page_title: Queen Rania of Jordan
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Queen Rania of Jordan / Areas of work / Domestic agenda / Education
caption_attribution_description: Mrs. Laura Bush stands with Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan and Sesame Street characters Khokha, left, and Elmo during a dinner celebrating the partnership between the Sesame Workshop and the Mosaic Foundation at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 9, 2006. Founded by the spouses of Arab Ambassadors to the United States, the Mosaic Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of women and children. Laura Bush and Sesame Street characters have been cropped out.
context_page_description: Rania Al-Abdullah is the queen consort of Jordan. She is from Tulkarm city in the West Bank, and Born in Kuwait to a Palestinian family, she later moved to Jordan for work, where she met the then prince Abdullah. Since marrying the now King of Jordan in 1993, she has become known for her advocacy work related to education, health, community empowerment, youth, cross-cultural dialogue and micro-finance. She is also an avid user of social media and she maintains pages on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.
context_section_description: Over the past few years, Queen Rania has launched, championed, and given patronage to several initiatives in education and learning.
  In July 2005, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, the King and Queen launched an annual teachers’ award, the Queen Rania Award for Excellence in Education.
  The Queen is Chairperson of Jordan's first interactive children's museum. Opened in May 2007, it aims to encourage and nurture lifelong learning for children and their families. In April 2008, the Queen launched “Madrasati” (“My School”), a public-private initiative aimed at refurbishing 500 of Jordan’s public schools over a five-year period. In higher education, the Queen Rania Scholarship Program partners with several universities from around the world. Queen Rania is also Chairperson of the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS).
caption: Queen Rania during a dinner celebrating the partnership between the Sesame Workshop and the Mosaic Foundation in Washington, D.C., May 2006
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