Doha, Qatar – March 01, 2017 

NAMA Center, one of Qatar Foundation for Social Work’s Centers, organized a press conference at its headquarters yesterday, to announce the launch of the fourth edition of its ‘REYADA’ Award for the year 2017, in the presence of Ms. Maryam Al Mannai, Community Services Department Manager and the Acting Executive Director at NAMA, Mr. Hamad Al Marri, Community Awareness Department Manager, and Mr. Hamad Al Saffar, Head of the Entrepreneurship Section.

The ‘REYADA’ Award comes in the framework of the Center’s pursuit to encourage and motivate young entrepreneurs to achieve further progress and success in their line of work, while providing them with a positive competitive environment that stimulates them to do their best and harness their full potential, in order to achieve excellence and progress, as well as to contribute to the prosperity of the national economy and social well-being for themselves, their families, their surroundings, and society as a whole.

On this occasion, Ms. Maryam Al Mannai, Community Services Department Manager, and the Acting Executive Director at NAMA, said:

“We constantly seek to offer our assistance to young Qatari entrepreneurs, and provide them with what they need in terms of services, and financial and logistical support, in order to pave the way for them to reach their goals. The ‘REYADA’ Award comes in the context of motivating young Qataris and encouraging innovation in the field of entrepreneurship, in addition to promoting the spirit of competition among them, as part of the wider framework of achieving NAMA Center’s strategic objectives in the field of small and micro enterprise development.”

The ‘REYADA’ Award was launched by NAMA Center in 2011, as a pioneering national competition through which the Center seeks to honor entrepreneurs and reward them with bonuses and financial awards for their innovations and tireless efforts to achieve excellence and success. The awards consist of two categories; the ‘Best Project Plan’ category, for economically feasible project plans that are potentially successful and viable for implementation, and the ‘Best Existing Project’ category, for successful projects that achieve steady growth rates.

The ‘REYADA’ Award is considered an integral part of the human capital development process, which is one of the main objective of NAMA Center, and comes as part of its efforts to spread a culture of excellence among entrepreneurs in different sectors, and support young investors and motivate them to contribute, as well as honoring their efforts to achieve the development and prosperity of society.

The first winner in the ‘Best Project Plan’ category will receive the Gold Award in addition to a QR 100,000 grant, while the second place winner garners the Silver Award and a grant of QR 50,000. As for the ‘Best Existing Project’ category, the first place winner will receive the Gold Award in addition to a QR 100,000 grant, while the second place winner garners the Silver Award and a grant of QR 50,000.

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About NAMA:
Emanating from her desire to achieve human and social development in the State, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser established NAMA center in 1996, with the aim of providing a stimulating environment that contributes to investing in the potential and creativity of youth, as well as to meet their needs and aspirations as partners in civil work, while exploring the best opportunities and innovating to lead the renaissance of their communities.

"By youth and with youth, we shape our stances towards Qatar"

Since 2013, the center has been working under the umbrella of Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW). NAMA is a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and the Arab Network for NGOs, and the World Family Organization (WFO).

For more information, please contact:
Abdallah Mallo
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Email: Abdallah.mallo@greydoha.com

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