Zakat Fund approves measure to help more women debtors

AMMAN —The Zakat Fund Board of Directors on Tuesday approved the 6th batch of “Sahm Al Gharimat” (funds allocated for indebted women), the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

In this batch, the fund will pay amounts ranging between JD400 and JD1,200 to help release 48 women who were imprisoned after failing to pay back their loans.

The total amount donated will reach JD35,578, according to Petra. The council also approved the renovation of six houses of underprivileged families in Irbid and Maan. Since its launch, Sahm Al Gharimat has paid the loans of 434 people at a cost of JD240,000.