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HE Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums Authority, gave away the Social Development Centre’s (SDC) Reyada and Volunteer Awards on Tuesday. HE Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kuwari, Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, was also present on the occasion.
SDC, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, also honoured the late Sheikh Abdullah bin Ibrahim al-Ansari with the Honorary Volunteer Award in its 11th Edition. Amal al-Mannai, Executive Director of SDC, as well as a number of VIPs and renowned figures in Qatari society were present on the occasion which was held at the Qatar National Convention Centre.
Commenting on the occasion, Amal al-Mannai said: “Today is an exceptional day for SDC. We are so honoured and excited to recognise some of the brightest entrepreneurs as well as highly committed and motivated volunteers in Qatar. SDC is grateful to its partners and by supporting us in our efforts to foster an environment which is ideal for entrepreneurship and volunteer work, they are contributing to the improvement and sustainability of Qatari society and economy.”
Winners of the Individual Volunteer Award were Eng Faraj Saleh al-Merri, Sabah Rabiee al- Kuwari, Hissa Nasser al-Naser and Abdullah Mahmoud Abdullah.
Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) won the Projects Award category for their project “New Life”, while Ahmed Bin Hanbal Independent School for Boys won the Institution Award of the year.
In the Science Projects category, Raba’a Al-Adawiya Secondary Girls Independent School was awarded for its project on the smart conversion of acoustic energy into electrical energy and Amna Bint Wahab Independent Preparatory School for Girls for its project titled “One Drop is Enough”. In the Student Activities category, Abdul Rehman Bin Jassim Independent Preparatory School for Boys received the award for proposing to organise the first forum for the integration and empowerment of individuals with disabilities.
SDC received 80 nominations for its Reyada Awards for the Qatari Entrepreneur Awards. Launched for the first time last year, the Reyada Awards are divided into three different categories, including the New Venture Challenge Award, Entrepreneur Achiever Award and Outstanding Entrepreneurial Support Award, with each award featuring gold and silver honours.
Nominations for the volunteer awards were divided across five different categories covering individuals, enterprises, and institutions, as well as academic research and projects. This year, 43 nominations were received in the individual awards category, followed by 20 in science projects, 18 in other projects, nine in student activities, and five in the enterprises categories.
Winning entrepreneurs in the New Venture Challenge category include Hamad al-Badr, who earned the golden award for initiating “BeehivEnurship Café” project, followed by Fatima al-Kuwari, recipient of the silver award for initiating the “Fatima al -Kuwari Cakes” project.
Ahmed al- Sulaiti was also awarded first place for Entrepreneur Achiever Award for initiating “Qatar Pharma” project while Abdullah al- Nuaimi ranked second in that category for initiating the “Park View” project. In the Outstanding Entrepreneurial Support Award category, Injaz Qatar earned the solden award for its dedicated corporate social responsibility efforts to support entrepreneurship, while Rodah Centre earned the silver award in the same category.