“Tamweelcom” The Jordan Micro Credit Company’s CEO Mr. Ziad Al-Refai has inaugurated the ninth Souk Ayyadi bazaar in Irbid, which extends to 10 days in the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan and Al-Feter feast.
Al-Refai indicated that this bazaar is Tamweelcom’s sixth this year and the ninth since the launch of Souk Ayyadi initiative in 2007, the initiative is part of Tamweelcom’s non-financial services provided free-of-charge to its clients, to help them market their products and ultimately raise their income levels and improve their standard of living, Thus resulting from Tamweelcom’s belief in its social responsibility towards its clients.
The bazaar is held in Irbid for the second year consecutively, in King Abdullah the second bin Al-Hussein Street “the commercial center”, whereas the first bazaar has encountered a big success and Tamweelcom’s clients has benefited from the direct sale to the customers.
Over 40 Micro-entrepreneurs are participating in the bazaar, which includes handicrafts, embroiders, ceramics, mosaics and basketry products made by the hands of Tamweelcom’s clients.
The ceremony was attended by a number of the private and public sectors’ representatives, journalists who are interested in the field of microfinance, and a number of Irbid’s inhabitants, whereas an Iftar ceremony was held in the occasion, in Arabella restaurants.
Tamweelcom is considered the number one and leading company in the field of microfinance in Jordan. Established in 1999 as a non-profit company aiming to eliminate poverty and unemployment, the Company is fully owned by Noor Al-Hussein Foundation, which operates independently under the umbrella of the King Hussein Foundation.