🌸 Yaqeen Khattab: A Passion for Flowers Blossoms into Entrepreneurship in Ajloun

🌿 In the governorate of Ajloun, where breathtaking nature intertwines with economic challenges, the story of Yaqeen Khattab was born—a young rural woman who redefined entrepreneurship from a different angle, one that blossoms with beauty and passion.

🌷 Since 2016, Yaqeen has been an active part of youth community work—engaging in initiatives and advocating for better opportunities for women and young people in her region. But behind this activism lived a quiet passion: floral design. For her, flowers were not just decoration—they were a means of expression, a way to paint hope even in the most difficult times.

 

🔥 Challenges: A Limited Reality, and an Unquenchable Ambition

🌺 The path to turning her passion into a project was neither clear nor easy. Like many young women in rural areas, Yaqeen faced a limited reality—lacking access to funding, training, and safe spaces to experiment with ideas. Despite its natural beauty, Ajloun lacked the supportive infrastructure for young entrepreneurs, especially in creative fields like floral design.

🌟 Turning Point: The Training Fellowship with the Change Makers Center

🌟 The true turning point in Yaqeen’s journey began when she joined the training fellowship program run by the Change Makers Center for Sustainable Development. This program is designed to empower youth and women in underprivileged areas through hands-on training, skill-building, and networking with support systems.

🛠️ During the program, Yaqeen received hands-on training in:

• 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship
• 🗂️ Planning and Small Business Management Skills
• 🤝 Networking with Financial and Support Institutions
• 🗣️ Building Self-Confidence and Pitching Entrepreneurial Ideas

🤝 In addition to knowledge, the center provided an interactive platform for connecting with investors and social finance institutions. Through this network, Yaqeen was able to secure an interest-free benevolent loan—an unprecedented step that truly launched her entrepreneurial journey.

 

🌸 Entrepreneurship on the Ground: The First Flower Shop in Ajloun

🌹 With this institutional and moral support, Yaqeen opened the first shop specialized in floral arrangement and sales in downtown Ajloun. The project was more than just a store—it was a visual and spiritual experience that offered visitors a glimpse of beauty and a deep appreciation for detail.

 

The shop began attracting customers from both inside and outside the governorate, and Yaqeen quickly became a symbol of rural entrepreneurship in her region—a source of inspiration for girls with creative ideas who lack confidence and support.

🌱 Sustainable Impact: A Role Model to Follow

🌼 Today, Yaqeen’s project is not just a personal success story, but a model for empowering women by combining passion with institutional support. It has become a stable source of income and has helped break stereotypes about the kinds of ventures women can launch in rural areas.

🌸 The Message: When Passion Is Planted in a Supportive Environment, It Blossoms into Impact

🗣️ Yaqeen says:

🗣️ “The support I received from the Change Makers Center was a turning point. It wasn’t just training—it was the foundation of my entrepreneurial identity, a true empowerment that gave me the confidence and resources to start, grow, and inspire others.”

🌟 Her story affirms that empowerment isn’t achieved through funding alone, but through capacity building, the creation of supportive learning environments, and connecting women to systems that believe in their potential.