Grameen Jameel and Sanabel are pleased to announce the Grameen Jameel Award winners for 2010.
The winners are:
- Grameen-Jameel Award for Innovation: Al Amal Bank – Yemen
- Grameen-Jameel Award for Leadership: Alexandria Business Association – Egypt
- Grameen-Jameel Award for Sustainable Growth: Al- Tadamun Microfinance Foundation – Egypt
Sanabel and Grameen-Jameel have introduced this new awards program for the first time this year to recognize Arab microfinance institutions who demonstrate excellence in the following areas: 1) Innovation; 2) Leadership; and 3) Sustainable Growth. Award winners will be recognized at the opening session at the conference. The award winners will be receiving cash prizes from Grameen-Jameel in recognition of their accomplishments.
More than 30 MFIs from eight Arab Countries have applied for this award, the tables below demonstrate the number of applications per category and according to geographical distribution.
Table1: Number of Applications in Each Category.
| Award Category |
# of Applications |
| Innovation |
14 |
| Leadership |
13 |
| Sustainable Growth |
7 |
| Total Applications |
34 |
Table2: Number of Applications Distributed by Country.
| Award/Country |
Egypt |
Jordan |
Lebanon |
Morocco |
Palestine |
Syria |
Yemen |
Iraq |
| Innovation |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Leadership |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Sustainable Growth |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Applications |
11 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
The Selection Committee members were composed of prominent representatives from the Arab region and the global microfinance industry, namely:
- Ms. Julia Assaad – Grameen Jameel General Manager
- Mr. William Tucker – SEEP Executive Director
- Mr. Mohammed Khaled – CGAP MENA Regional Representative
- Mr. Jamil AL Wahidi, Advisor, Abdul Latif Jamil Company
- Mr. Hicham Bayali – IFC Regional Program Manager - Microfinance Program
Sanabel and Grameen-Jameel would like to thank all the applicants for the time and efforts taken in preparing their applications and would like to wish the winners more successes in serving the microfinance industry in the Arab region over the years to come.
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