Deadline: 20th March 2026.
Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa has launched and led several initiatives to enhance the quality of life of Bahraini families with limited income or special needs in an effort to further ensure stability and social security.
As First Lady, Her Royal Highness focuses on several important issues such as the participation of women in the development process aiming to assist families with limited income to diversify their sources of income, particularly those focused on the revival of traditional crafts.
Her Royal Highness also has interest in issues related to the youth and childhood, combating human trafficking, as well as peace, social security and has taken an active role in developing and preserving the environment and agricultural sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The award aims to:
- Highlight the contribution of the public and private sector, civil society and women’s rights champions to worldwide efforts for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
- Promote women’s empowerment and equality between men and women.
- Encourage innovative approaches and solutions to achieve women’s empowerment in policy and programming, and to provide a global space to celebrate these achievements.
- Foster creative and inclusive thinking by communities to collaborate to achieve women’s empowerment, recognizing that equality for all, means prosperity for all and sustainable development for communities and nations.
Benefits
There is a total of four awards available, each worth $100,000, to be presented to the selected winner in each of four categories: individual women’s empowerment champions, civil society, public and private sector.
Target Audience:
Individual women’s empowerment champions, civil society, public and private institutions are encouraged to apply.
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