FOOD,
HEALTH,
EDUCATION
WELCOME
The annual Al-Sumait Prize honors individuals or institutions who have, through their work or research, made significant advances in the fields of food security, health, and education in Africa. An initiative of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the late Amir of the State of Kuwait, it’s goal to shine a light on those making a positive difference to sustainable development in Africa.
Administered by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) and a Board of Trustees, the awards celebrate the work and accomplishments of Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sumait, a Kuwaiti physician who spent his lifetime helping the poor in Africa in the field of health and education.
The objective of the prizes is to recognize best studies, scientific projects, applied research, and innovative initiatives that have a significant impact and lasting influence on advancing progress to economic and social development in Africa.

A short introduction
to the prize
News
Laureates

2018
Professor Sheila K. West

2018
Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim

2018
Rakai Health Sciences Program

2017
Al-Sumait Prize 2017 laureates in the field of Education

2016
The Sweet Potato Team of the International Potato Center (CIP) in Peru

2016
The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria

2015
Dr. Kevin Marsh


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Our Trustees
It is a great honor for us to have these distinguished people as the members of
the Board of Trustees of the Al-Sumait Prize

H.E. Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohamad Al-Sabah

Dr Stefania Giannini

Dr. Daniel Gustafson

Mr. Bill Gates

Mr. Abdulatif Al-Hamad

Mr. Makhtar Diop

Dr. Kwaku Aning

Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin

Mr. Tareq Al-Mutawa


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