Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania on Tuesday announced that they will cover the educational expenses of 200 beneficiaries of Al Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans who have completed high school.

The Royal gesture was made on the occasion of Ramadan, and under the Royal endowment, the King and Queen will cover the students' tuition, as well as expenses such as accommodation, transport, books, stationery and medical insurance.

The fund, founded by Queen Rania as a nonprofit organisation in 2006, has so far assisted around 1,000 orphans, of whom 300 have graduated and begun their careers.

Al Aman Fund, whose name means “security” in Arabic, relies solely on contributions from individuals and corporations to fund its operations.

The fund works to improve the lives of orphans by responding to their needs through five major support programmes: educational scholarships, coverage of living expenses, counselling, apprenticeship and employment, and medical insurance.

Beneficiaries may be offered a combination of these services, based on the evaluation of each individual case.

Around 800 orphans from different areas throughout the Kingdom have applied to benefit from the fund's programmes for 2010/2011.