The Global Award for Women's Empowerment Valued at 100,000$ 2018

A call for the public and private sector in addition to civil society (institutions/individuals) to participate in the Global Award for Women's Empowerment from her royal highness Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa in cooperation with the UN Women. This award was established to encourage public and private institutions, civil society, as well as individuals to strive for excellence and leadership towards women’s economic, social and political empowerment.

General criteria:

[1] Innovate methodologies / scientific policies to fill gaps in favor of women in various sectors, and to ensure the sustainability of its application for a period no less than three years at a minimum.

[2] Contribute to the provision of quality services to different age groups of women in support of policies and methodologies for the empowerment of women, and gender balance.

[3] Development of plans and appropriate mechanisms to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and in particular the Fifth Goal regarding “Gender Equality”.

[4] Promote the participation of women by studying their needs within all phases of planning, implementation and evaluation.

[5] Empower women to assume leadership positions, and the sustainability of their participation in decision-making positions.

[6] The use of sustainable mechanisms that positively impact the context of women’s empowerment and equal opportunities to the current status of women and future generations, as well as ensuring the possibility of institutional and nation-wide development and application with the least resources.

[7] Launch initiatives and support services to resolve the problems and obstacles faced by women in order to ensure the provision of appropriate options and alternatives for an active participatory community.

[8] Achieving positive and sustainable impact on the economic and community development programs targeting the poor, or the women and families who are most in need, as well as to provide a decent and safe life by contributing to reducing poverty, illiteracy and unemployment rates for women etc.

Application terms:

[1] For the institution to be accredited in their country.

[2] For the institution in the private sector or civil society to be licensed formally and committed to the laws enforced in their countries.