Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations

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Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations
Development Organizations
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AGFUND International Prize for Pioneering
Development Projects
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Idea of the Prize

• AGFUND International Prize is an annual prize,
  Warded by the Arab Gulf Program for United
  Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND). It
  is a financial reward of US 300 000, in addition
  to trophies and certificates of recognition.
• The idea of the Prize was emanated from the
  keenness and continued endeavors of AGFUND to
  contribute to developmental action in the
  developing countries with the aim of alleviate
  human suffering and pain.

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Objectives of the Prize

• - Supporting distinguished efforts aimed at
  developing and promoting the concepts and
  dimensions of sustainable human development.
• Promoting developmental action on scientific
  bases that could help it achieve its objectives.
• Highlighting and enhancing pioneering efforts
  which aims at establishing distinguished NGOs in
  the developing countries.
• Contributing to the achievement of AGFUND
  strategic objectives.

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Prize categories
AGFUND Prize is consisted of three categories in
accordance with the implementing bodies of the
nominated projects
First Category Prize For projects by UN,
international or regional organizations,
amounting to US150,000
Second Category Prize For projects by NGOs,
amounting to US100,000
Third Category Prize For projects by
individuals, amounting to US 50,000.
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Periodicity of the Prize
The Prize shall be awarded annually in a
ceremony, to which representatives of the winning
projects, experts and specialists in the field of
development and prominent world personalities
interested in development issues are invited.
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Committee of the Prize

• The Prize is supervised by a Prize Committee,
  with the President of AGFUND as its Chairman and
  membership of a select number of distinguished
  international personalities concerned with
  development issues, in whose selection world
  geographical distribution is taken into
  consideration.
• HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz, President of
  AGFUND,
• Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al, Saudi Arabia, President of
  the Islamic Development Bank, representing the
  Arab Region.
• Dr. Federico Mayor, Spain, Director-General of
  UNESCO, representing Europe.
• Professor Mohamed Yunus, Bangladesh, Managing
  Director of Grameen Bank, representing Asia.
• Dr. Y. Seyyid Abdulai, Nigeria, Director-General
  of the Opec Fund for International Development,
  representing Africa.

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Nomination for the Prize
Bodies Eligible to Nominate UN, international
and regional organizations shall be eligible to
nominate projects for the Prize, as well as
universities, research centres, NGOs and country
federations of NGOs.
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Nomination for the Prize

• Projects Eligible for Nomination
• Pioneering projects implemented by UN,
  international or regional organizations.
• Pioneering projects implemented by
  non-governmental organizations.
• Pioneering projects founded, sponsored or/ and
  implemented by individuals.

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Arbitration
After screening the nominated projects, the
nominations that satisfy the Prize conditions are
sent to development experts specializing in each
of the three subjects of the Prize in order to
evaluate them in strict confidence. Results of
the referees reports are then submitted to the
Prize Committee for study and selection of the
winning projects. The winning projects are then
announced in the media, and official
notifications are sent to the concerned bodies.
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The winning projects
AGFUND Prize 2002
First Category Improved Manual Irrigation
Component of the Private Irrigation Promotion
Pilot Project (PPIP) implemented Niger.
Second Category Cambodia Trust Rehabilitation
Project implemented Cambodia .
Third Category The Men on the Side of the Road
Project (MSR) implemented South Africa.
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The winning projects
AGFUND Prize 2001
First Category Africa Learning channel and WSF
Multimedia Services) implemented in 49 African
countries.
Second Category Small and Micro Enterprise
Project implemented Egypt.
Third Category Barefoot Volunteers - Making a
Difference) implemented India.
The Initiative Prize Epilepsy Awareness
Campaign) implemented Saudi Arabia.
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The winning projects
AGFUND Prize 2000
First Category TCE- Total Control of the
Epidemic implemented in Zimbabwe.
Second Category Information, Training and
Research Center for Mongolian Youth Development
implemented Mongolia.
Third Category The Prize Committee has decided
to withhold the third category prize for the year
2000 due to the fact that the nominated projects
were not of standard sufficient to justify its
award.
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The winning projects
AGFUND Prize 1999
First Category Microenterprise Programme, Gaza
implemented in Palestine.
Second Category Entrepreneurship amongst Rural
Women implemented India.
Third Category AMIZADE - Friendship ,
implemented in Brazil.
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Prize subjects for the year 2003
First Category Prize Rehabilitation and
employment of Refugees and displaced people
For projects by UN, international or regional
organizations.
Second Category Prize Protection of child
against abuse and negligence For projects by
NGOs.
Third Category Prize Innovative initiatives in
the field of poverty alleviation For projects by
individuals.