “new” phase
that keeps pace with the rapid digital transformation and strengthens
the presence of persons with disabilities in the digital media
landscape by developing their technical skills and capabilities.

Alhares added that His Highness Prince Mired bin Raad, HCD President,
is keen to support impactful initiatives.

Alhares said the current focus is on developing “innovative”
initiatives that contribute to enhancing the presence of persons with
disabilities and showcasing their creativity in various fields.

She urged the alumni to keep pace with rapid technological
advancements and working to implement their projects in practice,
noting the council will continue to support them and highlight their
success stories and media productions in the future.

For her part, Dr. Rawan Jiyousi, Director of the Madraj, a foundation
for digital media leadership, stated the “Digital Beginning” project
has gone through 3 main phases.

She said the project began with training, then came an incubation
phase for four entrepreneurial projects, adding that several
enterprises have evolved into smart applications, websites, and
specialized digital programs with promising opportunities for
sustainability and expansion.

She emphasized the importance of the private sector’s role in
promoting the concepts of social responsibility and sustainable
digital transformation.

Since its inception, she noted the project has strived to produce
effective digital content to attract partnerships and sponsorships,
which provided “real employment opportunities” for people with
disabilities.

She stated the program represents a first step towards launching a
second season, paving the way for transforming the participating
projects into effective startups to attract funding and investment,
which would promote integration of people with disabilities into
society in an innovative and unconventional way.

Concluding the ceremony, certificates of appreciation were handed
over to the graduates who successfully completed the program
requirements, in the presence of representatives from the project’s
partner and supporting organizations
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