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ZIKRA INITIATIVE
GHOR AL-MAZRA’A ACTIVITIES
BANDORA DAY
Season : Mid January - April
A great family
activity where
visitors learn
about the
tomato
season,
Tomato
growing and
picking
Visitors learn
about different
tomato spices
and help
farmers pick
their tomato
harvest
The visitors
later prepare a
traditional
Jordanian dish
– Gallayet
Bandora – For
lunch
HIKING TRIPSTHROUGH OUT THE YEAR, PREFERRED SEASON :
SPRING
Southern
Ghor is full
of beautiful
hinking sites
such as Seil
Weid’a and
Seil Numeira
Hike takes
around 90
minutes
TRADITIONAL WORKSHOPS
Part of all trips (Bandora day, Hiking or Zikrayat
Ramadan)..
Throughout the year
1- KOHOL (ORGANIC EYE LINER
MAKING)
ORGANIC EYE LINER In a small tin
olive oil is
poured over
cotton cloth
The cotton cloth
soaked in olive oil
is burnt &
covered with a
led
After 3 hours the led is removed. The substance
used for eye liner is precipitated on the inside
surface of the led
Visitors can try the eye-liner and
purchase as souvenirs
2- SHRAK BREAD MAKING
Ladies show the visitors
how to make Shrak dough
& how to toss it over Saj
Then it’s the
visitors turn to bake
their own Shrak
bread
3- GALLAYET BANDORA
Tomato in a pan
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Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3Gallayet
Bandora, a
Jordanian
tomato-based
dish, .
Visitors help
prepare
Gallayet
Bandora
Its served with
Shrak bread
and sweet tea
4- BASKET WEAVING
Made out of Banana tree remnants
Banana
tree bark
is
soaked
in water
….Then threaded
and weaved into
baskets
Visitors can
purchase
some
handmade
baskets as
souvenirs
5- OLIVE SEED ROSARIES
Sun-dried olive pits are
used to create rosaries
.
Pit ends are scratched
against a rock until the
hollow inside of the
seed appears.
With a long needle and
a thread, the beads are
put together to form a
rosary or a bracelet.
Later , either heated olive oil or henna is used
to add a dye to the beads
6- HATTA TASSEL
Learning how to tie knots for hatta
tassels for traditional men’s
headwear in Jordan.
7- HENNA
Henna is used to adorn women's bodies as
part of traditions and social celebrations
Visitors can have their hands tattooed with henna &
they will learn about the cultural aspect of this tradition
8- WOOL WEAVING
Visitors will
learn how to
hold the sticks
and work the
yarn to make
these square
dreamcatcher
like things.
They are used
as impromptu
frames or as
decoration on
the walls.
9- CREATIVE RECYCLING
Wire Cars / Ornaments / Weaving plastic bags / Paper
reusing..etc
The children of
Ghor Al-Mazra’a
will teach you
and your kids
how to create
green wire cars
from recycled
and reused
materials such
as plastic
containers, cans
, leads
, sticks, wire
hangers and
even x-rays !
Visitors will
learn how to
create
ornaments
from recycled
materials such
as wires and
plastic bags.
Visitors will
learn how to
thread, intertwin
e and weave
plastic bags into
coasters and
beach bags
Visitors can
purchase
handmade
coasters
and beach
bags as
souvenirs
Visitors can
also
purchase
recycled
notebooks
as souvenirs
10- RAHA
The Raha is a
traditional wheat
grinder made
from two circular
rocks, the bottom
is fixed, while the
top one is loose
and is spun
around with the
wooden handle to
grind the wheat.
ZIKRAYAT RAMADAN
Ramanad Season
Zikrayat Ramadan
Visitors learn about the lifestyle and
heritage of Ghor Al-Mazra’a
community , share a communal Iftar
and enjoy entertainment segments
CUSTOMIZED TRIPS
In addition to the activities described above , the following
customization can be added to the trip..
University Programs
Students learn about social
entrepreneurship and how to
implement a social project
Many universities conduct seasonal or annual visit
such as University of Ghent , Indiana University
..etc . The visit is conducted as part of the
students’ study tour
Zikra also conducts programs that meets the need and interest of
the visiting students , for example: Zikra designed an Exchange
Tourism program for the architecture students at German
University to learn about building and designing mud houses .
Later , students were given the opportunity to construct two toilets
utilizing affordable local assets from the area.
Culinary Activities
Visitors learn about the occasions
linked to different traditional
Jordanian dishes and they learn how
to cook Gallayet Bandora
, Lazzagyyat
Khobeezeh, Mnazaleh,Arbod, Shrak
and many more
Traditional Activities
Visitors learn about the traditions and culture of the
Ghor Al-Mazra’a community , for example : visitors
get to experience the traditional bridal henna and a
rural wedding ceremony
Rural wedding ceremony in Ghor Al-Mazra’a
Arabic practicing activities
Tourists get to experience the culture and lifestyle
of Ghor Al-Mazra’a from their customs to their
cuisine. In addition to that , Ghor Al-Mazra’a
community helps them practice their Arabic
language skills in a customized approach to meet
their need
The Zikra Initiative is a unique CSR and/or HR activity for any
corporation. The programs provide the employees an opportunity to travel
together or have a retreat to exchange knowledge, experiences, and
resources with a local community.
Team building activities
Teambuilding activity for Zain employees
Local Entertainment
Visitors get to enjoy many hidden
talents from Ghor Al-Mazra’a
community
SCHOOL
School Programs
The Zikra Initiative has a special
program for schools in an
interactive and educational
way. Students also get to apply
some of their school curriculum
materials in a creative
THANK YOU
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