Koweït, le 16 octobre 2023 : la Fondation koweitienne pour l’avancement des Sciences (KFAS) a annoncé avoir reçu plus de 33 nominations venant de 10 pays différents à l’occasion du Prix Al-Sumait 2023 pour le développement africain dans le domaine de l’Éducation, après la fermeture des nominations le 30 septembre.
The nominations received comprised of prominent individuals, institutes, organizations and NGO’s working to develop and promote education as a main vehicle to drive socio-economic development in Africa.
The nominee’s dossiers will be reviewed and screened by a panel of experts in Kuwait to ensure that all applicants fulfil the basic requirements of the prize and then a short list of potential laureates will be produced. The final evaluation stage is entrusted to a Selection Panel composed of prominent international experts in the field, which will meet to study the shortlisted cases and reports of the evaluation team they will then recommend winner(s) of the Prize to the Board of Trustees.
The eventual winner(s) of the prize will be selected by the Al-Sumait Board of Trustees, which comprises prominent international personalities in the field of development in Africa and world-renowned philanthropists. The Board is chaired by His Excellency Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait.
Le conseil est également composé de M. Bill Gates, Co-Président de la Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, du Dr Kwaku Aning, Représentant du Directeur général et Directeur de département de l’Agence internationale de l’énergie atomique, et de M. Abdulatif Al- Hamad, Directeur général et Président du Conseil des Fonds Arabes pour le développement économique et social.
Announced by the late Amir of the State of Kuwait, H.H. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in November 2013 at the 3rd Arab African Summit, the aim of Al-Sumait Prize is to contribute significantly to solve major development challenges facing African nations. The prize celebrates the life of the late Dr Abdulrahman Al-Sumait, a Kuwaiti physician who devoted his life towards helping the poor in Africa.