Salt, Aug. 18 (Petra) — The Greater Salt Municipality hosted an
expanded meeting on Tuesday to explore ways to strengthen national
partnerships and boost investment in the city’s cultural and
architectural heritage.

The meeting brought together Ali Al-Bataineh, head of the Greater
Salt Municipality Committee; Abdullah Al-Adwan, chairman of the
Jordan Heritage Revival Company (JHRC); Hazem Malhas, investment and
heritage expert; Samer Al-Mufleh, director general of the King
Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD); and a representative from
Bloomberg Philanthropies, alongside municipal and organizational
department heads.

Participants discussed the developmental landscape of Salt, a UNESCO
World Heritage site, highlighting its competitive advantages as a
potential national model for using heritage to drive economic growth
and job creation.

Discussions focused on mechanisms to deepen inter-agency
collaboration to launch high-impact investment projects capable of
transforming the city’s cultural assets into a productive economic
sector.

Attendees also reviewed details of the project that won the Bloomberg
Philanthropies Mayors Challenge. The pioneering initiative links the
preservation of historic buildings with youth empowerment by creating
employment opportunities in the restoration and heritage conservation
sectors.

At the conclusion of the meeting, participants agreed on a set of
practical recommendations and scheduled follow-up meetings to oversee
implementation and measure the real-world impact of the proposed
partnerships.

//Petra// AF