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Mrs Heba Al Kharafi receives a Humanitarian Achievement Award at the Women In Leadership Forum
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Dubai, 28th October, 2009 - Mrs Heba Al Kharafi received the Humanitarian Achievement Award for her effective contribution in arts and culture charities on the opening night of the Women In Leadership Forum on October 25th, 2009 at Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
“I am honoured to receive the Humanitarian Achievement Award. Studying our roots and traditions through the comprehension of Traditional Arts is essential. I believe that creating awareness of this approach will bridge the gap between cultures and religions and will generate more tolerance amongst various cultures of the world. This can only be achieved by sharing ideas and efforts with other leaders. The WIL Forum represents the ideal platform to achieve that goal.” commented Heba Al Kharafi.
The Award was granted to Mrs Heba Al Kharafi in recognition of her extensive work over the past seven years in promoting arts and culture as well as the preservation of its roots and origins. Heba’s work has been mainly in coordination with His Highness The Prince of Wales for the Prince’s Charitable Foundation in the UK and the Middle East.
Heba has been involved in mainly art-related charities such as the organization of the Arts Exhibition in Clarence House at Saint James Palace in London, the refurbishment of Sultan Taz Palace in Old Cairo, the preservation of the Green Mountains in Libya, and the opening of the Museum of Islamic Arts in Qatar, just to name a few. Heba has also organized several arts and culture workshops for students of the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in the United Kingdom, Jordan, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
Moreover, she contributed in the establishment of Traditional Arts Schools in Egypt, Jordan and Abu Dhabi. She succeeded in leading many students through their start-up careers in working with renowned multi-national brands to gain commercial experience through the application of basic Traditional Arts design guidelines. Her work considerably helped them produce valuable and commercially viable objects while reflecting cultural roots and heritage.
With all those activities, Heba aimed to introduce the work of the Charities to the Arab World and highlight its contribution to Arts, Business, Health and Education.
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About Heba Al Kharafi
Heba Al Kharafi has recently been appointed as the Ambassador to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to represent the Prince’s Charities Foundation in the Middle East. Her role includes fundraising, preserving the environment through conscience planning and building, enhancing core values and traditions, as well as creating bridges between cultures to achieve a better understanding and tolerance between the East and the West.
As an Ambassador she represents the six core charities of the Prince’s Charitable Foundation (The Prince’s Charities): The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, The Prince’s Drawing School, The Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts, The Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health and The Prince’s Teaching Institute.
In recognition of her efforts with the Prince’s Charities, in July 2009, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has granted Mrs Heba Al Kharafi a lapel pin of his personal Royal Feathers as a token of appreciation in Clarence House, his private residence in Saint James Palace.
A series of events was organized in the UK and Middle Eastern countries during where the initiatives of different charities were exposed. The objectives of the event were to introduce the work of the Charities to the Arab World and highlight its contribution to Arts, Business, Health and Education.
Mrs Heba Al Kharafi is born in Kuwait and mother to five children; she has graduated from Business School in Kuwait and holds a master degree in Business from Cairo University.
About naseba
naseba is a publicly listed business information company that produces, promotes and hosts upper level executive business congresses and forums across 26 industries on five continents. Our events focus on re-education, networking, and most importantly, deal flow opportunities, whether the “deal” be capital raising or purely sourcing new business for our clients. Each naseba congress/forum offers a platform to generate business. We work with the highest qualified industry experts to engage with the most pressing issues and cutting edge topics in each industry, which are extensively researched by our teams. Since inception in 2002, naseba has organized over 200 business events, and has opened four offices strategically located throughout the world - Bangalore, Dubai, Monaco and Shanghai. For further information on naseba, please visit: www.naseba.com.
For further information on the WIL Forum, please visit: www.wilforum.com.
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